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In a move widely criticized by media watchdogs as an assault on press freedom, Peru’s Congress has approved a report that recommends criminal charges against journalist @IDL_Gorriti and attacks the work of his colleague @romina_mella.
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Reacción nacional e internacional de periodistas y organizaciones ante el ataque de la Comisión Muñante a la libertad de prensa. Gustavo Gorriti explica detalles de la estrategia política cuyo objetivo es criminalizar el periodismo de investigación. https://t.co/1XOXkRWSuy
Continuing to hear from family of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu that his medical situation is dire and he needs a lung operation that is beyond the medical competency of the prison hospital. He needs medical parole now. ASAP. Should be moved to Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo etc.
In 2024, author Lorraine Boissoneault won the Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for "Body Weather: Notes on Chronic Illness in the Anthropocene." Now she shares what it took to complete her book in this new @niemanstory annotation with @ErikaHayasaki. https://t.co/hutzivEaPu
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#China: At today’s Trump-Xi summit, CPJ urges both leaders to put press freedom high on the agenda by having meaningful discussions about the release of jailed journalists, including Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, who is 78, and veteran journalist Dong Yuyu, 64.
Both men have serious health concerns and their cases demand urgent humanitarian attention. Press freedom and the imprisonment of journalists must not be sidelined during U.S.-China talks. Journalism is not a crime.
#PressFreedom #FreeDongYuyu #FreeJimmyLai
Read more: https://t.co/McssZnuh0g
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Now more than ever, journalists need strong digital security measures to protect their work, their sources and themselves. @niemanfdn has compiled resources and tools from their digital security webinar to help keep your data, devices and contacts safe. https://t.co/0nVB1e2iBx