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A Journalist Was Beaten, Tied To a Logging Truck and Dragged Along the Ground in the Lvov Region

Posted on December 31, 2020December 31, 2020By Editor

In the village of Lavochnoye, Lvov region, journalist Vasily Vasilitin, who was filming deforestation, was beaten, tied with a rope to the bumper of a truck and dragged along the ground. … Read More >A Journalist Was Beaten, Tied To a Logging Truck and Dragged Along the Ground in the Lvov Region

xiled Turkish journalist, whose paper reported on arms sent to Syria, gets 27-year jail term for espionage and aid to terrorism

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

A Turkish journalist, whose newspaper reported on an alleged 2014 Turkish intelligence operation to supply arms to anti-government fighters in Syria, was sentenced in absentia to over 27 years in jail. … Read More >xiled Turkish journalist, whose paper reported on arms sent to Syria, gets 27-year jail term for espionage and aid to terrorism

Russia

Leading Russian liberal journalist fired by US state-controlled media RFE/RL for discussing family of Alexey Navalny’s wife

Posted on December 5, 2020December 5, 2020By Editor

Journalist Timur Olevsky has been fired by Current Time, a Russian-language TV channel created by US government-run RFE/RL, after he discussed a conspiracy theory about opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s father-in-law. … Read More >Leading Russian liberal journalist fired by US state-controlled media RFE/RL for discussing family of Alexey Navalny’s wife

World

Ukrainian journalist attacked on air, channel called ‘fascist’ at memorial for Soviet-era famine victims (VIDEO)

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020By Editor

A violent confrontation broke out in Kiev on Saturday after a reporter from Ukraine’s News One network was accosted at a memorial commemorating those who died in the 1930s Soviet famine. … Read More >Ukrainian journalist attacked on air, channel called ‘fascist’ at memorial for Soviet-era famine victims (VIDEO)

EU

Brussels warns France on press freedom as Macron’s government pushes ahead with security law

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

The European Commission has reminded the French government of its duty to ensure journalists can carry out their work “freely and safely,” as parliament votes to crackdown on the publication of images of on-duty police officers. … Read More >Brussels warns France on press freedom as Macron’s government pushes ahead with security law

USA

‘Meet the new boss same as the old’: Biden snaps at reporter for asking coronavirus question

Posted on November 22, 2020November 22, 2020By Editor

Joe Biden proved he isn’t much different to President Donald Trump when it comes to dealing with the press after the projected president-elect shouted at a journalist for asking him a coronavirus question on Friday. … Read More >‘Meet the new boss same as the old’: Biden snaps at reporter for asking coronavirus question

EU

Dutch journalist crashes ‘secret’ EU defense meeting after access code accidentally posted online

Posted on November 22, 2020November 22, 2020By Editor

A Dutch reporter has managed to log into a supposedly highly secure EU videoconference, using a pin-code that had been accidentally exposed on the country’s defense minister’s Twitter account. … Read More >Dutch journalist crashes ‘secret’ EU defense meeting after access code accidentally posted online

Beijing warns of reciprocal action as US delays visa renewals for Chinese journalists

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020By Editor

China has warned it will take all necessary measures to protect Chinese journalists in the US, as Washington continues a “political crackdown” by delaying visa renewals for Chinese reporters. … Read More >Beijing warns of reciprocal action as US delays visa renewals for Chinese journalists

USA

Russian film crew attacked in Philadelphia just ONE day after embassy warns about safety of journalists working in US

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020By Editor

The treatment of journalists in the US is again under the spotlight after Russian correspondent Georgy Olisashvili and his cameraman were attacked on the streets of Philadelphia, and received minimal support from the police. … Read More >Russian film crew attacked in Philadelphia just ONE day after embassy warns about safety of journalists working in US

USA

Russian Embassy Criticises Proposed Visa Restrictions for Journalists in US

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020By Editor

The Russian Embassy to the United States criticised the proposed US visa restrictions for journalists, saying that, in line with the principle of reciprocity, they could harm US journalists abroad. … Read More >Russian Embassy Criticises Proposed Visa Restrictions for Journalists in US