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Global rights groups say Turkish media under attack over quake coverage

International rights groups say independent Turkish media is under attack, with journalists facing fines and arrests over critical reporting of Erdogan's handling of last month's earthquake. The crackdown comes as the battle over control of the disaster narrative could prove key to determining the outcome of the May presidential polls.

Radio France Internationale

Iran Urged to Release Reporter Who Covered Mystery Poisonings

Leading media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday urged Iran to release a journalist arrested after closely covering a spate of mystery poisonings of schoolgirls, saying the detention appeared to be an attempt to silence him. The spate of poisonings has affected over 5,000 pupils, mainly girls, since…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish journalists under fire for reporting on the aftermath of devastating earthquakes

Reporters Without Borders called the investigation against Turkish journalists ‘absurd’

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Russian state TV journalist who spoke out against war live on air recounts daring escape from country

‘I love life and I am not going to keep silent’

The Independent UK

Russian journalist who staged on air protest opens up chaotic escape to Paris

The journalist held a sign reading “no war, stop the war; don’t believe the propaganda; they’re lying to you here” on the state-run Channel One TV station last March

Evening Standard

Marina Ovsyannikova says she still fears for her life after ‘chaotic’ escape to France

Former Russian TV editor, who was under house arrest, described her journey across Europe last October

The Guardian - UK

Appeal for release of French journalist jailed in Afghanistan

The media protection organisation Reporters Without Borders and 14 French news organisations have called for the immediate release of the franco-afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi, detained by the Taliban in Kabul since 7 January.

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Indian journalist freed on bail after being jailed for two years without trial

Muslim reporter Siddique Kappan had been charged under draconian anti-terrorism laws

The Guardian - UK

Biden's hypocrisy on Julian Assange

Ben & Jerry's co-founder: Joe Biden stood up for press freedom as a candidate — but backtracked in the White House

Salon

Top Algeria journalist in pretrial detention over funding charges

Ihsane El Kadi, who owns a media group and is a vocal critic of the government, has been placed in pretrial detention.

Al Jazeera

Iran Detains 47 Male, Female Journalists

Iran has imprisoned an “unprecedented” large number of male and female journalists since protests broke out in September over the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for breaching the country's strict dress code. At least 34 new journalists joined 13 others who were previously detained. Iran’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mexico, the deadliest country for journalists in 2022: watchdog

Mexico is the country where most journalists were killed in 2022, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday in a report that documented alarming evidence of kidnappings, assaults and arrests of media workers.

Reuters

Number of journalists in prison globally reaches record high: RSF

Reporters Without Borders has cited Iran's crackdown on protests for pushing the number of journalists in prison to a record high of 533.

Radio France Internationale

'Russia will never be able to conquer Ukraine,' says Nobel laureate Dmitry Muratov

FRANCE 24 spoke to Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, co-laureate of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, an independent media outlet that was forced to suspend publication in Russia following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. At the 30th annual Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Awards, Muratov described…

France 24

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Iran drives number of imprisoned journalists worldwide to record high

Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Pushes Global List of Imprisoned Journalists to Record High

Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday. The figure is up from 488 in 2021, already a record, according to the France-based NGO.

Tribune News Service

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai gets more prison time for fraud

A Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months in prison, local media reported, adding to the media mogul’s growing jail time as the city cracks down on high-profile dissidents.

Reuters

French court strikes down watchdog's decision over Russian TV channels

France's top administrative court ordered the country's broadcasting authority on Friday to review its decision over the distribution of three Russian TV channels by satellite operator Eutelsat, in a win for Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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Al Jazeera

‘They silenced her’: The fight for justice for Shireen Abu Akleh

Family members, colleagues and lawyers explain why they are pursuing justice for the veteran journalist.

Newslaundry

Khabar Lahariya co-founder among 15 journalists, media outlets nominated for RSF awards

Khabar Lahariya co-founder Kavita Devi is among 15 journalists and media outlets that have been shortlisted for the 30th annual Press Freedom Prize, which Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, awards in three categories – journalistic courage, impact and independence.

France 24

Media vs meddling: Dissecting the new 'European Media Freedom Act'

Where do you get your news and how independent do you think it is? The age of everybody reading a newspaper is long gone, but consumption of news media is high and has a big impact on us and our societies. Reporters without Borders recently documented how social and political…

The Guardian - UK

Almost 12,500 people arrested in Iran protest crackdown, says rights group

Families struggle to contact relatives as opposition calls for movement to focus on plight of thousands in jail

Newslaundry

Reporting on the State

Press freedom is a pressing concern across the world today. There is hardly a country where state or non-state actors have not made attempts to shackle the media. In many countries, journalists have been attacked and even killed. According to the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, at least 44 news…

Al Jazeera

India journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail after nearly two years

Siddique Kappan was arrested in October 2020 when he was on his way to report gang rape and death of a Dalit teenager.

Reuters

Russian troops 'executed' photographer in Ukraine, press group says

Ukrainian photographer Maksim Levin was "executed in cold blood" alongside his friend Oleksiy Chernyshov by Russian forces north of Kyiv on March 13, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a 16-page report on Wednesday.

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