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China Displaces Turkey as Top Jailer of Journalists in 2019
In its annual survey, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that at least 250 journalists are imprisoned around the world, largely by authoritarian leaders.
Now Drawing Viewers: The Election Interview Boris Johnson Won’t Do
Britain’s prime minister has yet to set a date with Andrew Neil, the BBC’s feared political interrogator. But Mr. Neil’s challenge to him is spreading widely on social media.
Is This Thing On? A Look Back at Political Hot Mic Moments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada became the latest world leader to have private remarks disseminated worldwide.
Wealthy Businessman Charged in Murder Case That Rocked Malta
Stalled for years, the inquiry into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has stirred suspicions of Maltese officials and calls for the premier to resign.
Sri Lankan Critics Fear a Crackdown Is Underway, and Some Flee
A Swiss Embassy employee was abducted and asked about asylum applications and investigators were banned from leaving just days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected.
Iran Strengthens Response to Protests
The authorities say “six main elements” of unrest in Tehran were arrested. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had received nearly 20,000 videos and other evidence from Iran of a violent suppression.
Egypt Escalates Pressure on Last Major Independent News Site
Security forces raided the publication’s office, detaining three editors, the day after arresting another editor.
The Jungle Prince of Delhi
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?
Malta Arrests Businessman as ‘Person of Interest’ in Journalist’s Killing
Yorgen Fenech was detained aboard his yacht as he tried to leave the country, local reports said. Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed after accusing his businesses of links to corruption.