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In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was dead

Just after sunset on Thursday, February 10th, two men in a white Dodge Ram pickup pulled up in front of Heber Lopez Vasquez's small radio studio in southern Mexico. One man got out, walked inside and shot the 42-year-old journalist dead. Lopez's 12-year-old son Oscar, the only person with him,…

Reuters

Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself

State broadcaster’s staff held on suspicion of disseminating the clip of Salva Kiir at official event

The Guardian - UK

7 journalists jailed in India, Asia has highest behind bars: CPJ

The number of journalists jailed for doing their job has touched a record high this year, seeing a jump of 20 percent as compared to last year with a tally of 323, according to the annual prison census by the Committee to Protect Journalists. India too continues to remain at…

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India bars Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo from flying

Sanna Irshad Mattoo was prevented by Indian authorities from flying to US to receive the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.

Al Jazeera

‘Arbitrary and excessive’: CPJ on Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist being stopped from travelling to US

The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for Indian authorities to allow Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo to travel abroad.

Newslaundry

Harassment against journalists in India has escalated: N. Ram

The charges are more serious. Particular journalists, very often belonging to the Muslim community or those who support minorities very strongly, are being targeted; accepting the present laws as they are, they are also being misused, he says

The Hindu

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

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Outrage as another Kashmiri journalist stopped from flying abroad

Aakash Hassan was on his way to Sri Lanka last week when officials at New Delhi airport barred him from boarding plane.

Al Jazeera

Shireen Abu Akleh family meets Blinken in Washington

From Washington, DC, slain Al Jazeera journalist’s relatives renew calls for accountability and independent US probe.

Al Jazeera

‘Not about justice’: Advocates slam US line on Abu Akleh killing

Palestinian rights supporters say US assessment aims to sweep the issue under the rug ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel.

Al Jazeera

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

Pulitzer Prize board honours ‘courage’ of Ukrainian journalists

Journalists of Ukraine awarded a ‘special citation’ by prestigious Pulitzer board for coverage of Russia’s invasion.

Al Jazeera

Infographic: Where is press freedom restricted?

More than 85 percent of the world has seen a decrease in press freedom in their country in the past five years.

Al Jazeera

‘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.

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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…

The Guardian - US

Biden pledged media reset after Trump – so why so few press conferences?

The president has none of Trump’s hostility to the press but frustration is growing over a lack of engagement with reporters

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