by Amy Goodman | Jul 23, 2026 | Columbia University, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Habeas, ICE, immigration jails, Interview, Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestine
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by masked and hooded ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen made national headlines last year, is facing a new deportation threat after a three-judge panel overturned a lower court ruling that had freed him from ICE custody. Mahdawi was involved in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University…
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by Amy Goodman | May 7, 2026 | Donald Trump, Freedom of Speech, freedom of the press, Interview, Journalism, Journalists and Freedom of Speech, News Deserts, press freedom, Reporters
Reporters Without Borders warns press freedom has fallen to its lowest level since the group began publishing its annual World Press Freedom Index in 2002. The index has charted how press freedoms have deteriorated in the United States and elsewhere over the past 25 years. The U.S. was ranked 17th in the world in 2002. In the latest index, the U.S. is down to 64th, falling seven places since last…
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