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USAGM Reviewing Foreign Journalist Visas
Case-by-case assessment affects 76 VOA journalists
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By VOA News
Fri, 07/10/2020 - 14:36
Kashmiri journalists hold placards during a protest against a new media policy that was announced last month in Srinagar,…
Press Freedom
Media Policy Adds to Challenges for Kashmiri Press 
New guidelines on government control of media accreditation, advertising in Jammu and Kashmir will lead to greater self-censorship, region’s journalists say 
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By Niala Mohammad
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 20:04
FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, a car of Russian state-owned television station RT passes by the…
Europe
Lithuania Bans Russian Broadcaster RT Over Kremlin Ties
The move follows a similar ban on RT in Latvia last week, where regulator called RT 'propaganda' and also said the channel was controlled by Kiselyov, the head of Russia's state-backed Rossiya Segodnya news agency   
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By Reuters
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 13:11
Ivan Safronov, a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, detained on suspicion…
Europe
Russian Journalists Fear Growing Media Persecution After Treason Arrest 
Former newspaper journalist detained Tuesday accused of passing military secrets to Czech Republic 
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By Reuters
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 11:58
Ivan Safronov, a former journalist who works as an aide to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, detained on suspicion…
Europe
Russia Charges Former Journalist with Treason 
Main security agency claims Ivan Safronov sold secrets to West  
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By Charles Maynes
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 07:31
Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi is seen in an undated photo from social media.
Africa
Cameroon Refuses to Hand Over Body of Journalist 
Family and supporters of Samuel Wazizi accuse authorities of covering-up his torture and killing 
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By Moki Edwin Kindzeka
Tue, 07/07/2020 - 13:44
FILE - Ivan Safronov looks at a photographer in his working place in Kommersant Publishing House in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 10, 2016.
Press Freedom
Russia Holds Space Agency Aide, Ex Journalist on High Treason Charge
Ivan Safronov used to work for leading Russian newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti
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By RFE/RL’s Russian Service
Tue, 07/07/2020 - 08:29
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USA
US Judge Rules in Favor of CEO of US Agency for Global Media
Judge denies request to reverse Michael Pack’s decision to fire agency heads
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By VOA News
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 19:16
Russian journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva leaves after a court hearing in Pskov, Russia July 6, 2020. A Russian court pronounced…
Europe
Russian Journalist Convicted of ‘Justifying Terrorism’
After the verdict, Human Rights Watch issued a statement calling the charges 'bogus' and a 'devastating blow' to press freedoms in Russia.   
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By Charles Maynes
Mon, 07/06/2020 - 08:01
A Russian police officer detains a participant for staging a picket in support of journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva, in Moscow
Press Freedom
Russian Authorities Arrest 17 Protesters in Moscow
People object to 6-year prison term for journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva
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By VOA News
Sat, 07/04/2020 - 02:06
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai gesture next to a copy of Apple Daily's July 1 edition during an interview Hong Kong, July 1, 2020.
Press Freedom
In Hong Kong, China Threatens to Snuff Out Press Freedom
Sweeping new law lets government do ‘pretty much anything it wants’
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By William Gallo
Fri, 07/03/2020 - 11:51
Would-be presidential candidate Viktor Babaryko, former head of Belgazprombank, holds a press conference in Minsk on June 11,…
Press Freedom
Belarus Media Arrests Are Sign of Election Crackdown, Experts Say
Belarus arrests at least 20 journalists, along with opposition leader and protesters, ahead of presidential vote next month
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By Eric Neugeboren
Thu, 07/02/2020 - 20:05
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks in Phnom Penh during a speech on the current state of a new virus from China, Jan. 30, 2020.
East Asia Pacific
Cambodia’s Use of Incitement Law Chills Press Freedom
Three arrests in as many months could make journalists fearful of reporting on critical issues, media experts say
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By Sun Narin
Thu, 07/02/2020 - 18:03
FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018, photo, a video image of Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, picured below, is displayed during a memorial event in Washington, Oct. 2, 2018.
Europe
Khashoggi's Fiancee Hopes Turkish Trial Will Reveal Fresh Evidence
Hatice Cengiz hopes proceedings will shed more light on 2018 killing of journalist
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By Reuters
Thu, 07/02/2020 - 10:34
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian speaks during a news conference in Beijing, April 8, 2020.
East Asia Pacific
China Targets US News Outlets
China and US continue to retaliatory actions against each other's media companies
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By VOA News
Wed, 07/01/2020 - 12:03
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COVID-19: The Hit on Press Freedom
As countries move to control information about the pandemic, independent media and journalists face censorship and threats.

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Voice of America is committed to press freedom around the world. Many VOA journalists work in countries that restrain free speech and independent journalism. In those countries, local journalists and news media often face threats or other repercussions yet succeed in delivering news and vital information. This page strives to tell their stories. 

 

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