Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): An Afghan reporter has claimed that he was beaten and detained for six hours by the Taliban forces while covering a news story local media reported.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court has said that state force should never be used to either "browbeat" a political opinion or journalists and that the debasement in the dialogue which is taking place needs "introspection from the political class across the country".
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): As many as 293 media workers were put behind bars globally in 2021, said the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The brutal murder of a Sri Lankan national in Pakistan's Punjab has drawn condemnation from all around the world and has highlighted the rise of the misuse of the blasphemy law to carry out vigilante justice in Pakistan.
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): A US-based rights group has awarded journalist Zhang Zhan, who was jailed by Chinese authorities for reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beijing [China], December 9 (ANI): At least 127 journalists are currently under detention in China for reporting on 'sensitive' topics, said Reporters Without Borders while adding that the country is the world's biggest captor of journalists.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern that a senior journalist's request for information on gifts received by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from foreign governments has been blocked by the Cabinet Division o
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings arising out of FIRs registered by the Tripura police against the HW News Network and its journalists -- Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarnja Jha -- over the reports on communal violence in the State.
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Telangana's popular journalist Naveen alias Teenmar Mallanna on Tuesday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of State National General Secretary and BJP state in-charge Tarun Chugh, Lok Sabha MP Arvind Dharmapuri and BJP State President Ban
Paris [France], December 7 (ANI): A suspect in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been detained in France on Tuesday, French broadcaster RTL reported.