The conservative anchor Arnab Goswami was detained on charges of abetting a suicide in Mumbai, where an opposition party is in power.
Tag: Freedom of the Press
The Jailed Activist Left a Letter Behind. The Message: Keep Fighting.
Pham Doan Trang was harassed for years by the Vietnamese police, and beaten. In a letter, she foretold her arrest and called for an end to one-party rule.
Indian Police Accuse Popular TV Station of Ratings Fraud
Republic TV has torn down critics and bolstered the Indian government. Now it is under a criminal investigation.
An Indigenous Canadian Journalist Was Covering a Protest. Then He Got Arrested.
He is one of four reporters arrested while covering Indigenous affairs in a country that has been trying to make amends for its colonial past.
At Assange’s Extradition Hearing, Troubled Tech Takes Center Stage
The WikiLeaks founder’s high-profile case was delayed for months by the coronavirus. Now it is being hobbled by faulty livestreams and other technical issues.
Fearing Detention, Two Australian Correspondents Flee China
The forced departures highlight souring relations between the two countries and Beijing’s increasingly heavy-handed tactics to limit independent journalism.
China Freezes Credentials for Journalists at U.S. Outlets, Hinting at Expulsions
CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and Getty Images are affected. Chinese officials told journalists, who can still work, that their fate depends on what the United States does to Chinese media employees.
Charlie Hebdo Republishes Cartoons of Prophet Muhammad That Prompted 2015 Attack
The decision by the French satirical magazine to recirculate cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad and Islam coincides with the start of a long-awaited trial for the attack that killed 11 of its staff.
Algerian Journalist Khaled Drareni Sentenced to Prison
The journalist Khaled Drareni was convicted after reporting on the Hirak protest movement, which forced the removal of the country’s longtime ruler, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, last year.
Hungary’s Independent Press Takes Another Blow and Reporters Quit
The concentration of control of the media in Hungary by the government is part of a troubling pattern in Central Europe, where Poland’s press also faces pressure following a presidential election.