#Iran #HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech
apnews.com
Oscar-nominated co-writer of 'It Was Just an Accident' released from Iranian prison
Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated cowriter of "It Was Just an Accident," has been released from an Iranian prison 17 days after his arrest, according to local media reports.
#Berlinale #PalestinianRights #FreedomOfExpression
www.yahoo.com
Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton and Adam McKay Among 81 Names to Sign Open Letter Criticizing Berlin Film Festival for 'Silence' on Gaza: 'We Are Dismayed' (EXCLUSIVE)
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
More than 80 current and former participants of the Berlinale have signed an open letter to the festival condemning what it claims has been its "silence" when it comes to the conflict in Gaza and the "censoring" of artists who have spoken out.
#History #CivilRights #FreedomOfSpeech
us.cnn.com
Citing Orwell's '1984,' judge orders Trump administration to return slavery exhibits removed from Philadelphia museum | CNN Politics
A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell's novel "1984," ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular historical museum in Philadelphia.
#Syria #BookFair #FreedomOfExpression
www.yahoo.com
The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Abdul-Razzaq Ahmad Saryoul began publishing books in Syria in 2003 but he used to abstain from participating in the annual International Damascus Book Fair because of tight measures by the country's security agencies and bans on many books under Bashar Assad's rule.
#IranProtests #HumanRights #Freedom
uk.news.yahoo.com
Distraught family say they were forced to pay for the bullet that killed their son
Security forces for the Islamic Republic killed 37-year-old Hooman last month after he joined demonstrations in Lahijan in the north of Iran, according to his family.
#IranProtests #FreedomForIran #GlobalSolidarity
ca.news.yahoo.com
"We're still united, we're still fighting" -- Calgarians join global protests against Iranian government
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Thousands gathered in downtown Calgary Saturday afternoon to protest the Iranian government and recent massacres of Iranian protesters.
#IranProtests #HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech
www.yahoo.com
Arrests of protestors continue to roil Iran weeks after crackdown
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
The Iranian security agents came at 2 a. m. , pulling up in a half-dozen cars outside the home of the Nakhii family.
#IranProtests #GlobalSolidarity #FreedomForIran
nypost.com
Thousands expected to flood downtown LA for Iranian 'Global Day of...
Thousands of protesters will flood downtown LA on Saturday as part of a "Global Day of Action" in support of the Iranian people defying the nation's brutal two-month crackdown on dissenters.
#PalestineAction #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights
www.yahoo.com
Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Palestine Action's ban under terrorism legislation has been ruled unlawful by the High Court in a humiliating blow for the government but the ban will remain in place until a further order by the courts.
#Olympics #FreedomOfExpression #Sportsmanship
www.nytimes.com
At site of Ukrainian skeleton athlete's Olympic ban, IOC's arguments ring hollow
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- In the end, after days of briefings and counter-briefings, the gap between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Vladsylav Heraskevych came down to about a minute.
#FreedomOfPress #HumanRights #MaliNews
apnews.com
Mali's junta arrests prominent journalist for criticizing Niger's military leader, rights group says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- Malian authorities arrested a prominent journalist for criticizing the leader of neighboring Niger, a rights group said Monday, as the military regime in the West African country increasingly curtails freedom of expression during a security crisis.
#HongKong #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights
abcnews.go.com
Sentence for Hong Kong's ex-publisher Jimmy Lai raises concerns as China defends it
HONG KONG -- The sentencing of Hong Kong's onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai on Monday raised concerns from foreign governments and rights groups, but Chinese and Hong Kong authorities defended it, saying it reflected the spirit of the rule of law.
#HongKong #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression
apnews.com
Sentence for Hong Kong's ex-publisher Jimmy Lai raises concerns as China defends it
HONG KONG (AP) -- The sentencing of Hong Kong's onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai on Monday raised concerns from foreign governments and rights groups, but Chinese and Hong Kong authorities defended it, saying it reflected the spirit of the rule of law.
#HumanRights #HongKong #Freedom
www.yahoo.com
Powers that believe in democracy should rally to the cause of Jimmy Lai
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
It may puzzle some in the West as to why Jimmy Lai, facing a possible sentence of life imprisonment on bogus charges of sedition, did not long ago flee from his tormentors, but has persisted with his fight for human rights in Hong Kong.
#ImmigrationReform #CommunitySolidarity #FreedomOfSpeech
www.yahoo.com
Anti-ICE protests held in Chicago area 1 month after fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis
Demonstrators gathered at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago to stand in solidarity with impacted communities and protest ICE operations, while supporters showed up in large numbers at the Garfield Ridge coffee shop "A Cup Of Joe" in support of the owners' right to freedom of speech.
#Democracy #FreedomOfSpeech #Dissent
www.nytimes.com
Opinion | ICE and Minnesota Have Pushed the U.S. Closer to Autocracy
The crackdown on dissent and speech in Minnesota this winter follows a pattern that is common in countries that slide from democracy to autocracy: A leader enacts a legally dubious policy.
