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The Attorney General issued an arrest warrant for journalist Ali Barro over alleged attacks on President Joseph Aoun, while journalist Hassan Alayek has also been summoned, reflecting Lebanon's political tensions and free speech concerns.

#Lebanon #PressFreedom #PoliticalTensions
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January 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
ifjglobal.bsky.social
Thanks you LabourStart.org for inviting us today to present our 2025 list of media professionals killed, the reasons why the number remains high every year and the impact impunity has on journalism and the public's right to know
#PressFreedom
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Global: Interview with Pamela Morinière - International Federation of Journalists - LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net.
In this short interview, we talked with Pamela, who is the IFJ's head of communications, about the IFJ's recent report on the number of journalists killed around the world in 2025 (128 that we know ab...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
pjournalismnews.bsky.social
IFEX: Ukraine: IMI joins expert board of parliamentary commission to investigate Russia’s crimes against journalists ifex.org/ukraine-imi-... @ifex.org #journalism #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom
Ukraine: IMI joins expert board of parliamentary commission to investigate Russia's crimes against journalists - IFEX
IMI has recorded 870 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine committed by Russia since the beginning of the invasion. These crimes include killings, woundings, kidnappings, death threats and c...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
bcbegley.bsky.social
FBI can’t examine devices it took from Washington Post reporter, judge rules
#PressFreedom #FirstAmendment #Journalism
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FBI can’t examine devices it took from Washington Post reporter, judge rules
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
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January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
davidrobie.bsky.social
RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio #asiapacificreport #PacificMediaWatch #Philippines #mediafreedom #pressfreedom @rsf.org @rsf-interfr.bsky.social #FrenchieMaeCumpio @petercronau.bsky.social
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RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio | Asia Pacific Report
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January 22, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Teams are live. Leaderboard empty.

First people in set the pace.

Plant a flag. Rally your squad. Build accountability journalism that doesn't compromise.

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#InvestigativeJournalism #IndependentMedia #PressFreedom #Accountability
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM
worldeconomics.bsky.social
From gradual decline since 2015 to bottom-tier E-grade status, Egypt has joined nations long known for restricted freedoms and weak governance. #Egypt #PressFreedom https://www.worldeconomics.com/Thoughts/Egypt-Downgraded-to-E-grade-on-the-World-Economics-Governance-Index.aspx?ThoughtID=376
Egypt Downgraded to E-grade on the World Economics Governance Index: | World Economics
Egypt’s - World Economics Governance Index - rating has declined over the last decade. These ratings are linked to the grading of countries. Consequently, Egypt was downgraded to E-grade (the lowest category possible) in 2019.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:48 AM
robinedgar59.bsky.social
My #HumanRights to #FreeSpeech & #FreedomOfThePress cannot be stripped away by U*Us.

They can only be violated. . .

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When #UnitarianUniversalists violate human rights, they violate #UUprinciples aka #UUvalues.

#UU #UUA #UUism #PressFreedom #UUcensorship
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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“These images were taken today in Raqqa, Syria. A Daesh militant raised the Daesh flag and declared a caliphate.”

#DefendRojava
#UnitedNations #UN #HumanRights
#InternationalPress #PressFreedom
#CENTCOM
#IsraelDefenseForces #IsraeliMinistryOfDefense
#HumanRightsOrganizations #WarCrimes #Syria
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
NABJ condemns threats to press freedom, stands firmly with journalists targeted for doing their jobs

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NABJ CONDEMNS THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM, STANDS FIRMLY WITH JOURNALISTS TARGETED FOR DOING THEIR JOBS – NABJ
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January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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NABJ condemns threats to press freedom, stands firmly with journalists targeted for doing their jobs

https://nabjonline.org/blog/nabjcondemsthreats/?amp=1

#pressfreedom
NABJ CONDEMNS THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM, STANDS FIRMLY WITH JOURNALISTS TARGETED FOR DOING THEIR JOBS – NABJ
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January 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
beh21.bsky.social
These images were taken today in Raqqa, Syria. A Daesh militant raised the Daesh flag and declared a caliphate.”

#DefendRojava
#UnitedNations #UN #HumanRights
#InternationalPress #PressFreedom
#CENTCOM
#IsraelDefenseForces #IsraeliMinistryOfDefense
#HumanRightsOrganizations
January 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM
pjournalismnews.bsky.social
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: Israeli drone strike on vehicle kills three journalists in Gaza cpj.org?p=555568 @pressfreedom.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom
Israeli drone strike on vehicle kills three journalists in Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists
Amman, January 21, 2026 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for a transparent investigation after three journalists were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in central...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
observelebanon.bsky.social
An Israeli airstrike in Qunaitra, southern Lebanon, injured several, including journalists, damaging their equipment. This incident underscores rising regional tensions and concerns for media safety amid conflict.

#Israel #Lebanon #PressFreedom
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January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
stockholmcf.bsky.social
Turkey arrested at least 29 journalists in 2025, media monitoring report says #pressfreedom buff.ly/ymvhkDj
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
freepressunlimited.bsky.social
FPU, RSF & CPJ visited jailed journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio in Tacloban on Jan 21, ahead of her case promulgation tomorrow. We stand with her in solidarity and we hope for fair outcome.

#pressfreedom #safetyforjournalists #journalismisnotacrime #endimpunity #censorship #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
January 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Hard man Paul Makonda’s promotion to Minister of Information marks a sharp turn for #Tanzania’s media landscape. His record of heavy-handed tactics threatens #pressfreedom and the safety of journalists.

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Hassan entrenches the securocrats and centralises control
The reshuffled ministerial team reinforces the President’s authoritarian stance after the election killings
africa-conf.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
cwacanada1.bsky.social
We stand with Amber! #PressFreedom
American filmmaker testifies at press freedom trial in Vancouver | CBC News
Melissa Cox was arrested by RCMP officers enforcing an injunction obtained by Coastal GasLink at the site of a Wet'suwet'en land defender protest in 2021.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
truesignalmedia.bsky.social
3 AM. 247-page FOIA. 4 months, 2 appeals.

Page 183: redacted
Page 184: contradicts official statement

This is the work.

Someone has to read the docs. Track patterns. Publish what's buried.

Fund it: zurl.co/1EdGd

#IndependentMedia #PressFreedom #WatchdogJournalism
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 AM
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If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter...

#journalism #washingtonpost #pressfreedom #philasun
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
Share Tweet Email A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) By David Bauder ASSOCIATED PRESS If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:08 AM
tar-network.bsky.social
Federal agencies expand drone no-fly zones around ICE operations, using aviation regulations to block filming and suppress public documentation of immigration enforcement. #Trump #ICE #DHS #FAA #DigitalRepression #PressFreedom #DocumentationSuppression #PressSuppression #404Media
Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE
The FAA has altered a no fly zone designation that was originally created for US military bases to apply to DHS units.
www.404media.co
January 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
tar-network.bsky.social
DOJ leadership threatens criminal charges against anti-ICE church protesters and warns journalists that coverage itself is not protected, signaling expanded protest and press criminalization. #Trump #DOJ #PressFreedom #ProtestCriminalization #NBC
DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon for covering anti-ICE protest inside church, vows charges against protesters
Harmeet Dhillon said that "nobody should think in the United States that they're going to be able to get away with this" after anti-ICE protesters halted Sunday service at a St. Paul church.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:34 PM
jefflewis.bsky.social
Jeff Lewis Interviewed by Bloomberg Legal about Search and Seizure of Washington Post Reporter's Computer.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Z6...

#LegalAnalysis #PressFreedom #ConstitutionalLaw #DigitalSearchAndSeizure #JeffLewisLawAPC
Jeff Lewis on Bloomberg Legal about Search and Seizure of Washington Post Reporter's Computer
Jeff Lewis Law, APC, represents clients in civil litigation and appellate matters in courts throughout California and in land use matters in and around the Palos Verdes Peninsula. W:…
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January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
waynedupree.bsky.social
Trump backs 40-year prison call for journalist Don Lemon over church protest coverage. Is this about justice or intimidation? #PressFreedom #DonLemon #Minnesota

Details: https://www.thedupreereport.com/2026/01/lemon-investigation-doj/
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
dougdecodes.bsky.social
The noose is tightening on an independent #press as Donald #Trump’s presidency enters its second year. (Source:: Reporters Without Borders) #journalism #pressfreedom
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One year into Trump’s second term: increasingly repressive US president on track to join ranks of world’s worst press freedom predators
After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator “on day one.” When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running f...
rsf.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM