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BREAKING: Albania Drops Another Two Places in Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Report – Exit
eeca hd 0 Albania falls another two places in Reporters Without Borders World Press Index 2020. In 2019, it ranked at 82 but over the last 12 months, a deterioration in press freedom and an increase in attacks on journalists has led to it ranking at number 84. Albania has dropped a total of seven …
BREAKING: Trump Will Award Rush Limbaugh Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Limbaugh Will Attend SOTU
President Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that he will award legendary conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom in coming months. Mr. Limbaugh announced Monday that he is battling advanced lung cancer. President Trump told network anchors during a private lunch on Tuesday about the coming award, CNN reported: According to a …
Velvet Revolution dissidents warn against new threats to Czech freedom | World news
Times have changed dramatically since Monsignor Václav Malý endured interrogations, beatings and the indignities of being barred from the priesthood while being forced to clean toilets as the price of campaigning against Czechoslovakia’s communist regime. As a signatory and then spokesman for Charter 77, a civic initiative demanding respect for human rights that was led …
Can Facial Recognition Technologies, Privacy, and the Freedom of Expression Co-Exist?
The Hong Kong government issued an order last month, which prohibits demonstrators from wearing masks so that law enforcement authorities can identify them. Demonstrators were also reported lately to have knocked down smart lamp posts across the city for fear the Chinese government is using the posts to spy on them. Deployed initially to track …
Hong Kong Christians fear religious freedom could be ‘gone forever’
Hong Kong Christians fear freedom of religion could be “gone forever” despite the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill and leader Carrie Lam’s efforts to ease tensions in the administrative region. Christians and pro-democracy supporters are worried the Chinese government could make another attempt to ramrod legislation in Hong Kong that would specifically target the faith …
Freedom Inc. Health Day promotes safe communities
More Headlines MADISON, Wis. – Freedom Inc. hosted its 15th annual Health Day on Saturday. Around 300 people attended the event, which welcomed black, Hmong, low-income, queer and trans people. It provided a place where people can get together and get to know each other. The event featured a talent show, charity walk and basketball …
Should Academic Freedom Extend to Non-Faculty Academics?
Should academic freedom extend to non-faculty academics? The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure states: “Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth.” The concept of academic freedom developed at a time when there was a bright dividing line between faculty and staff. Institutions …
When Freedom Rings, People Are Healthier : Goats and Soda : NPR
Pakistani women jostle to receive their ballot papers prior to casting their ballot at a polling station on May 11, 2013 in Lahore. A study in The Lancet provides evidence that free and fair elections are associated with a lower burden of chronic diseases. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images Pakistani …
Rhino release: Epic journey to freedom in Rwanda
Five zoo-born eastern black rhinos have been transported from Europe to Africa. The three females and two male rhinos, aged between two and nine years old, came from Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, the Czech Republic’s Dvur Kralove safari park and Ree Park Safari in Denmark. The 6,000km (3,700 miles) journey began at Dvur Kralove – …
‘Fighting for our freedom’: protesters flood into Hong Kong’s streets | World news
A wave of protesters hundreds of thousands strong, most dressed in black and many carrying white flowers of mourning, have swept through central Hong Kong to denounce a controversial extradition law and demand the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, steps down. They poured in from all over the city, in numbers so large that the march …
