World Press Freedom Day
In Myanmar, Citizen Journalists Step Up As Junta Targets Traditional Media
The new “CJs” are playing a critical role in documenting abuses.
‘North Korea-Style Blackout’: Myanmar Journalist Asks World To Keep Watching
“What’s really important is that we feel like we’re not alone in this fight.”
How Myanmar’s Journalists Are Defying the Junta
The Feb. 1 coup destroyed press freedom gains in the country. But the media has a long history of evading censorship.
Canada's press freedom threatened by demands to reveal confidential sources
A Supreme Court case involving VICE News reporter Ben Makuch highlights the lack of protection for correspondence between sources and journalists.
Somali Government Orders Journalists to Rename Militant Group
Somalia's government has ordered national media to only refer to al Shabaab as "the Group that Massacres the Somali People."
The Reporter on Hunger Strike in an Egyptian Prison Might Slip Into a Coma
Abdullah Elshamy is suffering from the beginnings of kidney failure, anaemia, low blood pressure, and blood glucose deficiency.
Al Jazeera's $150M Suit Against Egypt Could Jeopardize Its Journalist's Trial
The network claims that Egypt has breached both international law and the terms of a bilateral investment treaty with Qatar.
Jailed Al Jazeera Journalist Is Actually Kind of a Dick
On World Press Freedom Day, VICE News Editor-In-Chief Jason Mojica weighs in on the lionization of journalists.
Beatings, Torture, and Imprisonment: It's Not Easy Being a Journalist in Iran
To mark World Press Freedom Day, we spoke to some of the brave journalists who have endured the Iranian government's brazen abuse.