Tag: Freedom of the press
SLAPP procedures to muzzle journalists
This is a well-known process used by companies to try to silence the press: SLAPP procedures. The principle: launch legal actions to intimidate or dissuade journalists and rights defenders from…
Journalist Ariane Lavrilleux, targeted by justice for denouncing French military complicity
In France, a journalist risks up to five years in prison for revealing the complicity of the French army in mass killings perpetrated by the Egyptian army between 2016 and…
story of the journey into absurdity of Joachim Roncin, author of a slogan that went viral
On January 7, 2015, Joachim Roncin is in the editorial office of the magazine Stylist, that he created, when the news of the attack on the premises of Charlie Hebdo.…
Does the newspaper “Charlie Hebdo” still have readers?
Ten years ago, an attack against the weekly Charlie Hebdo caused twelve deaths and several injuries. In the following days, millions of people took part in support marches. The survivors…
Gérard Biard, editor-in-chief of “Charlie Hebdo”: “The people murdered on January 7, 2015 are still with us”
It is January 7, 2025, ten years to the day after the attack which struck the editorial staff of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. It was January 7, 2015: a…
emotion after the murder of a journalist who was investigating corruption in Chhatisgarh
In India, the murder of a reporter reignites the debate on the safety of journalists. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, was investigating corruption in the poor state of Chhattisgarh. He was found…
the assailant and five relatives in court
On the eve of the commemorations marking the tenth anniversary of the attack against Charlie Hebdo, a trial opens this Monday, January 6 before the juvenile court, for another terrorist…
“Washington Post” cartoonist resigns after rejection of Jeff Bezos caricature
Press cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced that she had resigned from Washington Postdue to management’s rejection of a caricature in which it criticized the daily’s owner, Jeff Bezos, for seeking to…
Palestinian Authority suspends broadcasting of Qatari channel Al Jazeera
The Qatari channel Al Jazeera denounced on Thursday the decision of the Palestinian Authority to suspend its broadcasting and its activities in the Palestinian Territories, saying that it was a…
Israeli strike kills several journalists, according to media affiliated with Islamic Jihad
At least five journalists died Thursday, December 26 in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike. They worked for Al-Quds Today, a Palestinian television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad…