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US reporter Evan Gershkovich is set to appear in a Russian court on Thursday for the second hearing of his trial for espionage, a charge that his employer and the White House have labelled a sham. The 32-year-old became the first Western…
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Prominent Libyan journalist Ahmed Sanussi has been released by the authorities after spending three days in detention, local media reported on Monday. “The prosecution released journalist Ahmed Sanussi on Sunday evening ... three days…
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Russia has detained prominent journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova and charged her with “justifying terrorism” over posts on her Telegram account, her lawyer said Monday. Kevorkova, 65, wrote for a number of outlets including Novaya Gazeta and…
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An Algerian journalist was expelled from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport as journalists continue to face challenges reporting in Algeria. Farid Alilat, a writer for the French-language…
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A journalist for an independent Iranian media outlet in London stabbed outside his home last week has returned to work, saying “the show must go on.” Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Iran International, needed hospital treatment for leg…
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A prominent Iranian journalist who was stabbed as he left his London home on Friday night posted a defiant picture from his hospital bed on Saturday as he recovers from the attack. Pouria Zeraati remained in a stable condition after…
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Award-winning journalist Ibrahim Samra said he was fired Feb. 28 by CBS News TV following his coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict and owing to his Muslim and Palestinian Arab heritage. Samra, 27, filed the lawsuit Wednesday, March 20,…
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Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera said Israeli forces had beaten and arrested its correspondent Ismail Alghoul during a raid Monday on Gaza’s largest hospital, and urged his release. The Israeli army said it was battling Hamas militants…
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An Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon last year by firing two 120 mm rounds at a group of “clearly identifiable journalists” in violation of international law, a UN investigation into the Oct. 13 incident has…
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Kerala Media Academy announced on Friday that its person of the year award has been given to Palestinian correspondent Wael Al-Dahdouh in recognition of his exceptional journalistic courage. Al-Dahdouh, Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief,…
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