freedom of the press

Burkina Faso Suspends BBC and Voice of America after covering report on mass killings

Burkina Faso suspended the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Voice of America (VOA) radio s...

world | 5 months ago

Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 45 days, citing security threat

A ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel's telecoms reg...

world | 4 months ago

Khyber News journalist shot dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

A Pakistani journalist was gunned down on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, by unknown gunmen in the restive K...

world | 3 months ago

Russia convicts U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on July 19 of espionage and sentenced to...

world | 2 months ago

British journalist deported from Pakistan after seeking meeting with Imran Khan in jail

A 73-year-old British-American author and journalist, who sought an interview with Pakistan's jailed...

world | 2 months ago

After a traumatic fortnight, media in Bangladesh slowly returning to normal

On August 19, a group of men arrived at the East West Media Group’s office in the heart of Dhaka and...

world | 1 month ago

Global media body mourns killing of 10th scribe in Pakistan in 2024

GUWAHATI A global media safety and rights body has mourned the killing of the tenth journalist in Pa...

world | 1 month ago

Family of murdered Sri Lanka editor seek justice from new President

The family of murdered Sri Lanka journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge appealed on Monday (September 23,...

world | 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong outlet ‘Stand News’ editor jailed for sedition

A Hong Kong judge jailed a former chief editor of pro-democracy outlet Stand News for sedition on Th...

world | 2 weeks ago

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to make first public statement since his release from prison

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will make his first public statements since he was released from pr...

world | 2 weeks ago

Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things

Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday (October 14, 2024) to implement a law banning...

world | 1 day ago

Internet ‘vigilantes’ behind the rise of online blasphemy cases in Pakistan

Aroosa Khan’s son was chatting on WhatsApp but suddenly found himself the target of “vigilante” inve...

world | 1 day ago