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US Politics · United StatesThe Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets. The Post says journalist Hannah Natanson had her phone and a Garmin watch seized by agents at her Virginia home.See the Story
FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe: Report
48% Center coverage: 312 sources

Free Speech · UgandaUganda's authorities suspended public internet access starting at 6 p.m. local time on Tuesday, two days before the presidential election, with the Uganda Communications Commission citing the need to prevent "misinformation, disinformation, electoral fraud" and incitement of violence.
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Uganda Shuts Down Internet Ahead of Presidential Election
36% Center coverage: 92 sources

Asia · VietnamBangkok, January 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges authorities in Vietnam to roll back a crackdown on independent media and release imprisoned journalists ahead of next week’s Communist Party congress. On December 31, Hanoi’s People’s Court convicted Le Trung Khoa, editor and founder of the Germany-based news site Toibao.de, in absentia and sentenced him to 17 years in prison under Article 117 of the Penal Code, a provision tha…See the Story
CPJ calls on Vietnam to roll back media repression ahead of Communist Party congress
50% Center coverage: 4 sources