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Iran Says 466 Arrested Over Online Activity as Internet Blackout Persists

The crackdown points to a broader drive to control information during a near-total internet shutdown reported by outside analysts.

V-Dem 2026 Report Finds Unprecedented U.S. Democratic Decline Under Trump

Hong Kong Court Sentences Pro-Democracy Publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 Years Under Security Law

Press Groups Denounce House Subpoena of Journalist Seth Harp

Karnataka Hate Speech Bill Faces BJP Protests as Governor Weighs Assent

Jimmy Lai Conviction Fuels Global Fallout as China Rebukes G7 and EU Criticism

RSF Uncovers ‘ResidentBat’ Android Spyware Used by Belarus’s KGB as Google Plans Warnings

Hong Kong Convicts Jimmy Lai of Collusion With Foreign Forces and Sedition

Hong Kong Court Convicts Jimmy Lai of Sedition and Foreign Collusion

UNESCO Report Finds 10% Global Slide in Free Expression Since 2012

German Cabinet Backs Anti‑SLAPP Bill With Cross‑Border Scope Only

UN Experts Cite Widespread Rights Violations in Kashmir as Pakistan Endorses Findings

Mass Protests in Tunis Denounce Saied’s Rule and Demand Prisoners’ Release

European Parliament Cancels Italy Rule-of-Law Mission After Center-Right Vote

The New York Times Flags 12 Signs of Authoritarian Drift in Trump’s Second Term

Internet Cut, Curfew Imposed as Post‑Election Unrest Hits Tanzania

Major Newsrooms Surrender Pentagon Credentials Over New Preapproval Rule

EU Parliament Urges China to Free Gui Minhai on 10th Anniversary of His Disappearance

U.S. News Outlets Reject Pentagon Prepublication Rule, Risk Loss of Access

Emily Wilder Released After Israel Seizes Gaza Aid Flotilla