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Journalists Demand Assange Be Released From UK Jail

Fifteen representatives of journalist and publishers' unions and organizations from six countries gathered in Geneva for the ‘call to free Julian Assange in the name of press freedom’
RSF: Noted Ukrainian Photographer Was Executed by Russian Troops

The 40-year-old Maks Levin is one of eight journalists killed in the course of their work since the start of the war in Ukraine
Tunisian Journalist Freed After Detention Over 'State Security'

Lotfi Hidouri, editor of the Achahed website who had been detained since Thursday, still faces prosecution over allegedly suspicious activities
Female Asian Journalists Face Harassment in Allegedly Beijing-Backed Campaign

Female Asian journalists and human rights activists who cover China have been on the receiving end of a recent smear campaign on Twitter, which has closed 400 linked accounts as part of an investigation
Third Suspect in Murder of British Journalist Arrested in Brazil

Jeferson da Silva Lima was on the run, but he surrendered at the police station of Atalaia do Norte in the remote Javari Valley bordering Peru and Colombia
Reporter’s Notebook: ‘My Reporting Become a Bridge to Connect the Displaced’

Telling the stories of others also displaced by war gives me the drive to keep reporting, says Syrian journalist Nawroz Rasho
Journalism ‘More Than Just a Job’ for Displaced Reporter

After fleeing bombing in her hometown, Nawroz Rasho reports on life in a Syrian camp that has been her home for four years
New Marcos Administration Wants ‘Red-Tagging’ to Stop

Dangerous, deadly labeling of government critics and activists as communists or terrorists has been policy under President Rodrigo Duterte
Attacks, Threats Add to Pressure for Azerbaijan’s Media

Azerbaijan’s journalists warn that lack of justice puts them at great risk
News Website Head Arrested in Tunisia

Lotfi Hidouri, editor-in-chief of Achahed, arrested over alleged links to a company accused of conspiring against the state
Dom Phillips Case Renews Focus on Threats to Environmental Reporters in Amazon

Reporting in Brazil’s Amazon regions that are rife with illegal logging, deforestation and poaching puts journalists and environmentalists at heightened risk
Media Arrests 'Reverberate' Across Ethiopian Newsrooms

With more than 20 journalists detained, analysts worry Ethiopia is returning to repressive era
Photojournalist Honored for Work Documenting Humanity in Times of Crisis

From Afghanistan to Ukraine, award-winning photojournalist Paula Bronstein captures resiliency of those impacted by war
Yemeni Journalist Killed in Car Blast in Aden

Initial investigations indicate explosive device was planted on car driven by Saber al-Haidari
Brazil Says Suspect Confesses to Killing Pair Missing in Amazon

Indigenous expert and journalist went missing June 5

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