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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala released from Iran
An Italian journalist detained in Iran since December 19 and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States has been freed and is heading home, officials announced.

Wed, 08 Jan, 2025

Italy summons Iran’s ambassador to demand release of journalist held in Tehran
Italy summons Iran’s ambassador to demand release of journalist held in Tehran
Italy has summoned Iran’s ambassador to demand the immediate release of an Italian journalist detained in Tehran.

Thu, 02 Jan, 2025

Italian journalist detained by police while reporting in Iran
Italian journalist detained by police while reporting in Iran
An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Friday.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticising president
Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticising president
A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for her critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning US reporter
UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning US reporter
UN human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release him “immediately”.

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo jailed
Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo jailed
A Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were ...

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Moscow court rejects US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s appeal
Moscow court rejects US journalist Evan Gershkovich’s appeal
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain jailed on espionage charges until at least late June, after a Moscow court on Tuesday rejected his appeal that sought to end his pre-trial detention.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2024

Biden ‘working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia’
Biden ‘working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia’
On the one-year anniversary of the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, President Joe Biden said the US is working every day to secure his release.

Fri, 29 Mar, 2024

Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich
Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich
A Moscow court has ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June, court officials said.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

Russian court extends detention of US journalist arrested on espionage charges
Russian court extends detention of US journalist arrested on espionage charges
A court in Moscow has extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until the end of March, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

Kashmir journalist freed by Indian authorities nearly two years after arrest
Kashmir journalist freed by Indian authorities nearly two years after arrest
Fahad Shah, founder and editor of news portal The Kashmir Walla, was arrested in February 2022 under India’s sedition and anti-terror laws

Fri, 24 Nov, 2023

Husband of US journalist detained in Russia appeals for her immediate release
Husband of US journalist detained in Russia appeals for her immediate release
The husband of a Russian-American journalist working for a US government-funded media company who is detained in Russia has called for her immediate release.

Sat, 11 Nov, 2023

Philippines radio presenter shot dead in front of Facebook livestream viewers
Philippines radio presenter shot dead in front of Facebook livestream viewers
A radio presenter was fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippines station on Sunday in a brazen attack that was witnessed by people watching the programme live on Facebook.

Sun, 05 Nov, 2023

Ex-Russian state TV journalist sentenced in absentia over Ukraine war criticism
Ex-Russian state TV journalist sentenced in absentia over Ukraine war criticism
A Moscow court has handed a former state TV journalist an eight-and-a-half year prison term in absentia for protesting against Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

Docs Ireland discussion
Concerns raised amid watchdog probe into police access of journalist’s phone
Journalist Barry McCaffrey had been investigating alleged police corruption around the time his data was said to have been accessed by the PSNI in 2013.

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

US ‘serious about prisoner exchange’ for reporter held in Russia
US ‘serious about prisoner exchange’ for reporter held in Russia
US President Joe Biden has said he is serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for a Wall Street Journal reporter who has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia’s Chechnya province
Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia’s Chechnya province
Unidentified masked assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya attacked and beat a journalist and a lawyer. It was an assault that highlights a violent pattern of rampant human rights abuses in the region.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Moscow court upholds ruling to keep US journalist in detention until late August
Moscow court upholds ruling to keep US journalist in detention until late August
A court in Moscow has upheld an earlier ruling to keep Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges, in detention until late August, rejecting the journalist’s appeal.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Guatemalan newspaper boss jailed in ‘political persecution’
Guatemalan newspaper boss jailed in ‘political persecution’
A Guatemalan tribunal has sentenced newspaper founder Jose Ruben Zamora to six years in prison in a money laundering case, concluding a trial that press freedom groups decried as a political persecution aimed at silencing a critical voice.

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

US journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals against extension of detention in Russia
US journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals against extension of detention in Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appealed against a three-month extension of his detention on espionage charges, a Russian court data website indicated on Friday.

Fri, 26 May, 2023

Russia extends detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months
Russia extends detention of US journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months
A Russian court has extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months, Russian news agencies reported. Mr Gershkovich, an American citizen, was ordered to be held until August 30.

Tue, 23 May, 2023

Raman Protasevich
Belarusian journalist pulled off diverted flight ‘receives presidential pardon’
Mr Pratasevich was convicted and sentenced on May 3 for organising unrest and plotting to seize power

Mon, 22 May, 2023

Journalist working for AFP news agency killed in Ukraine
Journalist working for AFP news agency killed in Ukraine
A 32-year-old journalist working for the French international news agency Agence France-Presse has been killed during a rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Wed, 10 May, 2023

Raman Protasevich
Dissident journalist seized from plane jailed for eight years in Belarus
A court in Belarus has convicted a dissident journalist who was removed from a commercial plane that was forced to land in the country. Raman Pratasevich stood trial on charges of organising unrest and plotting to seize power.

Wed, 03 May, 2023

Russia denies visit to American reporter in visa retaliation
Russia denies visit to American reporter in visa retaliation
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has denied a US request for a consular visit to Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal who is jailed on espionage charges.

Thu, 27 Apr, 2023

Judge upholds detention of jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich
Judge upholds detention of jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich
A Russian judge on Tuesday upheld the detention of jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on dissent amid the war in Ukraine.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2023

US reporter faces Moscow court to appeal against detention on spying charges
US reporter faces Moscow court to appeal against detention on spying charges
Jailed American reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Moscow court to appeal against his detention on spying charges.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2023

Russia could discuss swap for jailed US reporter, says diplomat
Russia could discuss swap for jailed US reporter, says diplomat
In December, American basketball star Brittney Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout following her trial and conviction on drug possession charges.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

US finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained
Biden calls family of reporter detained as spy in Russia
US President Joe Biden has spoken to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich – nearly two weeks after the Moscow-based journalist was detained in Russia and charged with espionage.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

Serbian press marks unpunished 1999 killing of journalist
Serbian press marks unpunished 1999 killing of journalist
Independent Serbian journalists have marked the 24th anniversary of the killing of a prominent editor and newspaper publisher who was fiercely critical of the government in Belgrade.

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

US finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained
US finds Wall Street Journal reporter in Russia is wrongfully detained
The Biden administration formally determined on Monday that a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges has been “wrongfully detained”.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Russia ‘formally charges Wall Street Journal reporter with espionage’
Russia ‘formally charges Wall Street Journal reporter with espionage’
Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered his official denial, Russian state news agency Tass reported.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

Salisbury incident
Russia arrests American Wall Street Journal reporter for espionage
The agency did not say when the arrest took place.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2023

Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine
Russian journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine
A Moscow court has sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

Pakistan Kenya Journalist
Killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya ‘planned assassination’, report claims
Their report has been released weeks after the mysterious killing of Mr Sharif triggered widespread condemnation and calls for an independent probe.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Netherlands Journalist Slain
Trial of man accused of killing journalist must restart after judge emigrates
The trial of the alleged gunman and getaway driver in the murder of a prominent Dutch crime reporter must restart after one of the judges hearing the case emigrated, a court in Amsterdam has ruled.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

Pakistan Journalist Killed
Journalist who left Pakistan to avoid arrest shot dead in Kenya
A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of stopping at a road block near Nairobi, police said.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

Myanmar Journalist Detained
Myanmar sentences Japanese journalist to seven years in prison
A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to serve seven years in prison after he filmed an anti-government protest in July, a Japanese diplomat has said.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Netherlands Journalist Slain
Suspect detained in Poland over Dutch reporter’s murder
A 30-year-old man suspected of being involved in the murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has been arrested in Poland, Dutch prosecutors said.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2022

Australia China Journalist
Journalist detained in China denied chance to speak to family, partner says
The Australian partner of a journalist who has been detained in China for nearly two years said she is being denied the chance to speak with her family and consular staff, and fears her health is declining due to a poor prison diet.

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

Russia Ukraine French Journalist Killed
French 32-year-old journalist killed in Ukraine
Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff was killed as he was “covering a humanitarian operation in an armoured vehicle”

Mon, 30 May, 2022

China Australia
China holds espionage trial of Chinese-Australian journalist
Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei has gone on trial in Beijing on espionage charges, with diplomats denied permission to attend the proceedings.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2022

Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian journalist ‘kidnapped by Russian forces’
Russian security and military forces have been accused of kidnapping a Ukrainian journalist covering the war in the east and south of the country.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2022

Journalist killed in Mexico is eighth so far this year
Journalist killed in Mexico is eighth so far this year
Prosecutors in the western state of Michoacan said reporter Armando Linares was shot dead at a home in the town of Zitacuaro

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

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