Known for Laughs, DC Dinner Spotlights Risks of Journalism
“Journalism is not a crime. Evan and Austin should be released immediately along with every other American detained abroad,” Biden said. “I promise you, I am working like hell to get them home.”
Sierra Leone journalist Alie Melvin Tokowa beaten while filming political dispute
In Belarus, Infa-Kurier newspaper stops publication following ‘extremist’ label
Nigerian journalists Gidado Yushau and Alfred Olufemi convicted of conspiracy, defamation
Journalist Duong Van Thai arrested in Vietnam after disappearing in Thailand
Nigerian police officer attacks journalist Benedict Uwalaka over protest coverage
Russian authorities raid Arkticheskiy Obozrevatel office, 2 journalists’ homes
Russia orders arrest of Bellingcat journalist Christo Grozev
Documentary filmmaker Shahida Tulaganova denied entry to Uzbekistan
Congolese journalist Mills Tshibangu detained overnight in defamation case
Friends of Vietnamese Dissident Suspect State-Sponsored Abduction in Thailand
The U.N. does not comment on individual refugee cases.
China, Iran Top Index of Jailed Writers
In one case, a bookstore opened in Minsk by an independent publisher of Belarusian literature was forcibly shut down hours after it opened in May 2022.
Russia Rejects US Request to Visit Detained Journalist Over Visa Denials
A U.S. State Department spokesperson told VOA the United States issued nearly 100 visas for Russian nationals, including some journalists, in connection with Lavrov’s recent trip to the U.N.
'Almost Authoritarian:' Hawaii's Cold War Speech Law May Go
The Hawaii County Council on the Big Island discovered the law last year when it was reviewing its own county code to align it with state law.
China Reveals It Arrested Taiwan-Based Book Publisher on National Security Charge
Among them is Cheng Lei, an Australian national who worked as an anchor at the Chinese state-run TV channel CGTN in Beijing. Cheng has been detained since 2020 on espionage charges.