Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Category: Freedom of Press
Appeals Court Affirms Nobel Laureate Journalist...
The Court of Appeals upheld a cyber-libel conviction against Maria Ressa, the Nobel Prize-winning chief executive of the Rappler news website, and a former staffer while adding eight months to their maximum prison sentences imposed by a lower court in 2020
Former Journalists For Hong Kong’s Folded...
One year after the paper was forced to shut down and several senior editors arrested by national security police, former reporters at Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper are still writing the stories the paper might have run, and posting them to social media
China Says Bloomberg Journalist Haze Fan...
Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan has been released on bail, but still faces charges of “endangering state security,” according to the Chinese Embassy in Washington
Despite Under Pressure,Myanmar Media continues to...
As journalists report on the aftermath of the military coup, Myanmar’s independent media face increasing attempts to block access to information and free expression
Ethiopian Journalists Are Being Held Without...
In the last month, Ethiopian police have detained at least 19 journalists and are holding them in detention centres without charge. According to rights organisations, the government is deliberately targeting journalists in order to intimidate them into self-censoring their reporting on the Tigray war and other issues. In this report from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Halima Athumani speaks with a lawyer who is trying to help those who have been detained
Hong Kong Falls to a New...
Hong Kong has plummeted to 148th on a global press freedom index, as authorities in the city took the now-shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper to court for “fraud”
Case Against Associated Press Journalist Illustrates...
The Case Against an Associated Press Journalist Illustrates Ethiopia’s Media’s Difficulties
Press Freedom in Hong Kong Gets...
Public satisfaction with the media in Hong Kong has hit rock bottom, according to a recent public opinion survey
Safety Efforts in Ukraine Increase as...
With four journalists killed and several wounded since Russia invaded Ukraine, international groups are stepping up efforts to support media safety
Afghan Journalist: ‘Our Values Were Trampled’
They had been reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan, for years. The Anwari sisters are now adjusting to life in the United States