Jailed journalist released from Azerbaijani prison

Jailed journalist released from Azerbaijani prison

Investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova, of Azerbaijan, was conditionally released from prison on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. The award-winning journalist is still on probation, according to the Associated Press. The Crossings Institute applauds...
U.S. press freedom ranking disheartening

U.S. press freedom ranking disheartening

This op-ed by research fellow Jonathan Bach was originally published in The Register-Guard of Eugene, Oregon. To view the original article, click here. HELSINKI, Finland — On a recent evening in Helsinki, the mother of a persecuted journalist accepted the prestigious...
U.S. press freedom ranking disheartening

Asylum process needs change

An income gap that, despite Bernie Sanders’ best efforts, yawns perversely wide. Harrowing rates of gun violence. Racial and religious tensions running high. Call this country afflicted ­— yet despite our problems, swarms of foreign nationals still yearn to call the...