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Hong Kong news outlet to close amid crackdown on dissent

A Hong Kong online news site has said it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedom, just days after police raided a separate pro-democracy news outlet and arrested seven people for sedition. Citizen News announced its decision in ...

02 Jan 2022 at 16:25

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China biggest global jailer of journalists, press group says

China was the biggest global jailer of journalists last year with more than 100 behind bars, according to a press freedom group, as President Xi Jinping’s government tightened control over society. Mr Xi’s government also was one of the biggest ...

05 May 2023 at 13:40

Starmer: Publishers should have control over content as AI technology develops

Journalism is the “lifeblood of democracy” and publishers should have control over and seek payment for their work as AI (artificial intelligence) technology continues to transform the economy and way of life, the Prime Minister said. In an ...

28 Oct 2024 at 09:04

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Israel raids, shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early on Sunday. Israel has also ordered the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded ...

22 Sept 2024 at 11:01

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Tax officials continue search of BBC offices in New Delhi for third day

India’s tax officials were searching the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for a third straight day on Thursday seeking information about the organisation’s business operations amid allegations of tax evasion. The search continued ...

16 Feb 2023 at 09:46

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Hong Kong court sentences former editor to 21 months in jail

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison in a sedition case that is widely seen as an indicator of media freedom in the city, once hailed as a beacon of press freedom in ...

26 Sept 2024 at 17:39

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Indian police arrest editor, administrator of independent news site after raids

Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu ...

04 Oct 2023 at 14:31

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Italian journalist detained by police while reporting in Iran

An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Cecilia Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on December 19, ...

27 Dec 2024 at 20:26

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Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticising president

A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for her critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Minsk ...

11 Dec 2024 at 16:56

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Biden hails importance of free press at White House correspondents’ dinner

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner – known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington – took a more solemn tone this year as US President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists ...

30 Apr 2023 at 09:11

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India police search journalists’ homes and offices in latest raids on media

Police in India have raided the offices of a news website that is under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China. The homes of several of its journalists were also raided in what critics have ...

03 Oct 2023 at 12:52

MPs told of ‘suspicions’ of UK-wide spying on journalists by police

Suspicions exist that police forces across the UK have been involved in spying on journalists, MPs have been told. Two Belfast journalists told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that their experience ...

05 Feb 2025 at 13:06

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