Democracy Now @ August 9, 2024 | "Press freedom groups are raising alarm after New York police arrested and charged videographer Samuel Seligson for allegedly filming pro-Palestinian activists hurling red paint at the homes of top officials of the Brooklyn Museum, part of a campaign by activists demanding the institution divest from Israel. Seligson faces eight counts of criminal mischief with a hate crime enhancement, which is a felony. Police also raided his home twice. Seligson is a well-known local journalist whose work has appeared on major news outlets, and his attorney Leena Widdi says the charges are an attack on constitutionally protected press freedoms. “It is an extremely concerning assault on the First Amendment. The reason why the freedom of press is so strongly protected is because there’s some underlying belief that in order for the public to meaningfully participate in a democracy, they must be actually informed,” Widdi tells Democracy Now!
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Friday, August 9, 2024
Energy Crisis | Minister visits new Wolf Wind Farm
SABC News @ August 9, 2024 | "Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has visited the Wolf Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape to assess the work done on the project.
The project, which commenced in March 2023, is expected to create about 2-thousand job opportunities.
The project is fully funded by the private sector, and the government hopes to bring in more funds to continue infrastructure development."
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