Freedom Speech

Medienmogul in Abwesenheit geehrt, während Kritiker seine 20-jährige Haftstrafe unter dem nationalen Sicherheitsgesetz anprangern. Dem inhaftierten Medienunternehmer Jimmy Lai wurde der Freedom of Speech Award der Deutschen Welle für seinen Beitrag zur Pro-Demokratie-Bewegung in Hongkong verliehen. Der deutsche öffentlich-rechtliche Sender teilte am Donnerstag mit, dass Lai der Preis in Abwesenheit in seiner 12. Ausgabe am 23. Juni beim DW Global Media Forum in Bonn verliehen wird. Weiterlesen...

Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silencedUniversities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme from the new academic year allowing university staff, external speakers, and non-student members to raise concerns about providers, the Department for Education (DfE) said. Continue reading...

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with IranMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on freedom of speech across the Middle East as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists has warned.Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, born in the US and a Kuwaiti national, was arrested on 3 March during a brief visit to Kuwait. He published footage of a US air force F- 15 E Strike Eagle crashing in al Jahra west of Kuwait city. On his Substack he said the pilot and weapons officer had successfully ejected and survived. He added that video circulating online showed local residents assisting one of the crew in a civilian truck. Continue reading...