Free press

Tunisian journalists protest, as crackdown on media escalates

Journalists and reporters waved press cards, chanting "Journalism is not a crime" and "Freedom for Tunisian media."

Tunisian journalists rally near the government's office, holding signs to protest press restrictions, call for greater freedom, demand the release of their jailed colleagues, and vow that the widening crackdown will not silence them, in Tunis, Tunisia, November 20, 2025.
Israeli journalist Tal Lev Ram attends a conference on the Israeli army station "Galei Tzahal", in Tel Aviv on September 30, 2025.

Army Radio commander to fight Katz's closure of IDF station before High Court

Fox News’s former correspondent in Jerusalem, Leland Vittert, speaking on Bari Weiss's podcast, September 30, 2025.

From belief to disillusionment: Leland Vittert tells Bari Weiss about abandoning two-state vision

Controversial former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss moderates a panel at the Ace Hotel on Sept. 13, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Here comes Bari Weiss. What does it mean for CBS News?


Trump's Pentagon says press must agree not to disclose sensitive information

Reporters face potential credential loss under new Pentagon rules requiring approval before publishing sensitive military information, sparking media outcry.

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, next to a podium with the emblem of the Department of War.

Karhi, Ben-Gvir spar with AG over international media live footage ban

Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, foreign media outlets have not been allowed into the Gaza Strip independently, and have been limited to entries guided by the IDF.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a rally in support of the current Israeli government, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.

Ben-Gvir and Karhi crack down on foreign press coverage of war damage in Israel

Foreign media are now required to obtain prior military censorship approval before filming missile impact and crash sites.

 A police officer investigates a crater at an impact site following Iran's missile strike on Israel, in Beersheba, Israel, June 20, 2025.

On World Press Freedom Day, journalists face record killings and rising censorship

A new Pew study suggests that those living in countries with relatively high press freedom are less likely to consider it important, raising concerns that complacency may lead to backsliding.

 Foreign and Israeli journalists stand on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, October 19, 2023. `

'Post' Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein released from house arrest

“Contrary to what the Attorney-General’s statement suggests, he was not part of any ‘apparatus," representatives of Klein said.

 Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Zvika Klein

Protesters chain themselves to Communications Ministry calling for free press

Opposition leader Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid previously called the bill an "an attack on Israeli democracy and on Israeli freedom of expression."

 Protesters dressed as news channels hang themselves outside the Communications Ministry, protesting for free speech

Press freedom under attack in Israel, says Foreign Press Association

Foreign press group condemns the Israeli government's recent actions against media outlets, including the Al-Jazeera ban and proposed changes to public broadcasting.

A journalist conducting an interview. (Illustrative)

Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy? – editorial

'Haaretz' backlash highlights free speech, financial pressure, and democracy under stress/

Haaretz newspaper on a shelf alongside The New York Times

'History is back, and the old normal isn’t returning' Bari Weiss tells young Jewish leaders

The Free Press founder urges Jewish leaders to confront rising antisemitism and embrace resilience in her powerful DC speech.

 Bari Weiss speaking at The General Assembly.

Iran has released five detained Americans from prison

There is no guarantee of their safe return, but the improvement in their circumstances is welcomed by family and friends.

 Qasr Prison, Iran

Free press needs to be free for all sides - analysis

Allowing opinions to be aired even if the government or those in the opposition don’t like what those voices are saying. That is the meaning of a free press.

 Likud party chairman MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media at the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on November 23, 2022.