journalists
U.N. urges Taliban to release information about missing journalists
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nation's mission to Afghanistan on Tuesday called on the Taliban administration to release details on the detention of two Afghan journalists who disappeared the previous…
Myanmar military arrests more journalists in media crackdown-editor
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military has arrested three people working for the independent news portal Dawei Watch, an editor at the publication said on Thursday, the latest detentions under a media…
Tunisians protest against president, as journalists complain of police abuse
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian police sprayed water cannons into crowds and beat back protesters with batons as they dispersed more than 1,000 demonstrators trying to reach central Tunis…
Britain scolds China over use of security law in Hong Kong
By Greg Torode and Guy Faulconbridge HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has scolded China for its broadening use of a national security law in Hong Kong, detailing attacks on the…
Imran Khan’s Winter of Discontent Approaching
The great paradox of Pakistan politics is that the stronger a leader appears, the weaker he becomes; conversely, the weaker a leader appears, the more stable his government becomes. The…
By Sushant Sareen
Russia summons U.S. ambassador over 9/11 press accreditations – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador, John Sullivan, on Friday over an issue with accreditations for Russian journalists working in the United States, Interfax news agency…
Planeload of fleeing Afghans arrive in Mexico, including journalists
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A plane carrying 175 Afghans fleeing their strife-torn homeland arrived in Mexico on Tuesday night on one of the last flights to leave Kabul on the…
Taliban harassing press at all levels: US
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government is raising with Taliban officials whom it engages "at all levels" the growing number of reports that the Islamist movement (banned in…
Committee to Protect Journalists asks US to ensure safety of Afghan scribes
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): A top global media group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked the US to ensure the safety of Afghan journalists as the country…
Journalist body asks Pakistan to drop charges against 2 scribes, stop harassing media
Washington DC [US], August 11 (ANI): Pakistan authorities should immediately drop their probe into journalists Amir Mir and Imran Shafqat, and cease harassing members of the press in retaliation for…
Journalists face threats in Afghanistan, stop working in Taliban-controlled areas
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Journalists in Afghanistan are facing serious threats in conflict areas and have stopped working in the Taliban-controlled regions, a country-based media advocacy group said on…
Pak journalists’ union seeks Imran Khan’s clarification after official’s remark on controlling TV programmes
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): A journalists' union has sought to know from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his position on free speech after his Special Assistant on Information Shehbaz…
