Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s war in Gaza has killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Yugoslavia Wars, and Afghanistan War, combined, according to Brown University’s Watson Institute.
Costs of War | Brown University
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If the US doesn't consider military operations classified, great! FOIA offices should have an easy time releasing them to the public now. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-waltz-is-losing-support-inside-the-white-house-2b17459c?mod=politics_lead_pos3
The arrests of gradudate students Rumeysa Ozturk, from Tufts, and Mahmoud Khalil, from Columbia, "were in major city centers," Seth Stern tells KRCL. Imagine what can happen "in rural areas when nobody is watching." Listen to the interview: https://krcl.org/blog/pets-already-losing-owners-to-deportation-ultimately-millions-could-be-affected/
India's use of immigration law to punish a Reuters journalist for investigating corporate wrongdoing may be a preview of where the U.S. is headed.
Freedom of the Press
If Trump can deport pro-Palestinian activists, journalists could be next
India’s revocation of U.S. journalist’s citizenship status is a cautionary tale
The French National Assembly "has done the right thing: it rejected a dangerous proposal that would have gutted end-to-end encryption in the name of fighting drug trafficking," @Electronic Frontier Foundation's Joe Mullin writes.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate
In a moment of clarity after initially moving forward a deeply flawed piece of legislation, the French National Assembly has done the right thing: ...