(2024-12-30). BBC Exposé: Israeli Lobby and Government Collaborate in Free Speech Crackdown. mintpressnews.com 
Israeli lobbyists, organizations, and former intelligence operatives are actively working behind the scenes to suppress free speech, stifle debate at academic institutions, ban advocacy groups, and curtail the right to assembly. This coordinated effort has intensified during the ongoing Gaza war, with substantial complicity from Western governments and major social media platforms. | On December 17, the BBC published an
(2024-12-30). New UN Cybercrime Treaty Primed for Abuse. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The United Nations Headquarters building in New York City, United States, July 16, 2024. | © 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo | The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Cybercrime on December 24, despite widespread concerns that the treaty will facilitate human rights violations.The convention, the first global treaty of its kind, extends far beyond addressing cybercrime — malicious attacks on computer networks, systems, and data. It obligates states to establish broad electronic surveillance powers to investigate and cooperate on a wide ran…
(2024-12-30). Guterres urge a abandonar lo antes posible el camino del "colapso climático" cubadebate.cu En su mensaje de Año Nuevo, el secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, advirtió que el mundo va camino a la "ruina" si no se toman medidas inmediatas ante el cambio climático. "Estamos presenciando el colapso climático en tiempo real. Este camino está abocado a la ruina y tenemos que abandonarlo lo antes posible", afirmó.
(2024-12-30). United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres wishes the world Happy New Year. tvbrics.com 
"Together, we can make 2025 a new beginning"
(2024-12-30). Urge unidad como garantía para desarrollo en el Caribe. radiohc.cu La Habana, 30 de dic (RHC) La secretaria general de la Comunidad del Caribe (Caricom), Carla Barnett, calificó 2024 como un año de grandes desafíos y confirmó la necesidad de trabajar colectivamente en estrategias para el desarrollo.
(2024-12-30). BBC Staffers Reveal Editor's 'Entire Job' To Whitewash Israeli War Crimes. popularresistance.org BBC editor Raffi Berg has almost complete control of the British broadcaster's online coverage of Israel's war on Gaza and is ensuring that all events are reported with a pro-Israel bias, according to a new report published on 28 December by Drop Site News. | "This guy's entire job is to water down everything that's too critical of Israel," one former BBC journalist said. | Drop Site News spoke to 13 current and former staffers who stated that the BBC's coverage consistently devalues Palestinian life, ignores Israeli atrocities, and creates a false equivalence in an entirely unbalanced conflict.
(2024-12-30). Turkey jails 7 journalists and media workers, places one under house arrest. evrensel.net
(2024-12-29). Lawmakers and Free Speech Groups Urge SCOTUS to Overturn Impending TikTok Ban. truthout.org On Friday evening, President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief with the Supreme Court that took no position on whether a ban on TikTok would violate First Amendment rights. Instead, he wrote that he has "consummate deal-making expertise," and as president would be able to "negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the government."… |
(2024-12-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Update adult vaccinations for a new year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the start of a new year is a good calendar reminder to update adult vaccinations. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Whether it's the annual flu shot,…
(2024-12-29). Turkey jails 7 journalists and media workers, places one under house arrest. evrensel.net