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Global freedom recedes for 18th year: Watchdog

Global freedom has been in decline for 18 consecutive years. According to the report Released Thursday from the US Nonprofit Freedom House. “Global freedom declined for the 18th consecutive year in 2023. The scope and depth of the deterioration was wide-ranging,” Freedom House said in its report. “Political rights and civil liberties declined in 52 […]

Google ‘predatory’ advertising practices probe expanded by Canada’s antitrust watchdog

Canada’s antitrust watchdog has expanded its investigation into whether Google’s online advertising business engages in predatory pricing. As part of the Competition Bureau’s investigation, which expands on an investigation that first began in 2020, law enforcement obtained an order from the Federal Court of Canada requiring Google to produce relevant records and written information. According […]

Universities use Israel-Hamas war to crack down on free speech: watchdog group

Universities are increasingly using the devastating war between Israel and Hamas as an excuse to restrict free speech on campus, watchdog groups say. Free speech on campus decreased in 2023, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights Expression. in 2024 reportFIRE said 20% of schools received a “red flag” ranking, which indicates the university has […]

U.S. Federal Prisons Failed To Stop Almost 200 Deaths By Suicide, DOJ Watchdog Finds

(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers10:16am – Thursday, February 15, 2024 The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed to prevent 187 inmate suicides over an eight-year period, according to a report published by an insider at the Justice Department’s watchdog agency. advertisement On Thursday, Inspector General Michael Horowitz blamed the deaths on BOP’s […]

Cori Bush blames ‘right-wing’ watchdog groups for DOJ probe

Congressman Cori Bush blamed “right-wing” watchdogs after it was revealed on Tuesday that the Justice Department had opened an investigation into the alleged misuse of government funds aimed at protecting her. ing. The investigation is related to allegations that federal security funds were improperly disbursed. Mr. Bush especially spent over $500,000 While protecting her own […]

Watchdog group launches campaign to expose antisemitism on college campuses

Media and government watchdog groups on Tuesday launched a campaign to expose students and faculty who engage in anti-Semitic activity on university campuses and encourage employers to use databases documenting such acts. According to Accuracy in Media, an organization whose mission is to “use civic engagement and investigative reporting to expose media bias, corruption, and […]