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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

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’

The intersections of press freedom and the environment

Journalists, experts speak about threats faced by environmental journalists in honor of World Press Freedom Day

Bipartisan anti-terrorism bill could silence nonprofit media

Alarming legislation would allow Congress to deem news outlets supporters of terrorism without due process

Americans disturbed by Israel’s Al Jazeera ban should oppose censorship at home

The news outlet’s silencing serves as a cautionary tale for the U.S., following its flurry of censorial bills and court cases

Public must have access to U.S. report on military aid

Biden administration has no reason to withhold Congressional report on how foreign recipients of U.S. military assistance comply with human rights law

FPF discusses threats to the free press on radio talk show

WBEZ interview highlights legislative, economic, and cultural headwinds that threaten the Fourth Estate

Report highlights need for journalists to push back when stonewalled

News readers need to know when the government withholds information from them

Felony charges against Austin journalist are authoritarian bullying

Police retaliate against journalist for exercising his First Amendment right to film them violating protesters' First Amendment rights

Surveillance expansion threatens press freedom – and everyone else's

Bill allows the government to draft citizens into spying and swears them to secrecy