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According to the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontiers in May last year, India’s press freedom ranking has dropped 11 places to 161 out of 180 countries it surveyed

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May 14, 2021 The Committee to Protect Journalists, a global press freedom watchdog, has called on Israel to protect reporters covering the unrest across Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as refrain from targeting buildings that house media outlets.  “Israeli authorities must cease arresting and attacking journalists, who play a vital role reporting the news and bringing clarity amid chaos,” said Ignacio Miguel Delgado, the committees Middle East and North Africa representati...

A policeman then pulls him with the handcuffs. What do we know about the charges? According to AP, Thein Zaws lawyer said he faces charges under a law that punishes spreading false news, causing fear, or agitating for a criminal offense against public employees. The junta amended the law last month to increase the penalty from two years and widen its jurisdiction, the lawyer told AP.  Thein Zaw, 32, is reportedly being held in Insein Prison in northern Yangon, where previous military regimes ...

USA TODAY MOSCOW – To his supporters, anti-corruption figure Alexei Navalny, whose detention has sparked massive protests across Russia, was sent to prison for the crime of daring to survive President Vladimir Putins efforts to poison him.  "Putin is turning his main threat into a martyr, a kind of Russian Nelson Mandela," said Jaka Bizilj, the director of the Berlin-based humanitarian group Cinema for Peace Foundation, referring to South Africas anti-apartheid hero and former president...

Al Jazeera Arabic journalist spent more than four years in detention without formal charges or trial Mahmoud Husseins release comes less than three weeks after the inauguration of US President Joe Biden (AFP) By Published date: 6 February 2021 16:50 UTC | Last update: 1 month 2 weeks ago Egyptian authorities released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein on Saturday, more than four years after he was detained on allegations of spreading ...

Al Jazeera has condemned the continued imprisonment without charge of its journalist Mahmoud Hussein by the Egyptian authorities. Wednesday marks four years that Hussein has spent “in prison under arbitrary and illegal detention by the Egyptian authorities”, the network said in a statement. “Hussein remains detained without formal charges nor trial, making his detention period a violation of both Egyptian and international laws.” Mahmoud Hussein was arrested on December 23, 2016, while ...