Tag: Freedom of press
press freedom under threat
South Korea is, once again, singled out for attacks on press freedom. The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the ruling party for its harassment and intimidation of journalists. A…
The Wall Street Journal requests the UN regarding its journalist Evan Gershkovich, detained in Russia
THE Wall Street Journal (WSJ) would like the United Nations (UN) to officially pronounce on nature “ arbitrary » of the detention of its journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested for espionage…
Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize winner, acquitted again of tax evasion
Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted on Tuesday September 12 in Manila of the last charge of tax evasion for which she was being prosecuted.…
RSF warns about the working conditions of journalists in English-speaking regions
The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published a press release on September 7 to warn of the threats faced by journalists in the English-speaking regions of western Cameroon. 1 min…
Justice Department declares war on ‘fake news’
The Tunisian Ministry of Justice has decided to declare war on “fake news” and intox, in a press release published jointly with the Ministry of the Interior and that of…
Russia extends detention of ‘Wall Street Journal’ journalist for three months
THE wall street journal expresses its deep disappointment after the decision of a Moscow court, Thursday August 24, to extend by three months the provisional detention of its journalist arrested…
On the front page: back on the kiosks of the Journal du Dimanche
THE JDD whose journalists went on strike” historical for 40 days to oppose the arrival at the head of the editorial staff of Geoffroy Lejeune, a journalist marked on the…
the CEO of national television violently criticized by President Saïed
Kaïs Saïed summoned the CEO of national television, Awatef Daly, on August 4, considering that the order given to the news during the 8 p.m. news was “ not innocent…
Strike at the “Sunday Journal”: Lagardère persists and signs
The editorial staff of the Sunday Journal is starting its 33rd day of strike. The blockage is total, and the latest announcement is not likely to appease it. Geoffroy Lejeune…
The noose tightens around journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan
On Thursday, the criminal court in Erbil increased the sentence of Kurdish journalist and human rights defender Sherwan Sherwani, already imprisoned since 2020 for “undermining national security”, by four years.…