TY - MGZN T1 - Attacks on the Press Track a Democratic Backslide Y1 - 2020 A1 - Sushma Raman AB -
The recent conviction of the journalist Maria Ressa in the Philippines for “cyber libel” has brought into sharp relief the global deterioration of press freedom. Across the world, fundamental freedoms of association, expression, and assembly are under threat. A recent report from Civicus found that twice as many people live under repression today as a year ago. Although much of that is due to diminishing freedoms in countries whose governments have long been known for their heavy hands, an increasing number of attacks on the media have come in places where press freedom was once enshrined.
JF - Foreign Policy UR - https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/29/press-freedom-decline-attacks-george-floyd-protests/ ER -