Week 18: Journalists are imprisoned and democracy is undermined
While Swedish debaters marked World Press Freedom Day, journalist Joakim Medin is still imprisoned in Turkey and Donald Trump continues his pressure on universities and media in the US. Image: Collage in Canva – Turkish flag: Michał Dubrawski/Flickr. President Trump: Shealah Craighead/ Trump White House Archived/Flickr
Of: Ida Löjmand and Mona Adam Abdi
V18 years old marked both International Press Freedom Day and Donald TTrump's first 100 days as US President. On the Swedish sideshould editorial and debate pages kabout the debate revolving around the Turkish legal process against Joakim Medin and Trump's attacks on academic and freedom of the press.
May 6, 2025, Current debate