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A Man in Kazakhstan Held Up a Blank Sign to See if He’d Be Detained. He Was.
Rights watchers said the response by the police was a particularly vivid example of the country’s restrictions on free speech.
Myanmar Freed Two Reporters From Prison. It’s Not a Paradigm Shift.
Activists said the release of two Reuters journalists did not mean broad improvement for freedom of expression and other rights that are in jeopardy in Myanmar.
Myanmar Releases Reuters Journalists Jailed for Reporting on Rohingya Crackdown
The two reporters, U Wa Lone, 33, and U Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, who received the Pulitzer Prize, were to serve seven years in prison.
What Is a Leak? U.K. Defense Secretary’s Firing in Huawei Case Is in a Murky Zone
The government says Gavin Williamson committed a grievous security breach. He says he did no such thing. The way the British news media work, both are possible.
Why The Times Is Taking Down Its Paywall for 3 Days
As we mark World Press Freedom Day, our international editor asks each of us to imagine what would happen around the world if journalists, and the public, were not watching.
Times Insider: Pressed for Time: When Big News Breaks on the Other Side of the World
Significant time differences from New York pose all kinds of coverage obstacles for Times editors and correspondents.
Myanmar’s Highest Court Upholds Conviction of Reuters Journalists
The reporters, U Wa Lone and U Kyaw Soe Oo, won a Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for their reporting on a military massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
2 Men Arrested in Killing of Lyra McKee, Northern Ireland Journalist
The police in Northern Ireland said they had arrested two men in connection with journalist’s shooting, during a night of unrest in Londonderry.
Scorned British Tabloids to Harry and Meghan: Show Us Your Baby!
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided to skip the ritual photo op with their newborn, the latest bump in a rocky relationship with the press.