Media Freedom
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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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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