Countries

Senegalese journalist ‘extremely strained’ after hunger strike

Dakar – A Senegalese journalist and prominent anti-government critic is “extremely strained” after a two-week hunger strike he launched... Read more

3 Jan

World

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

Mexico City – A crime reporter has been found dead in northwestern Mexico, authorities said Tuesday – the latest... Read more

17 Aug, 2022

Countries

Mozambique approves tough anti-terror bill

Maputo – Mozambique’s parliament on Thursday approved a tough new anti-terror law that imposes stiff prison sentences for convicted jihadists,... Read more

20 May, 2022

World

Hong Kong pro-democracy DJ gets 40 months in jail for sedition

Hong Kong – A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday for “seditious speech” under... Read more

20 Apr, 2022

Algeria

Algeria newspaper Liberte closes after 30 years

Algiers – Prominent Algerian newspaper Liberte printed its last issue on Thursday, three decades after it was established and... Read more

14 Apr, 2022

Countries

Press rights groups call for release of French journalist in Mali

Dakar – Press rights groups have called for the release of French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was taken hostage by... Read more

15 Mar, 2022

Algeria

Algeria journalist’s jail sentence suspended on appeal

Algiers – Algerian journalist and press freedom activist Khaled Drareni had a two-year jail term reduced on appeal to a... Read more

4 Mar, 2022

World

Turkey ‘silences critics’ with presidential insult law

Istanbul – Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas begins her second month in detention on Tuesday for “insulting the president”, an increasingly... Read more

22 Feb, 2022

World

US journalist detained in Myanmar jailed for 11 years, says employer

Yangon – A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of... Read more

12 Nov, 2021