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Apr 12 2024
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Australian abolitionist, Grace Forrest, receives coveted ‘Freedom from Fear’ award
Grace Forrest is the founding director of Walk Free, the Australian-based anti-slavery organization responsible for publishing the Global Slavery Index (GSI). The GSI provides national estimates of modern slavery for 167 countries, drawn from thousands of interviews with survivors collected through surveys and vulnerability assessments. On April 11, Forrest received the Roosevelt Foundation’s
CNN (Online News)Apr 03 2024
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4 ‘Freedom Of Speech’ Fights In NJ To Keep On Your Radar: Advocates
The Green Party of New Jersey recently released a list of several First Amendment debates that are impacting the Garden State, citing the above issues as among the most urgent. “This is a critical time for freedom of speech in the United States,” party leaders stated in a news release. “This issue surfaces in many different ways, at all levels of government, from the federal level, to the
Patch.comApr 09 2024
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Nominate best, brightest for the Free Press' Student of the Week
The Detroit Free Press wants to recognize the city's leaders of tomorrow — today. To that end, we're launching a new Student of the Week feature to recognize Detroit high schoolers for their amazing achievements both within and beyond the classroom walls. Starting today, we are seeking nominees who deserve recognition for their academic excellence or outstanding school or community service.
Detroit Free PressApr 18 2024
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Palestinian Woman With Dead Niece Image Wins World Press Photo Award
A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing her little niece, killed in an Israeli strike in war-torn Gaza, won the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year Award Thursday. The picture taken by Reuters news agency's Mohammed Salem shows Inas Abu Maamar cradling the body of five-year-old Saly, who was killed with her mother and sister when a missile hit their home in Khan Younis in
Barron'sJun 22 2022
Analysis
Julian Assange's Case Is a Frightening Omen for Press Freedom
While the ordeal of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange elicits grudging reactions from many American journalists who find him distasteful, his pending extradition to the United States, just approved by the British government, spurs protests around the world. In countries not blessed with a First Amendment, advocates of free speech rightly see Assange's years-long persecution for exposing U.S.
ReasonApr 17 2024
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With time running out, U.S. House Representatives presses to extend broadband subsidy
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAug 14 2023
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A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom
A police raid of a Kansas newsroom raises alarms about violations of press freedom Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the office of a local newspaper and a journalist's home on Friday, prompting outrage over what First Amendment experts are calling a likely violation of federal law. The police department in Marion, Kansas — a town of about 2,000 — raided the Marion County Record under a
NPR Fact CheckApr 18 2024
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'War, loss, courage and perseverance': See the 2024 winners of World Press Photo Contest
A prestigious global photography competition has announced the winners of its annual contest, which aims to recognize photojournalists documenting a range of vital issues. Selected images covered stories "of desperation, hunger, war and loss—but also of perseverance, courage, love, family, dreams and more butterflies than anyone has a right to expect,” World Press Photo said in a statement
"USA Today" ContributorApr 12 2024
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Disc golf scene draws competitors to county - Silvercity Daily Press
By AARON ROGERS Daily Press Correspondent Saturday, the Historic Fort Bayard Disc Golf Course will play host to its fifth tournament since Father’s Day of last year, with the Land of Enchantment Series — Fort Bayard Qualifier. There will be a variety of professional and amateur-level players aiming at the inaugural event, which is being presented by Dynamic Discs New Mexico under statewide
Silver City Daily Press