Freedom Speech

Taipan media dianugerahi penghargaan secara in absentia di saat para kritikus mengecam hukuman 20 tahun penjaranya di bawah undang-undang keamanan nasional. Pengusaha media yang dipenjara, Jimmy Lai, telah dianugerahi penghargaan kebebasan berbicara dari Deutsche Welle atas kontribusinya pada gerakan pro-demokrasi Hong Kong. Lembaga penyiaran publik Jerman tersebut menyatakan pada hari Kamis bahwa Lai akan dianugerahi penghargaan edisi ke-12 tersebut secara in absentia pada 23 Juni di DW Global Media Forum di Bonn. Lanjutkan membaca...

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...