journalists
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal
World
November 5, 2018
Jailed Myanmar Reuters reporters file appeal
Lawyers for two Myanmar Reuters journalists filed an appeal Monday against their seven-year jail sentence linked to their reporting…
Afghan journalists dying in record numbers to report the war
Middle East
September 21, 2018
Afghan journalists dying in record numbers to report the war
Moments after Afghan journalist Samim Faramarz wrapped up his live report on the latest suicide attack in Kabul, a…
Al-Masry Al-Youm’s Abdellatif al-Manawy joins Emmy Award jury
Art news
September 17, 2018
Al-Masry Al-Youm’s Abdellatif al-Manawy joins Emmy Award jury
The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has chosen Al-Masry Al-Youm’s writer and acting Editor-in-Chief Abdellatif al-Manawy as part…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
World
September 13, 2018
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
HANOI (Reuters) – Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday the jailing of two Reuters journalists…
Russia ‘becoming part of the conflict’ in the Central African Republic
World
August 3, 2018
Russia ‘becoming part of the conflict’ in the Central African Republic
The murder of three Russian journalists working in the Central African Republic has raised questions about Moscow’s role in the…
Egypt Media Council to start courses for Palestinian, African journalists
Egypt
July 29, 2018
Egypt Media Council to start courses for Palestinian, African journalists
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation in Egypt announced on Saturday that it would start the first training course…
Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
World
April 30, 2018
Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 25 people on Monday, including journalists who had arrived to report on…
2 journalists detained for 15 days for filming report on Alexandria tram
Egypt
March 3, 2018
2 journalists detained for 15 days for filming report on Alexandria tram
The Attarin prosecution in Alexandria ordered the detention of journalist Mai Saeed al Sabagh and photographer Ahmed Mostafa for 15 days…
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, prime minister says
World
January 3, 2018
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, prime minister says
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has announced plans to close a notorious prison camp and release political prisoners held there.…
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
World
December 27, 2017
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
Two Reuters journalists were remanded in custody for another fortnight by a Myanmar court on Wednesday, following their first public…