Kurdish authorities say a Turkish drone strike killed several people, with reports that the strike targeted journalists. Local authorities and news outlets in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region have said that several people were killed in a Turkish drone strike on Friday, including two journalists. In an initial statement on…
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, and changed its name to X, he has banned journalists critical of him, and been accused of censoring Democratic voices while simultaneously amplifying those of far-right extremists, even while claiming to be a “free speech absolutist”. While BlueSky, Meta’s Threads and others have gained…
Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order ‘vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment’. A Philippine court has ordered the country’s corporate regulator to restore the licence of Rappler, a news site co-founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, a prominent critic of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa and Rappler…
Defence lawyer calls the $655 fine against 22-year-old protester a ‘dark day for freedom of expression’. A German court has imposed a $655 (600 euro) fine on a woman for using the slogan – “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – during a protest last year,…
On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when they were struck by Israeli forces in Gaza city. Al-Ghoul, whose Al Jazeera reports were popular among Arab audiences, was wearing a press vest at the time he was killed….
Al Jazeera has “strongly” rejected “baseless” Israeli allegations that the network’s correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza, was a Hamas operative. The Doha-based network said on Thursday that the accusation, which Israel presented without proof, is an attempt to justify the “deliberate killing” of…
NewsFeed Video released by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) shows prisoners being loaded onto a waiting plane for transport to Turkey as part of a massive prisoner swap. They were later split amongst a small fleet of private planes to take them to their respective countries. Published On 1 Aug…
NewsFeed US President Joe Biden gathered with family members of prisoners just freed in one of the largest prisoner swaps between Russia and Western countries. The swap included around two dozen prisoners in multiple countries. Published On 1 Aug 20241 Aug 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us…
The journalist is accused of not registering as a ‘foreign agent’ and for spreading ‘false information’ about the Russian army. A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the United States-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), to six and a half years in prison for spreading false…
Court expected to issue verdict in espionage trial of The Wall Street Journal reporter on Friday. A Russian prosecutor is seeking an 18-year sentence for American journalist Evan Gershkovich who has been charged with espionage. The court said a verdict is expected to be issued on Friday at 12:00 GMT….
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