Journalist
- India
Bihar: Journalist who reported on liquor mafia shot dead
In a grizzly incident reported from Bihar’s Begusarai on May 20, a journalist was shot dead by unidentified men. The deceased was identified as Subhash Kumar Mahto, who was shot dead near…
- Middle East
Amnesty calls on Houthis to release 4 journalists on death sentence
The human rights organization Amnesty International has called on the Houthi group in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, for the immediate release of four Yemeni journalists facing the death penalty, ahead of the appeal hearing,…
- India
Tripura cop suspended for torturing journo
Agartala: A police officer on Wednesday was suspended for allegedly torturing a photo-journalist in the police lockup here on Tuesday night, police said. The authorities are probing the incident. The ruling BJP,…
- Middle East
Yemen: Houthi militia killed 40 journalists in 8 years, says human rights organization
A human rights organization revealed that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia is responsible for the killing of 40 journalists and media workers in Yemen, during the eight years of war. This came in a…
- India
BJP is vengeful of journalists: Speakers at US congressional briefing
Amid growing limitations on media freedom in the nation, Indian American Muslim Council organised a congressional briefing on “India’s Crackdown on Free Speech” on May 4. In the briefing, Indian journalists talked…
- Telangana
Khammam: Two journalists lose lives in road accident
Hyderabad: Two journalists lost their lives in an accident when a speedy lorry hit their bike on which they were traveling on Tuesday. The accident took place at Yerrammatalli temple at Krishna…
- India
MP: Journalist forced to strip inside lock-up, photos go viral
Sidhi: A journalist and a few activists who were protesting against the arrest of an artist were detained and forced to strip down to their undergarments while in police custody in Madhya Pradesh’s…
- India
Journalist Rana Ayyub moves Delhi HC challenging ED’s decision
New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Enforcement Directorate’s decision of not allowing her to travel abroad and being stopped at the airport on her…
- India
Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui’s parents lodge complaint in ICC against Taliban
New Delhi: The family of slain Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has lodged a complaint with the International Criminal Court to probe his killing and to bring to book those responsible, including high-level…
- Kashmir
Kashmir journalist booked under PSA a day before bail hearing
Srinagar: Journalist Fahad Shah, who was arrested by police last month for allegedly glorifying terrorism among other charges, has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), his lawyer said here…
- India
India rejects allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub
Geneva: India on Monday rejected as “baseless and unwarranted” allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, saying that the country upholds the rule of law and “no one is above the…
- Pakistan
Maryam Nawaz asks if Imran is a ‘sacred cow’
New Delhi: Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), lashed out at Imran Khan over the arrest of a journalist, asking if the Prime Minister was a “sacred…
- World
Afghan journalists face harassment under Taliban: Media body
Kabul: The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that journalists and media workers in Afghanistan are facing increasing “harassment” under the Taliban regime. RSF said the threats, interrogations and arbitrary arrests of journalists…
- World
Kiwi journalist gets refuge in Afghanistan after NZ denied MIQ spot
Wellington: New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis who is known for asking bold questions to the Taliban in their first official press conference has been offered refuge in Kabul, Afghanistan. Bellis who used…
- World
Turkish journalist arrested for insulting Erdogan on live TV
Ankara: A Turkish court ordered to arrest prominent journalist Sedef Kabas for making offensive remarks about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on live television, CNN Turk reported on Saturday. During the program,…
