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CPJ and global media leaders call for urgent, unrestricted access to Gaza for journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 9, 2025—One hundred sixty global leaders of news and press freedom organizations called on world leaders, governments, and international institutions on Monday to act immediately to ens...

More than 140 global press freedom organisations call on world leaders, governments, and international institutions to act immediately to ensure journalists from outside Gaza are given immediate, independent access to the territory.

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USA: RSF condemns wave of violence against journalists covering Los Angeles protests At least 27 attacks on journalists covering protests in Los Angeles took place between June 6 and June 8. The assaults have been carried out by both law enforcement and protesters. Violence against jo...

@rsf.org condemns wave of violence against journalists covering Los Angeles protests

"At least 27 attacks on journalists covering protests in Los Angeles took place between June 6 and June 8."

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Columbia needs to cease its investigations into student journalists, expunge their records and respect students' free press rights.

Read the letter from @freedom.press and other press freedom and free speech organizations: splc.org/2025/05/coal...

Journalist Ahmed Anwar Al-Helu was killed in an Israeli air strike on the northwestern part of Khan Yunis.

Al-Helu’s death comes hours after an anchor for Al-Aqsa Voice Radio, Hassan Samour, was killed along with 11 members of his family.

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Israeli strike kills Palestinian journalist receiving treatment in Gaza hospital Prominent reporter Hassan Islayeh is directly targeted after months of incitement against him in Israeli media

"An Israeli drone strike killed Palestinian journalist Hassan Islayeh while he was receiving treatment in the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis", reports @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social

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Attacks on journalists and press freedom this week

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Palestine: At least 159 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza / IFJ [UPDATED 08.05.2025] At least 129 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of J...

Two Palestinian journalists, Yahya Subaih and Nour El-Din Abdo, have been killed in separate attacks on Gaza city and eastern Gaza.

At least 129 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed since the beginning of Israel's assault on Gaza.

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🔴 #RSFIndex2025 | In 2025, a red line has been crossed. For the first time in the history of the RSF World Press Freedom Index, the conditions for practising journalism are bad in half of the world’s countries.
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USA: Trump cuts public media, uses taxpayer funds for propaganda instead President Donald Trump marked World Press Freedom Day 2025 by announcing his intention to drastically cut funding for public media in the United States. Meanwhile, the same week, his administration la...

#USA: Trump is celebrating #WorldPressFreedomDay by trying to cut funding for public media, while the White House is using taxpayer money to publish a propaganda site mimicking a news outlet. It’s Trump’s latest escalation of his war on the press. rsf.org/en/usa-trump...

Last week in press freedom

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YouTube video by Richard Medhurst Did the Israeli Embassy Order My Arrest?

Free speech crackdown in the UK: Emails show UK authorities discussing legal cases with the Israeli Embassy in London as the UK counterterrorism unit was arresting activists and journalists for criticizing Israel's genocide in Gaza

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The case against Anasse Kazib is just the French government’s latest act of repression against Palestine solidarity More than 1,000 activists, intellectuals, and writers have signed a letter against the crackdown on Palestine solidarity in France, including the targeting of union organizer Anasse Kazib.

Over 1,000 intellectuals, writers and activists have signed a letter against the crackdown on Palestine solidarity in France, including the targeting of union organizer Anasse Kazib for his tweets is support of Palestine, reports @mondoweiss.net

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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, CPJ’s call to protect the press is more urgent than ever.

Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel. 🔗 cpj.org?p=451429

NEW: AG Pam Bondi has revoked media protections instituted by former AG Merrick Garland, according to a memo seen by NBC News. More to come.

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family

Artist and photojournalist, Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was the protagonist of a documentary due to premiere in Cannes, killed along with 10 members of her family

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Israel bombs media tent in Gaza, killing journalist and burning others Israel attacks journalist tent near Khan Younis hospital without prior warning

Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering reporters in Khan Younis, setting it on fire and killing two while others were trapped in the flames.

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Last week in press freedom -- check back every Friday for the latest attacks on journalists, journalism, and your right to know

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CPJ denounces Israel’s killing of 2 more Gaza journalists in return to war - Committee to Protect Journalists Beirut, March 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday’s killing in Gaza of Palestinian reporters Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour by the Israel Defense Forces and calls for an ...

CPJ condemns killing of Palestinian reporters Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour by the Israel Defense Forces

@pressfreedom.bsky.social has called on Israel to stop making unsubstantiated allegations to justify its killing and mistreatment of members of the press

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Last Week in Press Freedom -- check back at the end of each week for a round-up of the latest news in attacks on journalists, journalism, and your right to know

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Hossam Shabat’s Last Article Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article

Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.

Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous

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Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat killed in Israeli attack on Gaza Mohammad Mansour, who worked for Palestine Today, has also been killed in a separate Israeli attack.

Separate Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed two media workers, Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat and Palestine Today's Mohammad Mansour.

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Julian ASSANGE — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange was released from detention on 24 June 2024. Assange returned to his home country of Australia following a plea deal with US prosecutors, after spendin...

Julian Assange is the first publisher to be charged under the US Espionage Act | @peninternational.bsky.social

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‘Horrific massacre’: Israel kills nine Palestinians despite ceasefire The attack targets a relief team in the north of the enclave that was accompanied by journalists and photographers.

At least nine people, including three journalists, have been killed and several others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza

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Free Mahmoud Khalil immediately! Khalil's arrest is a massive attack on the First Amendment and freedom of speech.

The global community must do more to demand justice for Palestinian journalists in Gaza and beyond There is a well-established pattern of Israeli forces targeting Palestinian journalists. We must break this cycle of impunity by transparently investigating Israel’s crimes.

"There is a well-established pattern of Israeli forces targeting Palestinian journalists. We must break this cycle of impunity by transparently investigating Israel’s crimes."

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Israel: Stop attacks on journalists and media freedom in the West Bank - ARTICLE 19 Israel authorities must stop the assault on journalists and the media in Palestine's West Bank, and protect vital reporting.

Stop attacks on media freedom in the West Bank

@article19.bsky.social condemns Israel’s escalating press freedom violations in the West Bank. Palestinian journalists continue to face increasing restrictions, arbitrary detentions, and physical attacks.

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United Nations Censures UK Over Abuse of Terrorism Act Against Journalists and Activists Four UN Special Rapporteurs have written jointly to the UK government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political

Four UN Special Rapporteurs have written to the UK government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political activists under the Terrorism Act. The UK didn't respond. | Report by @craigmurrayorg.bsky.social

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Burying The CIA's Assange Secrets The CIA won the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Americans who claimed they had their privacy rights violated when they visited Julian Assange in Ecuador's London embassy.

Burying The Assange Secrets: The CIA won the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by four Americans who claimed they had their privacy rights violated when they visited Julian Assange in Ecuador's London embassy | @kgosztola.bsky.social

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Last week in press freedom:

Read more about the case of Portland reporter Alissa Azar, Israel's standing in the global press freedom index, threats to journalists' right to source protection in France and more

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Euro-Med condemns Ali Abu Nimah’s arrest, calls for his immediate release Following hours of questioning, Abu Nimah was taken into custody before his planned speech tour about the Israeli occupation

"The arrest of @aliabunimah.bsky.social is a concerning and dangerous development that reflects a growing trend in Western governments to censor free speech and target journalists" | @euromedhr.bsky.social

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