Media Freedom
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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Award-Winning Syrian Photojournalist Wounded Covering Paris Protest
Reporters Without Borders condemned the injury of an award-winning Syrian photojournalist during a Paris protest against police brutality.
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Fake News Punishable by Years in Prison Under Proposed Nicaraguan Law
A proposed law in Nicaragua could allow sentences of two to four years in prison for spreading fake news on...
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Another Algeria Journalist Jailed in Growing Crackdown
An Algerian journalist was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, in the latest trial of media and pro-democracy figures...
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Russian Historian Who Exposed Stalin’s Horrors Convicted of Sex Crime
Historian Yury Dmitriev was sentenced to more than three years in prison by a Russian court on Wednesday, his lawyer...
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Vietnam, Where Independent Media Is Outlawed, Opens Press Museum
Vietnam has launched a museum dedicated to the open press in stark contrast to its policies regarding media and press...
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Free Speech Coalition Denounces Repression in Lebanon
A coalition of 14 rights groups has accused the Lebanese government of using "repression" and "intimidation" to crack down on...
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Trump’s ‘War on Journalists’ Behind Assange Extradition Bid: Lawyer
A lawyer for Julian Assange on Monday argued that the United States' bid to extradite him is part of President...
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Lebanon Crisis Deals Blow to Once-Thriving Press
Lebanon's once-flourishing media is collapsing under the weight of the worst economic crisis in decades.
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Renewed Violence Against Iraq Protesters as TV Station Suspended
Two Iraqis were killed and dozens wounded in protest-related violence on Tuesday, as authorities suspended a television station which has...
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Rights Groups Denounce Charges Against Brazil-Based Journalist Glenn Greenwald
The Intercept said the charges were "blatantly politically motivated" and were an "apparent retaliation" for the publication's work exposing wrongdoing...
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Saudi Detains 9 Academics, Writers in New Crackdown
Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine people including academics and writers in the latest in a series of public...
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Rights Groups Slam Pakistan After Media Watchdog Member Denied Entry
Last year, Butler had authored a CPJ report warning that the powerful Pakistani military had "quietly, but effectively, set restrictions...
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New Report Paints ‘Grim and Despairing’ Picture of Kashmir Media Crackdown
The study said reporters were being subjected to surveillance, informal investigations and harassment for publishing reports considered adverse to the...
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UK Regulator Fines Russia’s RT over ‘Failures’ in Press Coverage
RT immediately denounced the penalty as "astonishing." The international broadcaster is seeking a judicial review against the investigation at London's...
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Press Rights Group Made Secret Riyadh Mission to Urge Journalists’ Release
"It was an unprecedented mission."
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Russian Reporter Released After Kremlin Faces Unprecedented Pushback
Russian authorities faced unprecedented pushback Monday against the arrest of an investigative reporter on drugs charges.
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Rise of Populism Exacerbates Repression of Independent Journalism [Report]
Press freedom has been on the decline, but the rise of leaders who want to consolidate power and repress independent journalism...
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Freed Myanmar Journalists a Symbol of Suu Kyi’s Tarnished Image
The case of two Reuters journalists played a key part in shredding Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as...
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