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COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
New York, Nov 5, 2026 – The Committee to Protect Journalists was joined Thursday by 16 other civil society organizations in calling on Tunisian authorities to immediately release imprisoned journalist Zied el-Heni and end the judicial…
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Leeds and Edinburgh among areas hit by fireworks-related violence in previous years, as fire brigades union warns of insufficient resources Emergency services are preparing for potential disorder in parts of the UK on Bonfire Night, amid…
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS MEDIA WATCH
Nazareth, November 5, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of Palestinian journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, who was accused of “contacting a foreign agent” and had his detention extended by eight days after he was…
Ten suspects are accused of abusing and torturing several people in the garage of a government compound in Belgrade.
The Protect Not Surveil coalition is proud to launch Digital Borders Exposed, an interactive online tool that exposes the European Union’s digital surveillance infrastructure, which is enabled and encouraged by The post Digital Borders…
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Voters in Nevada, Virginia, Missouri and Idaho passed or strengthened protections for women’s reproductive freedom Reproductive rights were on the ballot on Tuesday night as voters weighed in on several abortion-related measures…
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Tej Singh Bhandal, 68, was pulled from a queue and detained under terrorism law in ‘creeping criminalisation of protest action’ The Metropolitan police have settled a claim brought by a 68-year-old pro-Palestinian activist who accused the…
Five of France's unions have joined a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.
Surveillance video captures Jesse Driscoll's stunned reaction as a 3-foot alligator slips into Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina.
More than 600,000 people hit the streets in France to call for government action on the high cost of living. Protests were largely peaceful, but there were some reports of escalation, including in Paris.
Unions representing the education sector, rail employees, public hospitals and postal services called the strike. Authorities have deployed some 70,000 police and security officers across the country.
Three executions are scheduled across Indiana, Florida and Alabama in the second instance this year of three people facing the death penalty on the same day.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march through French cities and public workers to strike on Thursday, in a fresh test for President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of unrest that have rattled his government and dominated…
Indonesian authorities have tasked thousands of police and military personnel to secure a court appearance of former President Joko Widodo, as tensions remain high in the capital over a wiretapping scandal involving senior police officers
Wong was sentenced for his second conviction under a Beijing-imposed national security law, in a case that critics say reflects the crackdown on the city's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Accused could be jailed for up to two years, fined, caned, or a combination of these punishments if found guilty
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One Nation leader granted special leave to appeal after full federal court earlier this year agreed Hanson portrayed Faruqi as a ‘second-class citizen’ Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s high court…
More than 220 demonstrations are expected to take place across the country on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests against the rising cost of living.
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Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join strikes amid renewed protests over education and rising living costs Hundreds of thousands are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a…
Joshua Wong, once a rising political star in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, has been sentenced again under Beijing's national security law
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Click to expand Image Joshua Wong speaks to protesters near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 17, 2019. © 2019 Kin Cheung/AP Photo (Tokyo) – The Hong Kong High Court on November 5, 2026, sentenced Joshua Wong, a well-known…
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Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security law Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to “foreign…
Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.
