Belarus – tale of two tyrannies
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September 9, 2021
from ES and Mark Porter, Ile Rousse, Corsica
As the world focusses on Afghanistan, and the new Taliban government's suppression of women's rights ...
TV torture as lights go out over Russia
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Cannes, September 7, 2021
by Mark Porter
Russia is reported to be planning a counter-attack against US tech, accusing it of "meddling" if they host Alexei...
Surfing tide of fakes – the onward nonsense of RT Deutsch
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Unapologetic face of RT Deutsch - looking for "losers who have something to say". See below
Cannes, September 7, 2021
from Mark Porter
While a senior BBC...
L’inferno in Afghanistan: l’Isis-Khorosan contro i talebani
By Roberto Sciarrone ...
The Great Adventure of a Life in Journalism
By Llewellyn King
A young man asked me for advice on a career in journalism. The following is the letter I sent to him.
For advice about...
Poland and Israel enter into an era of colder relations
By Otmar Lahodynsky
Ex-President of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and former European Editor of the Profil news magazine in Austria
A new Polish law...
The EU is nothing but a feckless spectator in the unfolding Afghan crisis
By Otmar Lahodynsky
Ex-President of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and former European Editor of the Profil news magazine in Austria
During the Afghanistan conflict,...
Time running out for betrayed Afghans and their families
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Cannes, August 19, 2021
by Mark Porter
Taliban death squads are intensifying their search for anyone they believe worked with UK, US, and NATO forces and...
A new law to shut up US journalists?
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A First Amendment precedent?
by Mark Porter, Cannes, August 19, 2021
In America, it is very hard for government officials to win libel suits. All that...
Polish govt on brink over media clampdown
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(es) Warsaw/ Vienna. August 12, 2021
The Polish governing alliance was today on the brink of collapse over its thinly-disguised attempt to close down the...