Russian court extends detention of US journalist Kurmasheva until February | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court extends detention of US journalist Kurmasheva until February | Freedom of the Press News

A court in Russia has extended the pre-trial detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until February. Kurmasheva, an editor for the United States government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir service, has been accused of failing to register as a “foreign agent” and collecting information on the Russian military, according…

Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

The Wall Street Journal has denounced the continued detention of its reporter as a ‘brazen and outrageous attack’ on free press. Russia will keep American reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody for another two months as he awaits trial for espionage, a Moscow court has ruled, heightening concerns about the fate…

Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News

Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News

Since February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and interrogated at least 35 times. In his hometown of Annaba in eastern Algeria, he has been under constant pressure from authorities due to what his allies say are his consistent…

Mexican journalists freed days after being abducted in southern province | Media News

Mexican journalists freed days after being abducted in southern province | Media News

Reporters Silvia Nayssa Arce, Alberto Sanchez and Marco Antonio Toledo have been released unharmed, officials say. Three Mexican journalists, who were abducted over the past week, have been released after authorities launched search operations in the southern province of Guerrero, according to the state attorney general’s office. The state’s prosecutor…