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Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty on her 5th tax case before a Pasig Regional Trial Court on Wednesday, July 22. The…

Rappler’s chief executive officer Maria Ressa faces court tomorrow on criminal tax charges based on suite of tax violations that are predicated on…

El Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay denunció que Roberto Esquivel, trabajador de prensa del departamento de Amambay, fue arrestado y golpeado por…

Owner of the Dainik Afkara newspaper in Bhopal, Pyare Miyan, has been arrested following accusations of sexually assaulting minors and running a sex…

Journalist Mohamed Mounir died on 15 July after contracting Covid-19 in jail, where he had spent a month after his arrest on 15 June. The…

DY365 correspondent Rajib Sharma was detained by Dhubri police on July 16 in Assam after a Dhuburi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) lodged a first…

Every week the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is compiling a list of the top news articles from across the world in which it is…

In separate cases on July 15, the Supreme Court of Cambodia rejected the appeal from two former Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporters, Uon Chhin and Yeang…

The proposed amendments to Afghanistan’s media law introduced to Parliament in June has been dropped following strong criticisms from Afghanistan’s…

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology tabled the Public Service Broadcasting Bill that would empower the government to exercise…

Hong Kong authorities rejected a work visa application for New York Times correspondent Chris Buckley, who was expelled from mainland China earlier in…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has submitted a legal advice highlighting the dangers of the proposed re-introduction of criminal…

In a bid to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) organised in Mogadishu a three-day…

After years of resisting demands to pay for news, Google said in a surprise announcement on 25 June it had reached  deals with a number of news…

Three media workers have died due to coronavirus and dozens in cities across Indonesia have tested positive to the virus. The International Federation…