Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday reversed a long-standing Department of Justice (DOJ) policy by formally banning federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in most leak investigations. The policy change addresses the issue first brought up by Garland in June when he said the DOJ would stop the practice of seizing reporters’ records…
US Attorney General Curbs Seizure of Journalists’ Phone, Email Records
U.S. Attorney General Curbs Seizure of Journalists’ Phone, Email Records
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday reversed a long-standing Department of Justice (DOJ) policy by formally banning federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in most leak investigations. The policy change addresses the issue first brought up by Garland in June when he said the DOJ would stop the practice of seizing reporters’ records…
Former Apple Daily Executive Mark Simon: ‘You Can’t Kill the Idea of Freedom’
The former executive of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily has said “you can’t kill the idea of freedom” after the paper was forced to shut down. In an interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, former Apple Daily executive Mark Simon said that he believes Hong Kong will continue to thrive despite ever-increasing restrictions and attempts to silence…
Hong Kong Journalists Association Issued Statement to Defend Freedom of Press
The Hong Kong National Security law that was introduced last June is stifling freedom of the press in the former British colony. Pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was forced to cease operation on June 24. Apple Daily’s founder Jimmy Lai has been charged with foreign collusion under the national security law. Following the incident, online pro-democracy…
Canadian Lawmakers Condemn Attack on Hong Kong Epoch Times Printing Press
Sevearl Canadian lawmakers have condemned the assault on the Hong Kong Epoch Times printing facility, calling on the Chinese regime to respect freedom of the press. Four masked men barged into the Epoch Times printing facility in Hong Kong on April 12, smashing equipment with sledgehammers and dumping construction debris onto machines. The attack caused…
Sydney Rally to Protect HK Freedoms Condemns Attack on HK Printing Press
Australians have rallied on Thursday to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) escalating attacks on people of faith and on press freedom after the Hong Kong office of The Epoch Times printing facility was attacked on Sunday. Gathering in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney, The Epoch Times Australia, Falun Gong practitioners, and human…
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