Guillermo Cano News Today

A court in Russia on May 31 extended the pretrial detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Prague-based journalist with RFE/RL who holds dual U.S. and Russian citizenship, until August 5.

AMMAN – Gaza’s journalists have received the highest accolade from the UN agency responsible for promoting peace and security, according to a statement for The Jordan Times. At a ceremony during UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day conference, in Chile, Mauricio Weibel, chair of the prizes’ international jury presented honoured them with UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano prize for press

Gaza’s journalists have received the highest accolade from the UN agency responsible for promoting peace and security. At a ceremony during UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day conference, in Chile, Mauricio Weibel, chair of the prizes’ international jury presented honoured them with UNESCO’s Guillermo Cano prize for press freedom.

The Inter-American Press Association published the conclusions of their semi-annual meeting, summarizing the most important challenges in terms of Freedom of Expression in the Americas.

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has pledged to work with Pakistan's government "to understand its concerns" after authorities said an ongoing two-month shutdown of the site in the country was based on national security threats.

The EU's foreign policy chief called on EU member states to give Ukraine more air defense systems as the embattled country grapples with increasingly intense Russian air strikes on its infrastructure while its stocks of weapons and ammunition dwindle as critical U.S. aid remains stuck in Congress.

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has slammed a Russian court ruling to extend the pretrial detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5, calling the country’s crackdown on independent media “unacceptable.”

A lawyer for several survivors and relatives of victims of the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall entertainment center near Moscow said many have filed lawsuits against the venue's owners, accusing them of fire safety violations.

Police in Russia's Komi Republic on April 2 detained activist Dmitry Makhov for using a picture of the historical flag of Belarus online.

Ukraine is at a "critical moment" in its war with Russia and urgently needs more Western support, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on April 2, bemoaning the stalemate in Congress over a multibillion dollar military package for Kyiv.