All news on the topic: Journalists

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Pakistani journalist’s murder sparks global outcry
Unknown attackers brutally assassinated veteran Pakistani journalist Khalil Jibran, a husband and father of six, who has over the past two years covered the rise of militancy and terrorism in the country.
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Russia has issued arrest warrants against investigative journalists
Authorities in Moscow issued arrest warrants against Roman Anin, the editor-in-chief of Important Stories (IStories), and journalist Ekaterina Fomina, accusing them of spreading fake news about the Russian army.
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Kyrgyzstan court extends custody of four journalists
A Kyrgyz court ordered on Friday that four reporters, who were charged in January with “inciting mass unrest” through their investigative stories about corruption in the Central Asian country, remain in pre-trial detention until August 8, according to their editor, Bolot Temirov.
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International consortium investigates Rwanda’s crackdown on critics
Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali spent his career holding authorities to account –– and many believe he was killed for it.
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Journalists jailed in Tunisia amid free speech crackdown
Tunisian courts convicted three media workers this week, amid what critics say is a wider crackdown on civil society by the government of President Kaïs Saïed.
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Free media face crackdown from Croatia’s new leaders
Nationalists joining PM Andrej Plenkovic’s new coalition have demanded cuts to funding for an independent newspaper.
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Slovakia’s Fico plots to dismantle the free press
Journalists warn new populist prime minister is trying to sideline those in the media he disagrees with.
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Nigeria detains journalist who covered corruption in an expanding crackdown
An investigative journalist in Nigeria has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, leading to growing fears for his safety.
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Malta’s elite shaken by corruption charges
The journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb near her home in Malta more than six years ago, but the repercussions of her reporting continue to shake Maltese society.
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Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise
Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murders
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Tehran denies involvement in London attack on TV presenter
Met police say investigation into stabbing of Iranian journalist near home in Wimbledon is being led by counter-terrorism officers
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Iran International journalist stabbed outside London home
Counter-terror police lead investigation after presenter was reportedly attacked by group of men