UNBELIEVABLE: 4 - The Untold Story

Journal reporter's arrest threatens reporting from Russia

News organizations that report from Russia are wondering about the risks after a Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested on espionage charges there

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

67 journalists killed in 2022, 50 percent more than 2021: CPJ report

2022 was a “deadly” year for the media with at least 67 journalists and media workers killed, according to a report published yesterday by the Committee to Protect Journalists. 

Newslaundry · Jan 25, 2023

2022 is deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists

The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing its close, with 15 killed

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

Alt News cofounder's arrest is front-page news, even as India pledges to protect free speech online

Leading English newspapers today united in reporting last night's arrest of Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair – an arrest described by the Committee to Protect Journalists as "another low for press freedom in India".

Newslaundry · Jun 28, 2022

Biden's Middle East Trip Pits Human Rights Against Realpolitik

U.S. officials want to reset relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel amid rising gas prices and new security challenges

Reason · Jun 21, 2022

Shireen Abu Akleh killing: International calls grow for independent probe

A renounced Al Jazeera journalist was killed last week during an Israeli raid in the West Bank. Shireen Abu Akhleh was wearing a flak jacket with the word "press" clearly marked. Israelis and Palestinians have traded blame over who fired the fatal shot, while Israel has opened an investigation into…

France 24 · May 18, 2022

Blinken says China biggest threat to press freedom for number of journalists detained

Blinken says Biden administration is ‘concerned’ about press freedom in China

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

‘Chemical poured into ear’: Pak journalist targeted 'for report on Imran Khan’s party legislator'

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for an “immediate and impartial investigation” into an attack on Zahid Shareef Rana, a Pakistani journalist who was allegedly targeted for a report on political associates and relatives of a legislator linked to Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaaf party.

Newslaundry · Mar 31, 2022

CPJ calls for action over threats to Rana Ayyub after Yemen tweets, Washington Post piece

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for Indian authorities to conduct a “swift and thorough investigation” into the threats made to Indian journalist Rana Ayyub. This comes after the journalist received multiple rape and death threats on Twitter for a tweet in which she criticised the Saudi Arabia government’s…

Newslaundry · Jan 28, 2022