BBC accused of endangering Vietnamese staff on World Service
Several reporters at the World Service raised concerns that the Vietnamese state had a history of abducting journalists from Thailand.
Edward Wan Yiu-sing, host of the Hong Kong internet radio station, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison
Wan pleaded guilty on September 1 to one count of sedition and three counts of money laundering.
In Nablus, the Israeli Defense Forces fire on and injure two Palestinian journalists
The journalists were wearing helmets and blue vests that read “Press” on the front and back when they were attacked.
Hope Chizuzu has been charged with cybercrime by Zimbabwean authorities
Chizuzu, who mostly publishes stories on Facebook, was charged with transmitting false data messages intending to cause harm.
Gauthier Sey Tshiang was sentenced to one year in prison and fined for reporting on public officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mafuta said that he filed an objection to the September 19 judgment because Sey was convicted in absentia.
The proposed disinformation bill in Turkey will silence the public
“As long as the government is hostile to the independent media, press cards do not provide security for journalists.”
In a warning to the media, Somalia urges them not to publish pro-Shabab propaganda
The move comes as Somalia's armed forces wage an aggressive counteroffensive against the al-Qaida affiliate.
Myanmar sentences VOA contributor to three years in prison
The country ranks 176 out of 180 countries, where 1 has the best conditions for media, on RSF's Press Freedom Index.
The new media in Thailand balance journalism with activism
RSF ranks Thailand 115 out of 180 on its Press Freedom Index, where 1 marks the country with the best conditions for media.
The CPJ condemns Toru Kubota's harsh prison sentence In Myanmar
Authorities arrested Kubota on July 30 while he filmed a small protest in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon.
The Russian anti-war journalist confirms that she has fled her house arrest
Marina Ovsyannikova says she refuses to comply with restraint order because she is ‘completely innocent’.
Australian journalists working for foreign-owned outlets could face prison for exposing ADF war crimes
Press freedom policy paper says Australia’s foreign interference laws could be used to target journalists who ‘prejudice national security’.
Guinea's regulator suspends 3 journalists and the 'Africa 2015' radio program for a period of one month
The regulator banned the suspended hosts from speaking to local media on any topic for one month until October 22.
Afghanistan's Taliban shut down two news websites
A report shows a rapid deterioration in press freedom in Afghanistan over the last year.
In an apparent retaliatory act, the wife of an Angolan opposition journalist was assaulted
The men tied Ludmila Pinto’s arms and legs with a clothesline and repeatedly slapped her.
The Congolese authorities have ordered the radio stations of Lomela city to cease broadcasting
Danga and Lokongo said their stations stopped broadcasting because they worried about repercussions for defying the order.
An investigation is underway against Russian journalist Sobchak
TASS reported that Sobchak could be charged under an article of Russian law that provides for three-year jail sentences.
Anti-disinformation bill is slammed by Turkish journalist groups
Critics say the law could potentially be abused by the government to further crack down on independent journalism.
Disinformation thrives in a fading Afghan media
The Taliban have weakened and censored the media inside Afghanistan.
Radio journalist gunned down in the Philippines
Mabasa is the second journalist killed since Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. took office in late June.