Freedom Speech

राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा कानून के तहत उनकी 20 साल की सजा की आलोचकों द्वारा निंदा किए जाने के बीच मीडिया दिग्गज को उनकी अनुपस्थिति में सम्मानित किया गया। जेल में बंद मीडिया उद्यमी Jimmy Lai को Hong Kong के लोकतंत्र समर्थक आंदोलन में उनके योगदान के लिए Deutsche Welle के अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया है। जर्मन सार्वजनिक प्रसारक ने गुरुवार को कहा कि Lai को 23 June को Bonn में DW Global Media Forum में इस पुरस्कार के 12वें संस्करण से उनकी अनुपस्थिति में सम्मानित किया जाएगा। Continue reading...

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...