journalists
Amal Clooney faults ‘collective shrug’ over slain journalist
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Amal Clooney faults ‘collective shrug’ over slain journalist
LONDON (AP) — Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney accused world leaders Wednesday of failing to protect journalists and responding with…
Supreme Council for Media Regulation to investigate complaint against Zamalek Club
Egypt
May 13, 2019
Supreme Council for Media Regulation to investigate complaint against Zamalek Club
The complaints committee of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation opened an urgent investigation for its Tuesday meeting regarding a…
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
World
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked…
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish appeals court upheld a ruling to jail journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet,…
Amnesty criticizes Iran’s mass arrests as US frees reporter
Middle East
January 24, 2019
Amnesty criticizes Iran’s mass arrests as US frees reporter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran arrested more than 7,000 people last year, including dozens of journalists, in what…
Fighting near Libyan capital kills photographer
Middle East
January 20, 2019
Fighting near Libyan capital kills photographer
A Libyan photographer who worked for Associated Press news agency was killed Saturday south of Libya’s capital Tripoli where…
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
World
January 2, 2019
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — While Sheikh Hasina is set to begin her third consecutive term as Bangladesh’s prime minister following…
Egypt’s parliament condemns attack on journalists by pharmacist syndicate guards
Egypt
December 23, 2018
Egypt’s parliament condemns attack on journalists by pharmacist syndicate guards
House of Representatives’ Speaker Ali Abdel Aal on Saturday condemned an attack by the Egyptian pharmacists syndicate’s security guards…
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
World
December 19, 2018
Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from…
Journalists’ Syndicate files complaint about treatment at Zamalek Club
Egypt
November 15, 2018
Journalists’ Syndicate files complaint about treatment at Zamalek Club
Egypt’s Syndicate of Journalists filed a note of complaint to House of Representatives’ Speaker Ali Abdel Aal and Minister…