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Russian servicemen load medical equipment and special disinfection vehicles into cargo planes while sending the supply to Italy…
Press Freedom
Russian Aid Mission to Italy Sets Off Press Coverage Dispute
Russia has sent doctors, nurses and medical equipment to disease-stricken Italy, but one of the country's newspapers has questioned the value of the contributions
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By Reuters
Fri, 04/03/2020 - 19:04
An Iraqi public hospital specialised doctor takes samples from Iraqi citizens in Baghdad's suburb of Sadr City on April 2, 2020…
Press Freedom
Iraq Suspends Reuters License Over COVID-19 Report
International press watchdog warns that banning British news outlet would greatly diminish availability of reliable reporting in the country amid pandemic
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By Pete Cobus
Fri, 04/03/2020 - 18:03
FILE - A Chinese national flag flutters outside China's liaison office building in Hong Kong, Jan. 6, 2020.
Press Freedom
Hong Kong Government Reprimands Public Broadcaster for WHO Interview About Taiwan
Hong Kong government says RTHK has breached 'One-China principle' after a reporter asks whether Taiwan should be allowed to join the WHO
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By Verna Yu
Fri, 04/03/2020 - 13:22
FILE - Pages of the The Gardner News are seen in an illustration photo in Gardner, Kansas, Dec. 20, 2019. A steep drop in advertising revenue has forced many local papers in the U.S. to make significants cuts or close altogether.
Coronavirus Outbreak
Local Newspapers in US Facing Their Own COVID-19 Crisis
Publications under pressure as advertising craters, necessitating cuts in jobs, staff hours and pay, and in some cases complete shutdowns
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By Associated Press
Fri, 04/03/2020 - 10:34
FILE - Pakistani police escort Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, as he exits a court in Karachi, Pakistan, March 29, 2002.
South & Central Asia
Pakistan Re-Arrests Men Convicted in Murder of American Journalist Daniel Pearl
Four men were detained anew Friday, a day after they were allowed to walk out of prison, having their convictions overturned in the reporter's 2002 kidnapping and beheading
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By Ayaz Gul
Fri, 04/03/2020 - 11:57
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh headshot, as the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's abduction,…
South & Central Asia
Pakistani Court Overturns Death Sentence of Accused Killer of Journalist Daniel Pearl
The Pearl Project claimed the Wall Street Journal reporter was beheaded by al-Qaida’s Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the US
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By Ayesha Tanzeem
Thu, 04/02/2020 - 04:37
Journalists wearing face masks look at a Chinese government statement before an official press conference.
Press Freedom
US Lawmaker Seeks Inquiry Into Disappearance of Chinese Journalists
According to media reports, Fang Bin, Chen Qiushi and Li Zehua went missing after taking videos and publishing them online, including images of overwhelmed hospitals and corpses piled in a minibus
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By Reuters
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 18:33
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly (Vesna Andjic - RFE/RL)
Press Freedom
RFE/RL Criticizes Tajikistan’s Attempts to Interfere with Coronavirus Reporting
RFE/RL President Jamie Fly expresses frustration at government’s attempts to interfere with operations of the service, known locally as Radio Ozodi
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By RFE/RL
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 14:25
FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing a protective suit enters a…
Europe
Fake News or the Truth? Russia Cracks Down on Virus Postings 
Social media users who doubted the official numbers and news outlets questioning the government response became targets for law enforcement seeking to weed out anything that didn't correspond with the official data
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By Associated Press
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 10:34
Members of the press stand by their working tools as they protest violence against journalists at the border by a sign that reads in Spanish "Limit of the Mexican Republic" in Tijuana, Mexico, 7 Aug 2010
The Americas
Mexican Journalist Shot to Death in Eastern State of Veracruz
Over 100 journalists have been murdered in the Central American nation since 2000
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By VOA News
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 03:24
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in front of Hard Rock…
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Journalist Denied Access to Florida Governor’s Coronavirus Briefing
Miami Herald journalist says offer of live stream limits reporters’ ability to ask questions at Governor DeSantis’ news conferences
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By Wayne Lee
Wed, 04/01/2020 - 00:23
Indonesian journalist Veby Mega, center, injured in the eye by what was believed to be a police-fired projectile, is being attended by others, during potests in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2019.
Press Freedom
Hong Kong Opposition Politician Charged Over Online Posting
Cheng Lai-king was arrested and released after being formally charged with sedition, public broadcaster RTHK said
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By Associated Press
Tue, 03/31/2020 - 11:49
FILE PHOTO: Press freedom activists read opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet during a demonstration in solidarity with the jailed…
Press Freedom
Turkey Excludes Jailed Journalists From COVID-19 Release Plan
Rights groups call on Turkey and other countries to free journalists amid concerns over coronavirus spread in prisons
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By VOA News
Mon, 03/30/2020 - 15:57
Wall Street Journal China Bureau Chief Jonathan Cheng, left, poses for a photo with Journal reporters, from left, Julie Wernau,…
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Hassled in China, American Journalists Are Invited to Try Taiwan. Why Would They Go?
Taiwan’s foreign minister, Joseph Wu, tweeted Saturday that reporters from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post are welcome on his democratic island
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By Ralph Jennings
Sun, 03/29/2020 - 01:07
Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Press Freedom
Watchdog: Guatemala Needs to Win Back Trust of Media
Guatemala’s president must take action to protect journalists and halt decline in press freedom, rights group says
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By VOA News
Sat, 03/28/2020 - 19:05

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