US envoy visits WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russian jail | Freedom of the Press News
Ambassador says reporter is ‘in good health and remains strong’ as dozens of countries voice concern over his arrest. Washington,
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‘Criminalising journalism’: Famous Salvadoran outlet to relocate | Freedom of the Press News
The digital news outlet El Faro, founded in El Salvador in 1998 and hailed for its independent investigative reporting, has
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Algeria parliament approves law tightening control over the media | Freedom of the Press News
Reporters Without Borders criticises the legislation saying it has ‘negative chapters’ that constitute a violation of press freedom. Algeria’s parliament
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US formally deems WSJ reporter ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia | Freedom of the Press News
Washington renews call for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, who is being held by Moscow on spying charges. The
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Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi sentenced to five years | Freedom of the Press News
El Kadi has to serve three years of his sentence in prison. His media company has been shuttered and heavily
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Burkina Faso expels two journalists working for French newspapers | Freedom of the Press News
The expulsions are the latest crackdown against French media by the military ruling the West African country. Burkina Faso has
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Pakistani court strikes down sedition law in win for free speech | Human Rights News
Ruling says the colonial-era law, which governments have used against their political opponents, is ‘unconstitutional’. A court in Pakistan’s eastern
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Bangladesh journalist arrested after report on high food prices | Media News
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladeshi police have arrested a journalist of a leading daily under a controversial media law following the
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One Mexican journalist attacked every 13 hours in 2022: Report | Freedom of the Press News
A report by the group Article 19 has documented nearly 700 crimes against media workers, the most on record. An
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Bangladesh investigative journalist’s brother ‘beaten with rods’ | Freedom of the Press News
The brother of Bangladeshi journalist Zulkarnain Saer Khan, who worked on an investigative report about the country’s prime minister, alleges
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