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Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women from Hearing Each Other While Praying

UK: Activist Tommy Robinson Jailed for 18 Months

Peru: Ex-President Toledo Given 20 Years in Prison for Corruption

Navalny's Widow to Run for President in Post-Putin Russia

Gaetz Confirmation Battle: Report On Sexual Misconduct Claims Held Up By Ethics Panel—But House Could Force Its Release

Is This Why Gaetz Withdrew His Name From Consideration for Attorney General?

Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General, Moving Quickly Past Gaetz: Live Updates

New York Times1 day

45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are sentenced to jail in city’s biggest national security trial

Trump Chooses Pam Bondi for Attorney General After Gaetz Withdrawal

Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Consideration

Democratic Senators Seek to Investigate Musk's Alleged Call With Putin

Speaker 'Strongly' Requests Matt Gaetz Ethics Probe Not Be Released

Pam Bondi is 4th ex-Donald Trump defense lawyer chosen for Justice Department

Greene Said Dems Would Have Supermajority If Members Facing Allegations Like Gaetz Also Resigned?

Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general

GOP Senators buck Trump on Gaetz, putting other controversial Cabinet picks into question

Matt Gaetz Joins Cameo After Withdrawing From Attorney General Consideration

14 AGs Sue TikTok Over Mental Health, Data Concerns

FBI Settles $22M Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit

Telegram to Provide User Data to Authorities Upon Legal Request

Clearview AI Fined $34M by Dutch Watchdog for 'Illegal Database'

Majority of people believe their devices spy on them to serve up ads

New Scientist1 day

AI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time – a legal scholar explains how the law can adapt to respond

The Conversation1 day

Ronan Farrow on surveillance spyware: ‘It threatens democracy and freedom’

The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance

Organizing for Digital Rights in the Pacific Northwest

Electronic Frontier Foundation1 day

Report: UK Parliamentary Committee to Summon Musk to Misinformation Inquiry

Australia: Indigenous Senator Censured Over Royal Protest

Trump Taps Carr to Chair FCC

Previous Trump Free Speech Agenda Resurfaces Ahead of New Administration

How Democrats Lost The Plot On Education

Daily Caller2 hrs

Texas AG opens investigation into advertising group that Elon Musk sued for ‘boycotting’ X

TechCrunch1 day

Trump's Director of National Intelligence Appointee Tulsi Gabbard Is on Terror Watchlist?

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

New Scientist4 days

[Peter Singer] A lesson from Trump’s campaign

Korea Herald5 days

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

Māori Haka Protest Against Treaty Bill in NZ Parliament, March to Capital Continues

Libya Introduces Morality Police to Enforce 'Traditions'

US Jury Finds Military Contractor Liable for Abu Ghraib Prison Abuse

UN committee adopts resolution on N. Korean human rights for 20th straight year

Korea Herald2 days

Speaking Freely: Anriette Esterhuysen

Electronic Frontier Foundation1 day

Muhammad Yunus on the Race to Build Bangladesh 2.0

Fujimori’s death won’t end pursuit of justice for Peruvian victims – or stop the strongman’s supporters from revering his legacy

The ConversationSep 24

11_Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after 20 months

Korea HeraldNov 13

SCOTUS Weighs Ghost Gun Regulations

SCOTUS to Weigh Mexico's Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Against US Gunmakers

Perpetrator in 2021 Colorado Mass Shooting Sentenced to Life Without Parole

Four Dead, Over 20 Injured in Alabama Mass Shooting

Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives

ProPublicaNov 15

Americans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats

The ConversationNov 02

How a Harris or Trump Presidency Could Affect Gun Policy

Scientific AmericanSep 24

Trump Baselessly Claimed Migrants Had 'Massive Machine Gun-Type Equipment' in Aurora, Colorado

Iconic Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to Political Operatives — ProPublica

ProPublicaNov 09

China Sentences Ex-Government Employee to Death for Alleged State Secrets Leak

Japan: Court Acquits Man Who Spent 46 Years on Death Row

Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams Amid Innocence Claims

South Carolina Executes First Inmate in 13 Years Despite Claims of Innocence

Soros-backed prosecutor under fire over death penalty decision for Laken Riley's killer

Idaho college murders: Prosecutors can seek death penalty against man charged with killing 4 students

Oh, So That's Why the DA Didn't Pursue the Death Penalty Against Laken Riley's Killer

JOHN KIRIAKOU: America’s Barbaric Death Penalty

Consortium News8 hrs

Texas lawmaker proposes bill to abolish death penalty in Lone Star State: 'I think sentiment is changing'

Hong Kong: Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Testifies in Collusion Trial

Afghanistan: Taliban Ban Photos of Living Things

Ukrainian Journalist Dies in Russian Detention

Israel Closes Al Jazeera's West Bank Bureau for 45 Days

UN report on press safety ‘unacceptable’ – veteran journalist

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

The ConversationNov 09

Vietnam arrests prominent journalist over Facebook posts

Korea HeraldOct 19

Donald Trump’s Hatred of Free Speech

UNESCO bars Russian journalists from free speech session

Cameroon Bans Media From Discussing President's Health

Brazil Lifts Ban on X

Hong Kong: Man Jailed for Wearing 'Seditious' T-Shirt

Hong Kong: Stand News Editors Found Guilty of Sedition

Trump’s FCC pick has said he wants to ban TikTok, challenge Section 230

TechCrunch4 days

‘Children have the right to great stories': Head of Astrid Lindgren Award stands firm against book ban

Korea HeraldNov 02

Trump Put Brendan Carr On The FCC, Now He’s Promoting Him To Chairman

Daily Wire1 day

Speaking Freely: Marjorie Heins

Electronic Frontier Foundation1 day

'Deliberate abuse of power': Republicans erupt after bombshell Zuckerberg letter on COVID-19 censorship

Oklahoma Orders Schools to Teach Bible

French Minister Visits School Over Renaissance Painting Row

Japan Seeks to Revoke Unification Church's Legal Status

France: Top Court Upholds Abaya Ban in State Schools

Texas board approves public school reading material that includes Bible stories

USA Today19 hrs

Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

Texas school board approves new course material that includes Bible passages

PBS NewsHour21 hrs

Louisiana's Ten Commandments law in public schools is blocked by federal judge

Judge Temporarily Blocks Law To Put Ten Commandments On Display In Every Louisiana Classroom