Peter Greste

Professor of Journalism @MediaCommsMQ, author, journalist and speaker. After prison in Egypt, I advocate #MediaFreedom. RTs are just that.

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

To mark World Press Freedom Day, it was an honour to speak at the Australian Ambassador’s home in Bangkok. At a time when our socials are filled with slop, we need robust, free journalism more than ever. #WPFD2026
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[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

Are you unhappy with 'news' coming out of your devices? Join me in a vital conversation with some gun news leaders about public interest journalism in our digital age. Why we need it, how we protect it, and what needs to change. Register here: https://t.co/mcAheN6jBU

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[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

A landmark case faces the High Court in early May & the stakes for press freedom are huge.
An animal rights group secretly filmed inside an abattoir & a lower court gave copyright to the abattoir. In the HC we will argue the judgement is devastating for journalists & sources.

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

@garland_paige Thanks Paige. We don’t know specifically, but we can see some of our recommendations reflected in the reforms.

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

The Albanese Government’s new bill slashes 300+ secrecy offences and enshrines ministerial consent for journalist prosecutions, a move the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom says loosens Australia’s culture of secrecy and boosts press freedoms.

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Reports say an Iranian-backed militia has agreed to free journalist Shelly Kittleson. If confirmed, it would be a huge victory for press freedom campaigners & diplomats who worked tirelessly for her release. Journalists must never be pawns in geopolitical battles.
@4JournoFreedom

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

Journalist Shelly Kittleson has been abducted in Baghdad. We join our colleagues around the world in demanding her release. This is an unacceptable attack on press freedom. Journalists are essential witnesses; not political leverage.

https://t.co/6dpdVr8w06

[Alliance for Journalists' Freedom @4JournoFreedom]

The Pentagon has previously declared journalists "security risks" & has restricted their access to the Pentagon in the same of national security - BUT the greater security risk comes from allowing to Pentagon to wield such power without public scrutiny.

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[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

This week, I spoke at the AIIA on the global assault on journalism.

Worldwide we are seeing laws & courts weaponised to silence scrutiny, including in Australia. When journalism weakens, accountability follows. This isn't just about media - it's about democracy.

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

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[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

The Iran war is also a war on information.

Journalists in the Middle East are being targeted by censorship, detention, and internet blackouts designed to suppress reporting.

When journalists are targeted, the world loses visibility into war, human rights abuses, and the truth.

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

This report confirms journalism is under mounting pressure - legal threats, physical attack, intimidation & attempts at media capture are rising, threatening democracy and journalists’ safety. It is time for legislated protections, respect for free expression and media pluralism.

[Council of Europe @coe]

🧵1/ The Council of Europe’s Journalists’ Safety Platform has released its 2026 report: “On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025”. 
The findings show a sharp deterioration in media freedom across Europe.

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[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

Victoria’s courts issued almost 1/2 of Australia’s suppression orders - more than one a day in 2023, strangling press freedom and open justice.

Now the Victorian AG is seeking reform. These orders must remain rare, tightly targeted & grounded in genuine needs. @4JournoFreedom

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

We call on Iranian authorities to immediately release Japanese journalist Shinnosuke Kawashima of NHK, reportedly detained in Tehran.

Detaining journalists without evidence undermines press freedom worldwide - journalists must never be used as hostages.

@4JournoFreedom

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Tokyo has "strongly demanded" the release of a Japanese national it says has ‌been detained in Tehran. https://t.co/lPJpajsVL4

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

Here's my reasoning for withdrawing from the #AWW, in more detail.
https://t.co/4eJpibuOsm

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

The Adelaide Festival cancels Palestinian writer Randa Abel-Fattah out of “cultural sensitivity” in the wake of #Bondi. We don’t help social cohesion by silencing voices. I was to appear, but if the Festival sticks with this decision, I’m out. https://t.co/0LX1a8I4eD

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@FergusonNews . @FergusonNews Here's my reasoning for doing the same.
https://t.co/4eJpibuOsm