Tag: Free speech

EDITORIAL: By Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury, editor and publisher of The Daily Blog Media Insider: Complainant wants apology and blog posts permanently removed; blogger Martyn Bradbury...

Pacific Media Watch Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury’s gagging case has been adjourned until next week, with the judge warning today that...

EDITORIAL: By The Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn Bradbury Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury yesterday declared he has been served "legal...

POLITICAL BYTES: By Ian Powell On June 6, I published a Political Bytes post criticising the mis-named "Free Speech Union" (FSU) for opposing the exercise...

EDITORIAL: By The Daily Blog editor and publisher Martyn Bradbury Comrades. The Daily Blog is New Zealand's largest leftwing blog; we have been around for 13...

A CAUTIONARY TALE: By Jim Dowling Both my son Franz and I have been arrested, separately, for suspected thought crimes relating to Palestine and Israel. We...

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I’ve seen some Australians expressing confusion as to whether or not they can still legally criticise Israel online after new “hate...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Robert Inlakesh Israelis are determined to erase the evidence of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, through the use of paid and instructed propagandists...

COMMENTARY: By Alexandra Wake Despite all the political machinations and hate towards the media coming from the president of the United States, I always thought...

Columbia Journalism School Freedom of the press -- a bedrock principle of American democracy -- is under threat in the United States. Here at Columbia University...

A rally on the steps of the Victorian Parliament under the banner of Jews for a Free Palestine was arranged for Sunday, February 9....

Pacific Media Watch Among his first official acts on returning to the White House, President Donald Trump issued an executive order “restoring freedom of speech...

ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon...

By Boura Goru Kila in Port Moresby People accused under Papua New Guinea's Cybercrime Code Act may not always find free speech protection offered by...

ANALYSIS: By Randa Abdel-Fattah Since 7 October 2023, across every profession and social realm in Australia -- teachers, students, doctors, nurses, academics, public servants, lawyers,...

PNG Post-Courier Former MP for Madang Open and anti-corruption campaigner Bryan Kramer has filed a Supreme Court appeal against a National Court ruling dismissing his...

Asia Pacific Report A defendant in an Indonesian case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime...

ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull -- aka Posie Parker -- has put the spotlight on the tension between...

The National in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's draft National Media Development Policy is not intended to give the government power to control the media...

UQ News Journalists may face decades in prison for "foreign interference" offences unless urgent changes are made to Australia’s national security laws, according to a...

By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva Some Fiji government ministers are “held on a tight leash” and afraid to make open ended statements in public, claims...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The first media freedom advocacy group has formed in the Marshall Islands. Organisers this week were in the initial phase of...