journalists

Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters

YANGON: A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to… Read More

Case registered against Sharif’s guards for assaulting cameraman

ISLAMABAD: Police on Tuesday registered a case against three security guards of deposed prime minister… Read More

Myanmar authorities drop ‘incitement’ charges against journalists

YANGON: A Myanmar court dismissed on Friday a case against three senior journalists from the… Read More

Muslim journalists have a responsibility to defend real Islam: Imam-e-Kaaba

ISLAMABAD: Imam-e-Ka'aba Sheikh Saleh Abdullah bin Humaid has said that the journalists in the Muslim countries have… Read More

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail journalists

HANOI: Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said two jailed Reuters journalists… Read More

Leading journalists join call for EU copyright reform

Leading journalists from more than 20 countries joined a call Tuesday for European MPs to… Read More

Russian journalist Babchenko turns up alive after reported murder

A dissident Russian journalist who was reported murdered in Kiev dramatically reappeared alive in the… Read More

Indian journalists say they are intimidated, ostracised if they criticise Modi and the BJP

NEW DELHI: India has constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and by some measures the… Read More

Reporters Without Borders slams Israel for deliberate shooting of journalists in Gaza

GAZA CITY: Reporters Without Borders on Saturday slammed the Israeli army for the deliberate shooting… Read More

India drops plan to punish journalists for ‘fake news’ following outcry

Indian prime minister ordered the withdrawal of rules punishing journalists held responsible for distributing “fake… Read More

New standards for journalists unveiled to fight fake news

PARIS: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and leading broadcasters launched a drive against fake news Tuesday… Read More

India to crack down on journalists publishing fake news

NEW DELHI: India will deny government access to journalists who publish fake news, the information… Read More

Clooney to defend journalists held in Myanmar

NEW YORK: British-Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, wife of Hollywood A-lister George, announced Thursday… Read More

Two Indian journalists killed in separate hit-and-run incidents

Hit-and-run attackers have killed two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents that underlined India's… Read More

Myanmar frees journalists working for Turkish broadcaster

NAYPYITAW: Myanmar on Friday freed two journalists for Turkey’s state broadcaster, their local interpreter and… Read More

After Reuters arrests, some Myanmar reporters fear ‘it could’ve been me’

YANGON: Some human rights advocates say press freedom is under attack in Myanmar, even though… Read More

65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF

PARIS: Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures… Read More

Myanmar government says case against journalists can proceed

YANGON: Myanmar’s civilian President Htin Kyaw, a close ally of government leader Aung San Suu… Read More

Myanmar journalists’ group to don black T-shirts over arrest of reporters

YANGON: A group of Myanmar journalists said they would begin wearing black T-shirts on Saturday… Read More

US says concerned about Myanmar’s silence over where Reuters journalists are being held

YANGON: The US embassy in Myanmar said on Friday it was concerned that there had… Read More