Philippines Swiftly Investigates Journalist’s Killing The Philippine authorities responded with uncharacteristic speed to the fatal shooting of hard-hitting broadcast journalist Percival Mabasa, popularly known as Percy Lapid.
Congo Expels Renowned Journalist Democratic Republic of Congo authorities on Tuesday expelled French reporter Sonia Rolley after her application for journalistic accreditation was rejected. Rolley, 42, a long-time reporter for French broadcaster Radio France Internationale, had covered Congo and Africa’s Great Lakes region since 2004. She is known throughout Congo and to an
Protect Freedom of Expression in Mali In Mali, media professionals are facing harassment and intimidation over their real or perceived criticism of the transitional government.
Jen Psaki Tries to Dodge Deposition in Big Tech Censorship Lawsuit Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is attempting to quash a subpoena requiring her to testify in a lawsuit brought by the Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana alleging the federal government colluded with tech companies to suppress the First Amendment rights of Americans. The Department of Justice
Uzbekistan: Police Abuses in Autonomous Region Protests (Berlin) – Uzbek security forces unjustifiably used lethal force and other excessive responses to disperse mainly peaceful demonstrators on July 1 and 2, 2022 in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan’s autonomous region, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces’ responses included the inappropriate use of small arms and various types of grenades, weapons
No Justice in Afghanistan for Slain Journalist 2 Years On Two years ago today, former Tolo News TV presenter Yama Siawash was killed in a car bombing on November 7, 2020, moments after he climbed into a government-owned vehicle in Kabul.
WATCH: Censorship & Independent Publishing in the New Normal Reich A discussion about independent publishing and censorship with CJ Hopkins (Consent Factory), Søren Kristoffersen (Det Poetiske Bureau), Robert Cibis (OVALmedia), Kit Knightly (Off-Guardian), Simon Elmer (Architects for Social Housing), Elze van Hamelen (De Andere Krant), and perhaps a special guest or two. The above stream will be going live at
Xinjiang-Linked Volkswagen Joins Twitter Ad Boycott Volkswagen has announced that it has suspended advertisements on Twitter in response to Elon Musk’s vow to make the social media platform a home for free speech.
More twitter censorship for OffG…maybe Elon Musk isn’t going to save free speech after all. Censorship and OffG are old friends at this point, across most social media platforms but especially Twitter. Aside from the covert actions – shadow-banning, follower trimming, the sort of tactics everyone in the alternate media is familiar with – for over two years now anyone who clicks on one our articles on
Elon Musk Agrees to Restore Twitter Censorship Tools After Meeting with Leftist Groups Including ADL, NAACP Elon Musk has agreed to restore Twitter content moderation tools that had been blocked for some workers by the end of the week, according to leaders of leftist groups including the ADL and NAACP who met with Musk eager to expand censorship on the platform. Bloomberg reports that Twitter’s
Mozambican Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared in Cabo Delgado Another journalist has gone missing in Mozambique’s embattled northern province of Cabo Delgado after police took him into custody on October 29 while he was working in the mining town of Balama.
Why Twitter Under Elon Musk is Good News for China’s Rulers Over the past decade, Twitter has been a rare outlet where people in China who can’t stand government censorship of domestic social media have been able to express themselves.
Report: Twitter and Facebook Had Regular Meetings with DHS on Censoring Americans Executives from Facebook and Twitter, including the recently-fired head of trust & safety Vijaya Gadde, held regular meetings with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to discuss censorship on a wide range of topics, including the withdrawal from Afghanistan, coronavirus, and “racial justice,” according to leaked documents. The information came to
The Benefits of a Chaotic World Photo by Nijwam Swargiary on Unsplash It seems there is a clear global effort to make information uniform, and in particular, to make science uniform—One Science, Under Singular Rule, For the Good of All…I’m not making this up (well, I did just make up that phrase, but
Turkey Jails Another Human Rights Defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı is the latest human rights defender to be jailed in Turkey as authorities pursue a bogus investigation against her for “spreading terrorist propaganda.” Korur Fincancı is head of the Turkish Medical Association, former head of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, and a retired professor of