Incentivizing Censorship: A Snitch in Every Skull. “The Totalitarian Virus”
By Helen Buyniski An informational iron curtain is coming down across the West, and its architects are determined to make examples out of those who…
Human Rights
“Freedom for Assange and Journalism Are at Stake” — Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to DC
By Brett Wilkins “As long as the Biden administration continues to deploy tools like the Espionage Act to imprison those who dare to expose war…
Congo Must Regain Control and Return Security for its Citizens
Op-Ed by Emily Thompson The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in dire need of a massive restructuring on every level as it faces a…
Saudi Airstrikes Killed at Least 155 Yemeni Civilians in 2022
By Dave DeCamp According to numbers compiled by the Yemen Data Project, the US-backed Saudi-led coalition killed at least 155 Yemeni civilians in 2022 despite…
Tracking C.I.A.-Backed “Zero Units” in Afghanistan
By ProPublica In 2019, reporter Lynzy Billing returned to Afghanistan to research the murders of her mother and sister nearly 30 years earlier. Instead, in…
Don’t Trust the Government with Your Privacy, Property or Your Freedoms
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead How do you trust a government that continuously sidesteps the Constitution and undermines our rights? You can’t. When…
Thousands Killed, Dozens Of Power Stations & Hospitals Bombed In 2022’s “Forgotten War”
By Peoples Dispatch Data released by the Yemen-based Eye for Humanity Centre for Rights and Development claims that at least 643 Yemeni civilians were killed in…
Julian Assange Requests Leave For Funeral of Dame Vivienne Westwood
By Neenah Payne Assange Requests Leave From Prison to Attend Funeral of Style Icon, Supporter Vivienne Westwood. With the passing of Dame Vivienne Westwood on December 29…
Kosovo: Six Attacks Against Journalists in December Following Escalating Tensions
By Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe On January 2, the International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) raised the alert on the increasing threats…
The State of Online Free Expression Worldwide: 2022 in Review
By Jillian C. York It’s been a tumultuous year for free expression globally. From internet shutdowns, crackdowns on expression and closed-door partnerships to attempts to…
Biden Admin Partners with Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia Despite “Subhuman” Working Conditions for Cobalt Miners
By B.N. Frank Ingredients needed to make batteries for laptops, smartphones, increasingly flammable electric vehicles (EV) (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,…
Number Of Imprisoned Journalists Worldwide Hits New Record
By Tyler Durden The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide has hit a new record at 533, according to an annual report by press fredom watchdog,…
Disinformation, Censorship, and Information Warfare in the 21st Century
By Michael Senger All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we…
It’s Time To Free Julian Assange Now!
By Neenah Payne New York Times Now Supports Julian Assange! explains that the pressure on the UK Government to free Julian Assange is very high —…