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Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage
World

Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage

Ukrainian security said on Tuesday it had barred two Spanish journalists from the country over their coverage of a conflict…
Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
Egypt

Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block

The State- run committee assigned to seizing funds and assets of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated members, decided on Thursday to assign…
Media union suspends hosts Reham Saeed, Doaa Salah for inappropriate content
Egypt

Media union suspends hosts Reham Saeed, Doaa Salah for inappropriate content

The Media Personnel Syndicate suspended TV host Reham Saeed of the al-Nahar satellite channel,Tuesday, for three months and notified the…
France retools anti-extremism efforts after public failures
World

France retools anti-extremism efforts after public failures

France's attempts to counter the radicalization of its young people are in turmoil, with a group home intended to turn…
Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election
World

Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the whistleblowing organization would publish around one million documents related to three governments…
Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight
Science

Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will likely seek to invoke the United States' protections of free speech as one of its key…
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West
Books

Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West

Violence against writers and a misplaced sense of political correctness pose new dangers to freedom of speech in the West,…
Rouhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran
Middle East

Rouhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the government aims to hold "free" parliamentary elections next year, the official…
India’s top court ditches ‘Facebook’ arrest rules
Life & Style

India’s top court ditches ‘Facebook’ arrest rules

India's top court struck down a law on Tuesday that gave authorities powers to jail people for offensive online posts,…
Cameron defends free speech ‘right to cause offence’
Egypt

Cameron defends free speech ‘right to cause offence’

British Prime Minister David Cameron said there was "a right to cause offence about someone's religion" in a free society,…
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