Tag: Freedom of press
Jimmy Lai trial for violating national security law postponed
In Hong Kong, the main trial against opposition media magnate Jimmy Lai, under national security law and which had already been adjourned ten days ago, has just been postponed to…
journalist Pape Alé Niang heard by the courts for the first time
In Senegal, the journalist Pape Alé Niang was heard on Friday December 9 for the first time by the investigating judge, more than a month after his arrest on November…
Qatar 2022: How ‘The Team’ seizes the World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar. The media workshop receives Christophe Jousset, head of the sports department of RFI, then Jérôme Cazadieu, editorial director of the French…
a journalist arrested and another assaulted during the weekend
Pape Alé Niang, a Senegalese journalist, was arrested on Sunday 6 November at his home and taken into police custody. He is accused of having made defamatory remarks against officers…
the Joliba TV channel cut for two months by the authorities
The sanction was notified this Thursday, November 3 to the leaders of Joliba TV News by the High Authority for Communication (HAC). It follows the publication, on September 30, of…
the account of a colleague of Shireen Abu Akleh
After four months of prevarication, the Israeli army ended up acknowledging its ” likely responsibility in the death of Shireen Abu Akleh. “ There is a good chance the journalist…
The House of Journalists celebrates its 20th anniversary
It is a unique structure in the world which welcomes, in Paris, journalists in exile who have suffered repression in their country and provides them with material, psychological and professional…
France refuses a visa to a Syrian journalist who delivered information to justice
Syrian journalist who has worked with many French media Hussam Hammoud also discovered documents concerning foreign fighters from the Islamic State group during his reporting in Raqqa. Information then transmitted…
justice demands 24 years in prison for journalist accused of “high treason”
The Russian Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, August 30 requested 24 years in prison for investigative journalist Ivan Safronov, a specialist in military matters, accused of high treason. Incarcerated since 2020,…
Le Figaro and L’Équipe file a complaint against Apple and its App Store
In France, newspapers Le Figaro and The Team and other online content publishers filed a complaint against Apple and its monopoly on Monday August 1. In their complaint filed with…