বিশুদ্ধ বাকস্বাধীনতা এবং আপত্তিকর মন্তব্যের মধ্যে একটি সুক্ষ রেখা রয়েছে৷ আজকের ক্রমবর্ধমান মেরুকৃত সমাজ এবং পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট মিডিয়া সাধারণ মানুষের মধ্যে ধর্মীয় অসহিষ্ণুতা বৃদ্ধিতে সাহায্য করে এবং রাজনৈতিক দলগুলি বিতর্কিত, আবেগপূর্ণ বিষয়গুলিকে পুঁজি করতে মরিয়া৷ ‘বিশুদ্ধ’ বাক স্বাধীনতার লক্ষ্য জনশৃঙ্খলা ব্যাহত করা, সম্প্রদায়গুলিকে বিভক্ত করা এবং জাতীয় অখণ্ডতার উপর অবিলম্বে নেতিবাচক প্রভাব ফেলা।
A Peruvian investigative media outlet uncovered high-level corruption in the government. Threats and legal action are now being faced by their journalists.
Critics say Pakistan is turning into an increasingly authoritarian state. A military Spy agency was given permission by the government to tap into people’s phones on Monday.
After agreeing a plea deal with US prosecutors over espionage charges, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange,arrived in his native Australia on Wednesday. An extraordinary 14-year legal odyssey comes to an end with the deal. Although Assange’s supporters welcomed his release,but say the prosecution sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom.
Students protesting Israeli conduct in the Gaza War on American college campuses are being closely watched by the world.Global reactions to the demonstrations and the student arrests around the world have been wildly varied, ranging from pride and solidarity to alarm and condemnation.
This week, Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, launched a last-ditch legal bid to prevent being extradited to the United States from Britain on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of stolen military and diplomatic cables.
A plaque honoring Voice of America’s headquarters in Washington as a historic site in journalism was unveiled Thursday, with current and former newsroom leaders present to affirm the importance of the outlet’s editorial independence.
Opposition lawmakers, media watchdogs, and the EU are all concerned about the republic of Srpska in Bosnia adopting a law to make defamation a crime.
A Pakistani journalist who was forced to flee his country out of fear for his safety now runs a club in France for fellow exilesThey get together to discuss issues and share ideas with locals.
Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested six people in connection with a raid on a stall at a Lunar New Year market they said had been selling “seditious publications” inciting people to overthrow the government.