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Pentagon Journalists Walk Out as New Press Restrictions Spark Outrage Over Transparency

Pentagon Journalists Walk Out as New Press Restrictions Spark Outrage Over Transparency

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In a rare act of defiance, dozens of seasoned journalists covering the U.S. Defense Department have packed up their offices inside the Pentagon and handed back their credentials. This mass walkout followed the enforcement of a controversial new press access policy that many argue threatens the very core of press freedom and transparency in the […]

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Azerbaijan Releases Russian Journalist to House Arrest After Putin-Aliyev Talks

Azerbaijan Releases Russian Journalist to House Arrest After Putin-Aliyev Talks

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Authorities in Azerbaijan have released Igor Kartavykh, the executive director of Sputnik Azerbaijan, from prison and placed him under house arrest. The move followed high-level discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, according to reports by Russia’s Kommersant newspaper, citing the Kremlin. Kartavykh was detained in June along with several colleagues […]

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