Why a Muslim reporter in India has spent nearly 150 days in jail
As police probe Siddique Kappan’s alleged link with controversial Muslim group, family and colleagues say arrest part of a larger media...
Al Jazeera
Mar 3, 2021
Georgian Dream Wins 'Overwhelming Majority' After Runoff Elections Boycotted By Opposition
November 21, 2020 23:29 GMT Preliminary Central Election Commission results showed Georgian Dream dominating in all 17 districts....
RFE/RL's Georgian Service
Nov 24, 2020
Pakistan media mogul granted bail after 200 days in detention
The arrest of Mir Shakeel-ur-Rehman, editor-in-chief of the Jang Group, in March was seen as an attack on press freedom. Last week,...
Al Jazeera
Nov 9, 2020
Indigenous Guatemalan Journalist Faces Charges after Reporting on Protest
The arrest of Maya K’iche’ journalist Anastasia Mejía exposes the Central American country’s ongoing assault on press freedom. November...
Iñigo Alexander | NACLA
Nov 2, 2020
‘Himalayan lie’: India raids over Kashmir ‘terror funds’ slammed
Activists and rights groups condemn series of raids by National Investigation Agency in disputed Kashmir, New Delhi and Bengaluru. Al...
Al Jazeera
Oct 30, 2020
Abductions, Censorship and Layoffs: Pakistani Critics Are Under Siege
Recent abductions of a journalist and an activist have underscored Pakistan’s worsening rights conditions as the country’s security...
New York Times 1
Aug 6, 2020
Under Modi, India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore
Ravish Kumar, managing editor of NDTV's Hindi news channel, anchoring an evening newscast at the studio’s headquarters in New Delhi in...
Turkish Court Convicts 13 From Cumhuriyet Newspaper on Terrorism Charges
Security was tight this week in Istanbul for the trial of journalists and managers from Cumhuriyet, Turkey’s oldest independent...
Carlotta Gall | The New York Times
Apr 26, 2018
17 press freedom groups condemn raid against pro-Kurdish daily
The undersigned international press freedom groups call on Turkish authorities to immediately release the 12 printworkers and staff...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 29, 2018
European Court issues first rulings on journalists detained in Turkey
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of all journalists wrongfully imprisoned in Turkey after the European...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 16, 2018
Istanbul trial ends with jail sentences for 25 Turkish journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the sentences ranging from two to seven years in prison that 25 Turkish journalists received on...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 9, 2018
Saudi crown prince must not be given a pass on press freedom during UK visit
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on UK Prime Minister Theresa May and other senior officials to raise press freedom concerns and...
Reporters without Borders 1
Mar 7, 2018
