1,400 days in prison for being a journalist: Al Jazeera makes renewed plea for Egypt to release Mahmoud Hussein
The head of news giant Al Jazeera has made a renewed plea for the release of journalist Mahmoud Hussein who,…
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Journalists increasingly likely to be attacked covering protests, UN warns
Violence, arrests and harassment against journalists covering protests, mostly by police and other authority figures but sometimes by protesters, has…
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Lawyers tell MoD ‘blacklisting’ of journalists is breach of European Convention on Human Rights
Lawyers have told the Ministry of Defence its decision to stop responding to enquiries from a foreign affairs news website…
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Ex-Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger: ‘Surprising more can’t see Assange case is worrying for all journalists’
Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has said the ongoing US extradition case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is “disturbing” and…
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Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters support free press after newspaper raid and arrests
Pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong have been lining up to buy a newspaper critical of China’s ruling Communist Party after its headquarters…
By Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers, his aide said, in the highest-profile…
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New committee for journalists’ safety promises national action plan as first priority
In every country, journalists perform a vital function in highlighting injustice, exposing corruption and holding Governments to account. A free…
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‘Landmark’ press freedom victory as Belfast judges back journalists in Loughinisland case
Two journalists in Belfast are celebrating a “landmark” press freedom victory after High Court judges quashed search warrants against them…
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