Repressive Security Services Fighting Violent Insurgents, Mafia in Post-Occupation Iraq Mean Iraqi Journalists Face Assassination and Threats Daily
Journalism and Free Speech articles on Democracy Chronicles
A basic necessity in a democratic society, is journalism and free speech play a central role in creating a system of checks and balance, and in distributing power equally between governments, businesses, individuals, and other social entities. Access to verifiable information gathered by independent media sources, which adhere to journalistic standards, can also be of service to ordinary citizens, by empowering them with the tools they need in order to participate in the political process. Also see our articles on Civil Rights.
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Large Anti-Government Protest in Sudan For Press Freedom
Journalists From Sudan For Press Freedom Protest Newspaper Closures as Government Sees Wars on Two Fronts
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Candidates Gather to Discuss Third Party Election Reform
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Dictatorship in Jordan Denounced for Attack on Journalist
International Rights Groups United in Protest Against Continued Abuses by Dictatorship in Jordan
China Press Crackdown Continues as Scandal Spreads
Leadership Struggle means a Key Leader and His Empire in Freefall as China Press Crackdown Builds
Coup Rumors Spark Internet Crackdown in China
Dictatorship Nervous and Scrambling After Leadership Crisis Following Murder Leads to Internet Crackdown in China
Dictatorship Continues Russian Repression Tactics
Opposition Newspapers Hacked by Enhanced Russian Repression Tactics as Protest Movement Continues