Settlement hasn’t stopped NYPD’s press abuses at protests
‘Catch and release’ arrests, kettling are among the problematic practices employed by officers responding to Israel-Gaza war protests
Prosecutors must drop charges against Oregon journalist
Authorities in Portland should know better than to prosecute reporters for covering protests and their aftermath
Israel’s seizure of AP equipment is censorship, plain and simple
Israel must immediately return gear, and the U.S. must condemn its escalating attacks on freedom of the press
Assange decision should be wake-up call for US
America was once recognized as a leader in press rights. Now other countries question its commitment to the First Amendment
Federal prosecutors claim news is criminal contraband
Unconstitutional prior restraints are already on the rise. Now prosecutors are exploring novel new theories to censor journalists
UK grants Assange extradition appeal — but US can end this case now
Freedom of the Press Foundation comments on the implications for press freedom of today’s Assange ruling
California police violate press rights
California police are violating state law “right and left” during the protests and police raids on campus encampments. That’s according to University of California, Irvine, School of Law professor Susan Seager. We interviewed her in the wake of arrests of two California journalists in recent weeks, among other press freedom violations. Suppression of the press isn’t supposed to happen anywhere in America, but especially not in California, where it’s explicitly against the law for police to intentionally interfere with journalists covering a demonstration.
California police violate press freedom law ‘right and left’ during protests
UC Irvine law school professor explains how California law is supposed to protect journalists covering demonstrations
Bill could let Trump shut down news outlets
Lawmakers who say they’re concerned about authoritarianism need to stop handing future administrations a ‘dictator’s dream toolkit’
‘A national embarrassment’
The flood of press freedom violations against journalists covering protests opposing the Israel-Gaza war is a national embarrassment. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker has documented dozens of abuses connected to protests and counterprotests, and the numbers will likely grow. These recent incidents confirm what past data in the Tracker has demonstrated: protests are an especially dangerous place for journalists.
