A country without a free and independent press has nothing to brag about and nothing to teach the world, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.
Kerry spoke at the State Department to recognize World Press Freedom Day.
“No government, whatever its pretensions or whatever its accomplishments, can fairly claim respect if its citizens are not allowed to say what they believe or denied the right to learn about events or decisions that affect their lives,” Kerry said.
He said the struggle between truth and outright lies is at the heart of a lot of the turbulence shaking the globe, including what …read more
Source: Voice of America
