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In this April 19, 2019, photo, foreigners pass by the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing, China. China on Wednesday, Feb. 19,…
Press Freedom
RSF Urges China to Reverse Decision Expelling Wall Street Journal Reporters
Critics say China's move constitutes a serious violation of press and speech freedom while sending a chilling effect among journalists who still work there
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By Joyce Huang
Fri, 02/21/2020 - 10:15
FILE - Former Russian police officer Denis Konovalov, right, sits in a cage prior to a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 30, 2020.
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Ex-Russian Police Officer Tells Court He Was Ordered to Plant Drugs on Reporter
Journalist Ivan Golunov was arrested June 6 in Moscow on charges of an attempted drug sale, just as he was preparing to publish an investigative piece about corruption in the country’s funeral industry
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By RFE/RL
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 15:52
Journalists wearing face masks attend an official press conference about a virus outbreak at the State Council Information…
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International Journalists Face Changing Regulations in China, US
Amid the regulatory changes, China on Wednesday ordered three foreign reporters to leave the country because of complaints over a headline that appeared in their newspaper
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By VOA News
Thu, 02/20/2020 - 00:40
A man with a face mask walks past the Great Hall of the People, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus,…
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China Revokes Credentials of 3 'Wall Street Journal' Reporters
Beijing says headline of recent editorial, which was critical of government's response to coronavirus outbreak, was racist
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By VOA News
Wed, 02/19/2020 - 09:04
FILE - Journalists of Folha de S. Paulo newspaper work inside the editorial office of the newspaper in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 31, 2018.
Press Freedom
Bolsonaro Repeats Debunked Sexual Comments about Journalist
A witness in a congressional hearing testified she had insinuated an offer of sex in exchange for help with a story that triggered an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro's campaign by Brazil's top electoral court
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By Associated Press
Tue, 02/18/2020 - 16:43
Journalists hold a banner that reads in part, "immediately arrest the killers of journalist Aziz Memon," during a rally to condemn his killing, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Feb. 17, 2020.
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Pakistan Urged to Bring Journalist's Killers to Justice
Paris-based RSF quoted fellow journalist Akhlaiq Jokhiyo as saying that both he and Memon’s wife believe he was targeted in connection with his reporting
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By RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal
Tue, 02/18/2020 - 11:17
An employee of a local television channel shows a picture of slain journalist Aziz Memon on his mobile, after a demonstration…
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Body of Pakistani Reporter Found Hours After He Went Missing
Aziz Memon had worked as a reporter and cameraman for a local TV station in southwestern Sindh province
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By Associated Press
Mon, 02/17/2020 - 06:57
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Bulgarian Journalists Facing 'Disgraceful Attacks' By Top Officials
In a statement on February 13, Pauline Ades-Mevel, the head of RSF's EU and Balkans desk, said European Parliament President David Sassoli should 'clearly condemn these disgraceful attacks'
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By RFE /RL
Fri, 02/14/2020 - 14:31
FIEL - A man explores social media on a computer at an internet club in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 11, 2016.
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Pakistan Moves to Restrict Social Media    
Regulations issued by federal government empower authorities to fine or ban social media platforms over their users’ content
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By Ayaz Gul
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 20:39
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NGO: Armenian Journalists Under 'Growing Harassment'
Reporters Without Borders says journalists in Armenia are being subjected to defamation suits and attacks on their right to protect their sources 
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By RFE/RL
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 19:29
FILE - Somali journalists are seen during a stake-out on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, July 25, 2019.
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In Somalia, Attacks on Media Workers Rising
Threats against reporters have created a climate of fear among journalists, rights watchdog Amnesty International reports
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By Mohammed Yusuf
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:06
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, Ethiopian men read newspapers and drink coffee at a cafe during a declared…
Africa
Ethiopia Approves Controversial Law Curbing Hate Speech
The law's approval, with 23 lawmakers opposing and two abstaining, came amid concerns over widespread online false information and hate speech that some observers blame for ethnic tensions in the East African nation
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By Associated Press
Thu, 02/13/2020 - 11:04
The burned-out car of RFE/RL journalist Halyna Tereshchuk in Lviv.
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Ukrainian Police Major, Ex-Convict Wanted in Arson of RFE/RL’s Reporter’s Car
Both suspects, who are on a nationwide wanted list, would be prosecuted for intentional destruction of or damage to property, which carries a prison sentence of six to 15 years
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By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 13:34
FILE -- In this Monday, May 27, 2013 file photo, an Iranian man uses a computer at an Internet cafe, in Tehran, Iran, Monday,…
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Watchdog: Iran 'Muzzling' Journalists Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
At least 10 journalists have been targeted by the intelligence arm of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) over the past two weeks, CHRI said in a statement on February 11
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By RFE/RL
Wed, 02/12/2020 - 13:19
Journalists wearing face masks look at a government statement prior to a press conference about the coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing, China, Jan. 26, 2020. Meanwhile, citizen journalists are challenging the official narrative with their own reporting.
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Virus Storytellers Challenge China's Official Narrative
Citizen journalists with smart phones and social media accounts are telling stories about the virus outbreak in China in their own words
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By Associated Press
Tue, 02/11/2020 - 15:21

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