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Emmy-Winning Journalist Mario Guevara Detained by ICE, Press Groups Demand His Release

He remains at the Folkston processing center facing removal proceedings after misdemeanor counts related to the Atlanta protest.

Eritrea Proposes Terminating UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate

DHS Rejects Writer’s Claim That Gaza Protest Coverage Led to His Deportation

U.S. Says Australian Writer Barred Over False Drug Declaration on ESTA

Togo Suspends RFI and France24 for Three Months

Australian Writer Deported Over Pro-Palestine Protest Coverage

Hong Kong Bans Mobile Game Promoting Secession and Armed Revolution

Houston Leaders Decline Federal Assistance for Saturday’s No Kings Protest

SC and NHRC Demand Reports After Journalists Allege Assault by MP Police

Smuggled North Korean Smartphone Exposes Regime’s Digital Surveillance Network

NHRC demands Odisha police report on assault of journalist investigating corruption

Delhi High Court Seeks LG and Centre’s Response to Challenge Over Delhi Police Takedown Powers

Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail for Ashoka University Professor and Confines SIT Probe to Two FIRs

US Bars Foreign Officials for Censoring Americans and Suspends Student Visa Interviews

Delhi High Court Orders Two Months’ Protection for MP Journalist Harassed by Bhind Police

Judge Invalidates Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Law Firm Jenner & Block

Ashoka Professor Released on Bail as SIT Probes Social Media Posts

Bangladesh Interim Government Bans Awami League, Faces Global Criticism

EU Lawmakers Demand Total Halt to Hungary’s EU Funds Over Rule-of-Law Violations

Boualem Sansal's Appeal Delayed Again, Verdict Now Expected July 1