Tag: Press Freedom

Editor Lina Attalah is held until she pays a ,000 fine, weeks after Egypt arrested a whole newsroom at fact-checker Matsadaash.

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.

The ruling also threatens six unrelated SRA investigations into fraud and dishonesty that relied on the same privileged material.

The dispute echoes a 2018 fight over a White House press pass that CNN won in court.

Press freedom groups say the move follows crackdowns on immigrants and university researchers.

The strikes come days after ceasefires were announced in both Gaza and Lebanon.

Trump's attorney gave the nonprofit four days to retract a report finding no crime-reduction effect from military deployments, or face a lawsuit seeking $5 billion in damages.

"Cameras off the president now": The command was an astonishing call for press censorship on behalf of Trump and a direct violation of the First Amendment.

The regulation governing the newspaper was struck from the books in January and its terms moved into a Defense Department directive. Three senators have asked Hegseth for answers by August 28.

The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues