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
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
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
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
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
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
