Minister of Justice of Poland: Hungary will not change course without a change of government
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Photo: Attila Kisbenedek / AFP Hungary has gone too far in its disregard for European Union laws and undermining of civil society, and there is no way to change course as long as Prime Minister Viktor Orban is in power. This opinion was expressed by Polish Justice Minister Adam Bodnar […]
“War on the Press”. Free speech advocates fear a wave of lawsuits from Trump to intimidate journalists
Donald Trump. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AP Following his recent victory in a case against the ABC television network, Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register newspaper, CBS television channel and journalist Bob Woodward. Experts quoted by Politico and The New York Times believe that the purpose of such lawsuits is not so […]
Mass graves in Syria: the Assad regime has created a ‘death machine’ with over 100,000 victims
Mass graves of those killed by the Bashar al-Assad regime. Photo: Hussein Malla / AP International investigators, human rights activists and prosecutors continue to find evidence of massive crimes committed by the Bashar al-Assad regime in violation of international law. Former US Ambassador for War Crimes Steven Rapp said that the Assad regime has built […]
Dmitry Medvedev threatens The Times journalists over statement about assassination of Russian general
Dmitry Medvedev Photo: Alexei Maishev / TASS Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has threatened the editorial board of the British newspaper The Times after the publication of an article calling the targeted killing of Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov “legal”. This was reported by the independent publication The Moscow Times. In […]