Gaging the Press 
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Gaging the Press 

Authoritarian governments around the world are intensifying their efforts in gaging journalists and cracking down on Press freedom. A new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shows that the number of journalists jailed globally in 2022 reached a record high.  According to the report, about 363 journalists were deprived of their freedom as…

Paying the ultimate price for dissidence 

Iranian government yesterday publicly executed a dissident and protester for challenging the country’s theocratic government, making it the second person in a roll to face such brutal death in the past week.  Tell me about it Majidreza Rahnavard was convicted and sentenced to death for allegedly stabbing two members of the paramilitary Basij Force-an affiliate…

Israeli PM supports proposed two-state solution 

Israeli PM supports proposed two-state solution 

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed his support for a two-state solution with Palestinians during a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, despite resistance from within his country. Conditions would apply though.  What conditions?  While disclosing his position on the subject, Lapid insisted that the potential Palestinian state that will exist must…