Any proposed legislation which takes jobs away from Palau's citizens, and impacts on the independent flow of news and information to the public, raises the question of the agenda behind the changes, says PFF.
A suit filed by "Palau Horizon" journalist Bernadette Carreon led to a Supreme Court ruling that a registration fee scheme by President Johnson Toribiong's government was unconstitutional.
Sign a petition to help free translator and women's rights activist Ayşe Berktay, whose next hearing is on 27 May. She is among many jailed in Turkey in violation of their right to freedom of expression.
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