China’s BBC Ban Shows Increased Targeting of Foreign Media
February 26, 2021
A copy of the Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper with a headline about the U.S. presidential elections is displayed at a newsstand in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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China’s decision to ban BBC World News from its television networks suggests increased government efforts to restrict foreign media.
The ban took effect on February 11. It was ordered shortly after the BBC produced a series of stories about ethnic Uighur women in China’s Xinjiang region.
China’s order also came after the British agency in charge of broadcasting canceled the official permission of China’s CGTN news network to operate in Britain. British officials said the decision was linked to CGTN’s ties to China’s ruling Communist Party.
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Police Charge Three Over Attack On Georgian Investigative Reporter
February 26, 2021 14:40 GMT
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Georgian prosecutors have charged three people for an attack on investigative television journalist Vakho Sanaia, who believes his assailants targeted him over his work.
The Interior Ministry said on February 26 that the suspects, who are said to have been drinking before the attack, were charged with violence committed by a group against two or more individuals.
Sanaia says he and a relative were returning from the airport in Tbilisi at night when they were approached by the three suspects in an aggressive manner after their car broke down.
Niger: A daunting presidency awaits Mohamed Bazoum
Post-election violence, national reconciliation, and two jihadi insurgencies are just some of the challenges that Niger s newly elected president must contend with. DW examines whether he can deliver for Nigeriens.
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Niger s post-election unrest during which at least two people have been killed threatens to dent the presidency of Mohamed Bazoum, even before he is officially inaugurated.
The February 21 runoff vote was expected to usher in Niger s first democratic transition of power since the West African nation gained independence from France in 1960.
Prominent Algerian journalist s appeal postponed until March
By AFP
FEB 25, 2021
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni greeted by supporters upon his release on February 19. By RYAD KRAMDI (AFP)
Algeria s supreme court Thursday postponed until late March the appeal of prominent journalist Khaled Drareni, jailed after covering anti-government protests a year ago, local media reported.
The court postponed until March 25 the decision to re-examine the case of journalist Khaled Drareni for a new ruling , reported the Casbah Tribune, an online news site that Drareni founded.
The correspondent for French-language TV5 Monde and press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was provisionally released after almost a year in prison last Friday.