Media Freedom
Hong Kong Police Raid Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily, Arrest Five
Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four executives of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, raiding its newsroom for a...
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German Reporter Barred From Euro 2020 Matches in Russia
Germany's journalists union and broadcaster WDR have condemned the barring of a German journalist from reporting on matches in Russia...
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Mine Blast Kills Azerbaijani Reporters, Official Near Karabakh
Two Azerbaijani journalists and a regional official were killed in a landmine explosion in a district recaptured from Armenian separatists...
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No News on US Journalist Detained in Myanmar One Week On: Employer
The employers of an American journalist detained by Myanmar authorities said they were yet to receive any information on his...
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Jimmy Lai Among Eight More Hong Kong Democracy Activists Jailed
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences for attending protests on...
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Europe, US Call for Urgent Belarus Probe Over Kidnapping of Journalist From Plane
The United States and Western European members of the UN Security Council called for the International Civil Aviation Organization to...
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Hong Kong Journalist Convicted Over Public Database Searches
An award-winning Hong Kong journalist was found guilty of improperly searching a public vehicle licence database to help track down...
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Japan Urges Release of Journalist Arrested by Junta in Myanmar
Japan urged Myanmar authorities to release from prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading fake news, one of at least...
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Egypt Frees Journalist Couple After Jail Time
Egyptian photojournalist Hossam el-Sayed and his wife Solafa Magdy, an independent journalist, have been released after spending the past year...
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Jordan Bans Reporting on Plot, Labels Palace Feud a Family Affair
Jordan sought to throw a veil over its public palace feud by ordering its media to stop reporting on an...
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BBC Journalist Freed in Myanmar as EU Prepares Sanctions
A BBC journalist held in Myanmar has been freed, as demonstrators took to the streets for fresh anti-coup protests against...
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US Freedom of Press Questioned at Trial of Journalist Arrested at Protest
Does the freedom to inform stop during a police operation? Andrea Sahouri, a journalist at the daily Des Moines Register,...
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Khashoggi Fiancée Demands Punishment for Saudi Prince
The Turkish fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman should be "punished...
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Rights Groups Urge Biden Administration to Drop Assange Case
Human rights groups have urged the new US administration to drop its case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ahead of...
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EU Demands China Release Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan
The European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and several other jailed reporters, lawyers and...
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Jailed for Four Years for Wuhan Virus Reporting
A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled,...
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Turkish Court Sentences Exiled Journalist Dundar to 27 Years in Prison
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled former editor-in-chief of the opposition Cumhuriyet daily to more than 27 years...
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Former Mayor Arrested for ‘Complicity’ in Mexican Journalist’s Murder
A former mayor from northern Mexico's Chihuahua state was arrested for "complicity" in the 2017 murder of journalist Miroslava Breach.
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Russia Urges Release of Reporters Detained in Turkey
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Monday the Kremlin hopes that two Russian journalists detained in Turkey will be released...
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Two Russian Reporters Held in Turkey for Filming Drone Production Unit
Two journalists from the Russian television channel NTV have been arrested by Turkish police for allegedly filming a drone production...
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