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By AFP
Moscow -
A law coming into force on Wednesday will give the Kremlin greater control over what Russians can access online ahead of a presidential election next March.
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By AFP
Paris -
Ten countries including Russia, Turkey and India have been condemned for censoring, locking up or threatening cartoonists in a new report published Friday.
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By AFP
Paris -
Press freedom has "never been so threatened" as it is today, according to Reporters Without Borders, with journalists harassed, jailed or disappeared in a lengthening list of countries.
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By AFP
Paris -
Press freedom has never been as threatened as it is now, in the "new post-truth era of fake news" after the election of US President Donald Trump, Reporters Without Borders warned Wednesday.
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By AFP
Taipei -
International rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it is opening its first Asia office in Taiwan after rejecting Hong Kong over concerns that China poses the "biggest threat" to press freedom.
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By AFP
Taipei -
International rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it is opening its first Asia office in Taiwan after rejecting Hong Kong over concerns that China poses the "biggest threat" to press freedom.
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By AFP
Taipei -
International rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said it is opening its first Asia office in Taiwan after rejecting Hong Kong over concerns that China poses the "biggest threat" to press freedom.
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By AFP
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The number of journalists detained worldwide rose in 2016, an increase related to Turkey where more than 100 journalists and media contributors are in jail, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday.
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Is the Internet so embedded in the lives of so many people, acting as the main way for information exchange, that to deny access to everyone in the world is a breach of human rights? The United Nations thinks so.
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By AFP
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World press freedom deteriorated in 2015, especially in the Americas, advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday as it released its annual rankings, warning of "a new era of propaganda".
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By AFP
Paris -
Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday there had been a "deep and disturbing decline in respect for media freedom" since 2013, as it prepares to publish its annual ranking of countries next week.
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By AFP
New York -
Journalists faced ongoing threats of jail or abduction for their work in many areas of the world, with China and Egypt imprisoning the largest number of reporters, watchdog groups said Tuesday.
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Over 12,000 people have signed a petition that calls on Apple to add emoji representing gingers to iOS after its recent update that aimed to increase the racial diversion of emoji failed to include any, arguing that they should be recognised.
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We are increasingly being told by our governments that the best way to stop those who would take our freedom away is to eliminate our freedom. The protection of life being the main concern, the ideals of liberty are left tarnished and forgotten.
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By AFP
Paris -
Media freedom suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram, the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said in its annual evaluation released Thursday.
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As Thanksgiving approaches are you thankful you can pay all your bills and buy groceries? Are you glad you can choose your leaders, have a free press and worship God freely? Want to volunteer to help others at Thanksgiving? Here are some ways.
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A nurse who was quarantined in New Jersey after returning home from west Africa is refusing to remain self-quarantined in her home in Maine. Here is why we should all respect quarantine orders:
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The Indigenous Australian, a rising star in the world of hip hop, released a new album earlier this year (in July) and a brilliant new single earlier this month. Digital Journal was on hand to find out more.
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Paris -
Taking a bird's eye view to a whole new technical level, a white-tailed eagle named Victor recently flew over the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, filming from a unique perspective with a video camera strapped to his back.
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Russian government officials have begun enforcing a previously approved law which requires citizens to use ID when signing into public Wi-Fi. Citizens and journalists have responded by criticizing their actions.
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As of today, you can now pick up a discounted iPad Mini or Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 on a free 4G LTE data plan, courtesy of mobile network provider FreedomPop that aims to provide people with access to the base mobile services at absolutely no cost.
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From today, the mobile network provider FreedomPop is extending its completely free internet and phone access into Europe on a pilot program, initially in Belgium only.
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Let’s face it America has it all: baseball, apple pie, and Mom! But how much do you really know about our great country? Try this road trip-ready quiz!!
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Indianapolis -
Never one to shy away from controversial one-liners, Sarah Palin made her latest gaffe at the 2014 National Rifle Association's Stand and Fight rally at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Saturday.
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Internet service providers may no longer be allowed to restrict access to European Union citizens; a ruling which may impact measures to prevent online piracy.
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On Thursday, April 3, 2014, the Governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, signed into law a measure that allows individuals and organizations to sue the government over laws that they feel obstruct their ability to practice religion.
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Budapest -
On this day 57 years ago, on October 23, 1956, an uprising began against Soviet rule by Hungarian students, joined by workers, teachers, and people from all walks of life, as well as all political stripes from monarchists to Marxists.
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Istanbul -
New freedom protests hit Turkey as Prime Minister Erdogan continues to support Islamist policies and enforce censorship.
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New York -
Americans appear willing to live in a police state, subject to unconstitutional violations of rights by their own government in exchange for the mirage of security.
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Phoenix -
I can't walk away from my moral compass and supporting the Defense of Marriage Act or any Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage would have me do just that. When you use laws to deny Americans their civil rights, you have some soul searching to do.
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Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Nelson Mandela shakes hands with his former political opponent, F.W. De Klerk in this photo. Mandela worked tirelessly for a democratic South Africa and remains the nation's symbol. World Economic Forum
After attending a mass at the Church, Ladies in White group in Havana peacefully march demanding the release of their loved ones who are political prisoners. dumplife (Mihai Romanciuc)
Wire surrounding a prison katerha
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, California
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Security forces in Cuba drag a member of the Ladies in White, a peaceful group made up of family members of imprisoned dissidents. Victor Vizcaino photos
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Trump's order on immigration changes the meaning on Lady Libeerty's plaque: ""Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore." UNESCO
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
A glance from the Freedom Day parade, with bikers, security men and the president at far left. Janet Szabo, used with permission.
A group of students peacefully celebrate with flags in Turkey
A Uighur Muslim woman stands courageously before
Chinese riot police sent to quell demonstrations by thousands of Uighurs calling for the government to
respect their human rights. The Uighurs are a minority Muslim group in the autonomous Xinjiang Uighur
region. Chinese government efforts to put down the ethnic and religious protest resulted in more than 150
dead and hundreds of arrests. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
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