Read: “Hostile action from Russia is becoming gradually normalized because nobody is willing or able to deal with it.”

Governments worldwide have found the most insidious tool to silence journalists. On #WorldPressFreedomDay , we at Women Press Freedom would like you to pay attention to this dangerous press freedom trend of our time: the alarming increase in journalist imprisonments this year.…

In the 2024 RSF World Press Freedom Index, #Belarus ranks as Europe’s most dangerous country for journalists. To silence independent media, the regime has resorted to acts described as state-sponsored terrorism, including hijacking a passenger jet in 2021. #RSFIndex

Russia is jamming GPS signals over large areas of the Baltic region, creating risks for civilian traffic. This article looks at the sites and systems (yes it’s in Danish but Google can help): nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2024-04…

SCOOP: State notified lawmakers of the 4 IDF units flagged for gross violations of human rights that have 'remediated' and can keep receiving US aid.

- Shimshon Battalion
- West Bank Branch of COGAT
- Ma’avarim (Crossings) Unit
- Shahar Battalion
al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

This film is unflinching and absolutely worth your time:
Powerful New Guantánamo Film “I Am Gitmo” Premieres in New York and Los Angeles - Articles - Welcome to 'Close Guantánamo' closeguantanamo.org/Articles/439-P…

.Evan Gershkovich has spent more than 400 days in a Russian prison on bogus charges without trial and Austin Tice has spent more than 4,200 days in captivity after being abducted in Syria. The publishers and editors of the The New York Times The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post come together on World…

Just an FYI for people referencing the Civil Rights Movement as the ideal and legal means of protesting, students sitting in at lunch counters, in movie theaters, in bus terminals and marching in public parks were violating laws and ordinances and agents of the state were also…

It's World Press Freedom Day. And nobody deserves our respect, solidarity and admiration today more than the brave and determined journalists of Gaza. We would be blind without them and they are the best of us.

Scoop: A bipartisan group of senators held a confidential virtual meeting Wednesday with senior officials at the International Criminal Court to express concern about possible arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. Stephen Neukam & I write for Axios
axios.com/2024/05/02/isr…

'The main question was and remains whether Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to reach an agreement for the release of hostages for the prices involved,' the Israeli official said

Israeli-Saudi normalization is great for Israel/Saudi. I worry about price US will pay for it. Mutual defense pact and export of nuclear tech to a repressive MBS. And a weak test on a Palestinian state Netanyahu will pass leading to his rehabilitation. What a bargain.

At least 97 journalists have been killed since the start of the war, 92 of them Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks.
Those who remain are operating in impossible conditions.
They deserve this recognition.
They deserve protection.
They deserve our support.

In Belarus, the cost of truth is high. Over 30 journalists and media workers are serving harsh, unjust sentences in inhumane conditions. Independent media were forced into exile by the regime, and accessing their information from Belarus is punishable. #WorldPressFreedomDay

Ukraine #mustread thread 👇

Apparently, many people need to hear what I, in my infinite naivete, thought was self-evident: the Russian 'foreign agent' law and the US FARA are not even in the same universe when it comes to their intent, application or processes they entail. They are completely different.

Another attack on the Bosniak community in BiH's RS entity, this time in Gacko involving the use of firearms. Evident Dodik regime is fomenting violence thru its extremist rhetoric, while OHR BiH, Operation EUFOR Althea wag fingers but do nothing. klix.ba/vijesti/bih/di…

New: U.S. ranking in 2024 World Press Freedom Index plunges to No.55 (behind Chile and Ivory Coast, among others). ⁦RSF⁩ says “major structural barriers to press freedom persist in [U.S.], once considered a model for freedom of expression.” rsf.org/en/index

Now that the pro-Kremlin party Georgian Dream has blamed USAID for the peaceful protests in Georgia, it's easy to predict the future:
- Usual suspects like The Grayzone will blame NED and 'CIA cutouts' for the situation. They will no doubt be fed with some dinformation from…

Lots of credit to Senator Senator Chris Coons for hearing me out on this a couple of years ago at Halifax The Forum. He couldn’t believe that former hostages of adversarial states are on the hook for penalties on taxes that go unpaid when we’re locked up abroad. Hard to believe, but true.