Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know? | Freedom of the Press News

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know? | Freedom of the Press News

A new forensic investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post has shown the use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware, likely by the Indian government, to surveil high-profile Indian journalists. A report detailing the findings was published on Thursday. Here is what we know. What does the report say? The…

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

Investigation shows journalists in India face ‘threat of unlawful surveillance’ along with other ‘tools of repression’. India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. The findings, published on Thursday, noted India’s repeated use…

Gaza media office says 100 journalists killed since Israeli attacks began | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Gaza media office says 100 journalists killed since Israeli attacks began | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian journalist Muhammed Abu Hweidy latest to be killed in Israeli attack on his home in the east of Gaza City. At least 100 journalists have been killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, according to new figures released by the government media office in Gaza. Palestinian…

Gaza’s journalists: ‘Targets’ or ‘casualties’ of Israel’s war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza’s journalists: ‘Targets’ or ‘casualties’ of Israel’s war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Gaza’s journalists are being killed at an unprecedented rate. Plus, Israel’s most powerful allies in the US – Christian Zionist broadcasters. According to Gaza’s government media office, Israel’s military has now killed 97 journalists in the Strip. Israel has barred international media from entering Gaza, firsthand reporting on the onslaught…

Poland’s new pro-EU government dismisses state media chiefs | Media News

Poland’s new pro-EU government dismisses state media chiefs | Media News

Culture ministry announces sackings citing need to restore impartiality of state news outlets. The management of Polish public television, radio and state news agency PAP have been dismissed and one public news channel that critics say was politicised under the previous government has gone off air. The culture ministry under…

Jimmy Lai’s security trial starts in Hong Kong, UK calls for his release | Courts News

Jimmy Lai’s security trial starts in Hong Kong, UK calls for his release | Courts News

BREAKINGBREAKING, The media tycoon and democracy supporter, now 76, has been in jail for three years, accused of ‘collusion with foreign forces’. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has gone on trial for alleged national security offences, hours after the United Kingdom joined calls for his immediate release. Lai, who…

Al Jazeera to refer journalist Samer Abudaqa’s killing to ICC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera to refer journalist Samer Abudaqa’s killing to ICC | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman was killed by a drone attack while reporting on the bombing of a school in southern Gaza Strip. The Al Jazeera Media Network says it will refer the killing of its cameraman Samer Abudaqa in Gaza to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a statement…

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli forces killing of cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli forces killing of cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Media network says it holds Israel accountable for systematically targeting and killing journalists and their families. Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli drone attack on a Gaza school that resulted in the killing of cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa. The Network holds Israel accountable for systematically…

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich | Freedom of the Press News

President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for agreement with US on prisoner swap but admits ‘it’s not simple’. An American reporter jailed in Russia must stay behind bars into the new year as he awaits trial on espionage charges, a Russian court has ruled. Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow correspondent for…

Israel should face war crimes probe over journalist death in Lebanon: NGOs | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel should face war crimes probe over journalist death in Lebanon: NGOs | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Rights groups say attack that killed Reuters journalist and injured six others ‘likely a direct attack on civilians’. International rights groups have said that Israeli strikes that killed a journalist and injured six others in southern Lebanon were likely a direct attack on civilians and must be investigated as a…