Freedom of information

Iran won information war by shutting down the Internet - opinion

Iran’s Internet blackout denied protesters access to information and helped the regime outmaneuver the US in the information war.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
A photo from the publicly released Epstein files which was removed without explanation from the Justice Department’s collection.

Photo of Donald Trump removed from released Epstein files, Democrats decry 'cover-up'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party supporters protest to demand release of their jailed leader and Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in Peshawar on December 2, 2025.

Pakistani minister says 90% of social media content is false, urges crackdown

A 3D printed miniature of US President Donald Trump and the Truth Social logo are seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Trump's Truth Social media platform to introduce prediction markets


Yogi Berra and a fork in the road - opinion

In this particular fork, one branch leads to academic freedom, and the other to critical thinking and intellectual scholarship.

GRADUATES, SOME holding pro-Palestinian signs and flags, attend Columbia University’s graduation ceremony in New York City in May. The flare-up of antisemitism in classrooms and on campus is due to the confluence of contributing factors, says the writer.

Russia fines veteran journalist for 'justifying terrorism'

At least 40 media professionals are currently behind bars in Russia, according to Reporters without Borders, a press freedom organization.

Russian journalist Kevorkova attends a court hearing in Moscow

Freedom forgone: The concerning rise of censorship in Israel - comment

What justification would we have as a humanitarian society if we did not preserve the rights of those we disagree with just because we disagree with them?

 The Educational Bookshop in east Jerusalem.

Watchdogs sue US government over Qatar’s billions in university funding

Watchdog groups are suing the US government to uncover Qatar’s multibillion-dollar funding of top universities, raising concerns over foreign influence in academia.

 Infographic: Examples of Qatar’s influence arms

Israeli ministers break the law, fail to disclose daily schedules

Some of the ministries that have yet to respond to the inquiry include the Defense Ministry, the Education Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu convenes his cabinet in Jerusalem.

Missouri school board votes not to ban ‘Maus’ from district bookshelves following criticism

One district near St. Louis ordered staff to temporarily pull not only “Maus,” but also hundreds of other illustrated books, including several Holocaust history books for young readers.

Cover of the book 'Maus' by Art Spiegelman

Middle East journalists share pessimistic outlook for region’s press freedom

On the 30th annual World Press Freedom Day, journalists in the Middle East described severely restricted freedom of expression and little hope for improvement in the future

 A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022

First Israeli sovereign cloud launched amid rise in information economy

By definition, other countries don't have access to the data that's in each sovereign cloud, and it's not subject to their laws.

Calling in a Cloud

Passover: Trapped in freedom

Passover is perfectly suited for savoring the freedom we sometimes take for granted. In many ways, the modern world embodies the revolution of Passover.

 PASSOVER IS also a moment to scrutinize freedom’s latent dangers.

Russia declares World Wildlife Fund and others 'foreign agents' - report

According to a Russian Justice Ministry release released to Interfax, the WWF received support from foreign sources.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Leonid Slutsky at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia February 13, 2023.