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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser

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Chief Global Affairs Officer at Committee to Protect Journalists - @pressfreedom.bsky.social | Dominican born, New York bred; lover of freedoms & strategizing for good. Views personal.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23h
CPJ welcomes the significant vote by 47 U.S. Senators on September 29, calling for justice and accountability for the killings of civilians, including Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, by Israeli forces and settlers. cpj.org?p=623384 CC: @vanhollen.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Evan Gershkovich was the first American journalist to be imprisoned in Russia in nearly half a century. The circumstances were terrible, the access extraordinary. Read Joel Simon on why his new book is more than a hostage memoir: www.cjr.org/feature/repo...
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Evan Gershkovich: Reporting from inside.
The new book from Evan Gershkovich is not just a prison memoir.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor US midterms fuels fears of serious election-related human rights concerns. This is the first time the US has declined to invite in OSCE monitors since they began observing US elections.
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US: Trump Administration Rejects External Election Observers
The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcomi...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network and partners are hosting "Election Ready: Safety and Resilience for Journalists," a four-part webinar series offering practical guidance for journalists, editors, and newsroom leaders. 🗓️ Sept. 29 → Nov. 17 🔗 Register: pen.org/election-rea...
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Judges should award attorneys fees to media defendants in cases like this. The case is frivolous and it is transparently an effort to chill reporting protected by the First Amendment, as the NYT’s lawyers say. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...
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Florida Files Lawsuit Against The New York Times
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Journalist Henry Constantín detained in Cuba on ‘disobedience’ charge cpj.org?p=623724
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Journalist Henry Constantín detained in Cuba on ‘disobedience’ charge - Committee to Protect Journalists
September 25, 2026, Miami—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Cuban government to release journalist Henry Constantín, director of La Hora de Cuba. Constantín has been detained since Sep...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms
Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thou shalt not transform the press pool into a propaganda organ. politicalwire.com/2026/09/25/p...
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Pope Leo Xiv Responds to Trump’s Press Ban
"Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists…
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ahead of Thursday’s meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, CPJ took to the streets of Washington, DC, calling for the release of jailed publisher Jimmy Lai and veteran journalist Dong Yuyu. Join us to #FreeJimmyLai and #FreeDongYuyu: cpj.org/asia/china
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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scoop: San Francisco has sued Trump Media over its new Truth Social program to give those who pay $100,000 monthly an early view of the president’s posts. City Attorney David Chiu said it fosters insider trading and called it corruption at the highest levels. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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San Francisco Sues to Stop Early Access to Trump’s Truth Social Posts
The city attorney argued that the service, available for up to $100,000 a month, could allow wealthy traders to manipulate the market, while leaving out everyday investors.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The president wants to define and control what is considered to be true. This cannot be.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 101 on the White House press pool - what it is, how it works and why it matters. Thank you, @adamrose.bsky.social 👇
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Banning @cnn.com, @ms.now and @politico.com from the White House sets a dangerous precedent, one in which the president decides what the American people know and from whom they can know it. CPJ and leading news organizations stand together in defense of a free press. Join us ⬇️ cpj.org?p=622000
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Leading news outlets issue statement in defense of a US free press - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, September 21, 2026—U.S.-based news organizations, including the Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post have joined a statement affirmi...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on Paramount-Warner Bros merger: “This settlement appears to pave the way for yet another massive media consolidation deal that could raise prices for consumers, reduce content diversity, and weaken editorial independence”
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico to sue Trump administration after the president banned them from the White House. cnn.it/4cXFIma
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There's one good thing that President Trump can do, and that is to fulfill his pledge to #FreeJimmyLai - www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Opinion | Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Jimmy Lai
China’s President has so far spurned the U.S. President’s appeals to release the imprisoned 78-year-old Hong Kong publisher.
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @occrp.org · 20/09/2026
Disappearance of Journalists in Djibouti Raises Concerns for Their Safety www.occrp.org/en/news/disa...
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Disappearance of 2 Journalists in Djibouti Raises Concerns for Their Safety
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/09/2026
President Trump has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television on.wsj.com/4h3su9V
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President Trump has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television
The president has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The extremist far-right AFD party in Germany has another significant state-wide election win. This is bad news for democracy but very specifically for press freedom as the AFD has stated its goal to end the contract through which the Germany's extensive public media network is funded. 👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW and URGENT ⚡ The White House ban on @ms.now, @cnn.com & @politico.com has gone into effect. This act of reprisal against journalists for doing their job, is an egregious assault on the free press and a violation of the First Amendment of the U.S. constitution. cpj.org/2026/09/cpj-...
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CPJ: President Trump’s arbitrary CNN, MS NOW, Politico ban violates First Amendment rights - Committee to Protect Journalists
Miami, September 18, 2026—President Donald Trump’s order to ban news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House news coverage violates First Amendment rights and is an alarming escalation of ho...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you for this @aclu.org, for remembering, for championing Rubén Salazar and #PressFreedom ❤️🙏
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Extraordinary reporting. Undeniable facts that demand accountability. #ThisIsJournalism 👇 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This denial of access is a denial of the public’s right to receive independently researched and verified information about the actions of govt & how these impact the public. This retaliatory censorship is done with taxpayer money in denial of the public interest. #PressFreedom is your freedom. 👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can’t ban reality. The facts and context that journalists unearth will not cease. #PressFreedom ✊✊✊
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/09/2026
Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC action, Disney says reut.rs/4dIU5eh
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Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC action, Disney says
Ongoing threats by President ​Donald Trump against ‌reporters and broadcast networks are grounds ​for a ​U.S. judge to block ⁠the Federal ​Communications Commission from ​reviewing Disney's eight ABC station licenses early, the ​company said ​on Thursday.
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Craig Aaron @notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The idea that allowing the Saudi regime — which has murdered journalists, don’t forget — and other foreign investors to up to 100% of CBS and CNN is somehow in the “public interest” twists the term beyond recognition. But FCC’s Brendan Carr only serves Trump and Larry Ellison, not the public.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW ⚡ CPJ urges US Congress, Trump to press for Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of Xi visit cpj.org?p=620935
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CPJ urges US Congress, Trump to press for Jimmy Lai’s release ahead of Xi visit - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the U.S. Congress and the Trump administration to “resolutely demand” for the release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai, ahead of a meeting bet...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 17/09/2026
🔔 What does Stanford Daily v. Rubio mean for free speech? Join our webinar to learn how the Trump admin’s deportation scheme affects journalism both on campus and off, with @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social, Esha Bhandari, and Marium Uddin. 🗓️ Sept. 18, 1 p.m. ET RSVP: freedom.press/stanford-daily
Invitation to Sept. 18 FPF webinar on Stanford Daily v. Rubio.
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Carnegie Endowment @carnegieendowment.org · 16/09/2026
Today: @stevefeldstein.bsky.social joins @tlhumanrights.bsky.social to testify on the human rights implications of the use of AI in warfare. Tune in here, beginning at 2pm ET: humanrightscommission.house.gov/events/heari...
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Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications for Human Rights
Hearing NoticePlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) for a hearing examining the human rights and humanitarian implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain.
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This Friday 9/18, CPJ and SEJ are bringing together journalists to talk about what safety looks like for climate reporters in the U.S. today. Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/field-ready-a-…
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Field Ready: A Conversation on Climate Reporting and Safety
A pre-Climate Week NYC conversation on journalist safety, CPJ resources and the realities of freelance climate reporting. Join us Sept 18!
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CPJ welcomes a federal court’s decision on September 14 to postpone the effective date of a new restrictive U.S. visa rule affecting foreign journalists reporting in the United States. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/polit…
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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.”
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CPJ calls on ICE to release exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano cpj.org?p=619929
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CPJ calls on ICE to release exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano - Committee to Protect Journalists
Mexico City, September 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on U.S. immigration authorities to release Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano, director of the radio and internet program Caf...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Almost 20 months into Mr. Trump’s second term, his long-running media clashes have grown into a sweeping campaign to control speech in America that stands out for applying so many levers, so fast, all at once." How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On this 25th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, I am immensely grateful for the probing reporting of so many journalists who enlighten us. Looking back at a shining example of leadership and dedication to the facts. Long live the free press! www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
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How The Wall Street Journal's improvised 9/11 battle plan helped it to a Pulitzer - Poynter
From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their car...
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Status @status.news · 10/09/2026
New Yorker Editor David Remnick URGES journalists to find their backbone and fight for the First Amendment. Find more from the inaugural Status Summit on Youtube.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In a welcome move, a coalition of 12 countries acted yesterday to counter the settler violence in the West Bank, which includes journalists targeted for reporting on this horror. These attacks are intended to censor reality. Perpetrators must be held accountable.Full details👇 cpj.org/2026/09/kick...
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Kicked, threatened, shot at: Israeli settler violence hits West Bank journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
Palestinian freelance journalist Salman al-Khatib and his colleagues were filming Israeli demolitions of homes in the occupied West Bank late last month when a young settler approached them, blocked t...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Join our team! CPJ is currently #hiring a Specialist Editor, Asia-Pacific, to write, edit, and publish a range of content aligned with CPJ’s press freedom mission. This remote role is based in the Asia-Pacific region. 🗓️ Deadline is 9/20 cpjorg.bamboohr.com/careers/110?sou…
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#G20Summit leaders must ensure that “journalists and news organizations will be able to freely cover deliberations by representatives of the world’s largest economies, whose decisions have broad ramifications around the world.” cpj.org?p=617230
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#EndImpunity 👇
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Malta: The fight for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia must continue cpj.org?p=612017 #EndImpunity @at-tgibson.bsky.social
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Malta: The fight for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia must continue - Committee to Protect Journalists
VALLETTA, September 3, 2026—Almost nine years after investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated in a car bomb, Malta has still not convicted the person or people who orchestrated ...
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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was accused of commissioning the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, was acquitted by a Maltese court on Wednesday. CPJ stands by Daphne's devastated family whose quest for justice in this shocking case has been relentless.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One of the countless reasons why we need reporting in order to make sense of the facts around these disasters, the response, and the human and financial costs (short and long term). #PressFreedom
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
As the political weaponization of the FCC continues, a reminder: bsky.app/profile/pres...
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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Useful detailed analysis of the recent finding in the UK that Bahrain cannot claim immunity for digital transnational repression/spyware www.lawfaremedia.org/article/u.k....
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U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States
The Kingdom of Bahrain cannot claim immunity from a suit by exiled dissidents over harm caused by spyware surveillance on U.K. soil.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/08/2026
Russia’s campaign against Europe looks increasingly brazen. Yet EU leaders remain reluctant to call it what a growing number of security officials say it resembles: war. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The U.S. has already frozen civil society out of official engagement with the G20. Now this exclusionary approach extends to the press amidst a global economy suffering multiple shocks. Reporting on these deliberations is vital for the public. The U.S .should quickly reverse course and grant access.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW ⚡ #Iran 's near-total internet blackout that lasted 88 days left journalists unable to report on the surging violence in their country, but more enduringly, the conflict exacerbated existing patterns of judicial harassment, surveillance, and self-censorship. cpj.org/2026/08/the-...
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The cost of truth: Inside Iran’s mounting media crackdown  - Committee to Protect Journalists
Arrest, prosecution, and censorship have long shaped the media landscape in Iran. Currently, nine journalists are known to be imprisoned for doing their job, including Iranian-American journalist Reza...
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bless you, @starsandstripes.bsky.social for reporting the facts. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇👇
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