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Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk died after being shot in the neck at a Utah Valley University event Wednesday, as immediately noted by US President Donald Trump. Two suspects were taken into custody, but both have been released. FBI director Kash Patel announced that one was let go following interrogation, and another detained earlier was determined [...]

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday called on Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen to immediately restore access to independent news platform Barran Press, following reports of a nationwide access ban on the outlet. Barran Press, which is based in the government-controlled city of Marib, east of Yemen’s capital Sanaa, first reported the [...]

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on US President Donald Trump’s administration to withdraw newly proposed changes that would limit the duration of journalist visas, warning the policy risks undermining press freedom. Under current regulations, foreign media representatives are admitted for the “duration of status” (D/S), meaning they may remain in the US [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 11 other international legal and rights groups on Wednesday called on a Türkiye court to dismiss ongoing proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association (ISBA) executive board. The groups filed an amicus curiae brief with the Istanbul 26th Heavy Penal Court, arguing that the charges and civil sanctions against the ISBA [...]

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Tanzanian authorities on Tuesday to lift the suspension of news platform JamiiForums and protect press freedom ahead of the October 29 elections. CPJ’s regional director, Angela Quintal, criticized the suspension, calling it a clear effort to suppress public debate and restrict access to information. She urged Tanzanian [...]

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The US Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump’s administration’s appeal of two lower court rulings that found the tariffs he imposed were unlawful, holding that they exceeded presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Supreme Court issued a writ of certiorari, an allowance of appeal, in Trump [...]

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Nine international human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW), urged the European Union (EU) and its member states on Wednesday to take action to stop Georgia’s assault against human rights and civil society organizations. In a joint statement, the rights organizations called on the EU to publicly condemn Georgian authorities for their attacks on [...]

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Amnesty International released a report on Tuesday alleging that Pakistan’s expanding mass surveillance and internet censorship program is being enabled by a network of companies based in Germany, France, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, Canada, and the United States. The rights group characterized the program as a “vast and profitable economy of oppression,” accusing [...]

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On Monday, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on both government and rebel authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to end harassment of a reporter who has been detained twice and dismissed from his post at a national broadcaster in Goma. CPJ Regional Director Angela Quintal said, “Detaining Tuver Wundi without [...]

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