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AP takes the gold medal at this year's Pulitzer Prize awards

Celebrating their centenary year the prestigious Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded for 2016, applauding excellence in US journalism and the arts

19/04/2016

Russia

Masked men attack journalists and rights activists in the Northern Caucasus

A group of journalists and human rights activists in Russia's Northern Caucasus has been attacked by a group of masked men

10/03/2016

World News

Journalist group comes under attack en-route to Chechnya

Journalists and human rights activists heading to Chechnya on a press trip have been attacked and their minibus set on fire. That is according to the

10/03/2016

Turkey

Release of Turkish journalists 'a clear defeat' for Erdogan

The release of two Turkish journalists has been described by one of them as a “clear defeat” for the country’s president. Can Dundar from

02/03/2016

World News

Turkey: Erdogan says he won't 'accept' or 'respect' court decision to free journalists

The controversial case of two Turkish journalists, who were freed from detention on Friday, has again provoked the wrath of president Recep Tayyip

28/02/2016

World News

Turkey: freed journalists' rallying call for press freedom

Turkey has released two prominent journalists after the country's top court ruled their detention violated their rights. They were arrested in November and face trial in March on espionage charges.

26/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey frees journalists after court rules detention violated their rights

Turkey has freed two prominent journalists after the country’s top court ruled their detention violated their rights. The arrest of Can Dundar

26/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey: detained journalists expected to be freed, still face trial

Turkey’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday (February 25) that the detention of two prominent opposition journalists had “violated their rights.” Can

25/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey: PKK releases three kidnapped journalists

The team from Turkey's state-run news agency were seized by members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK in the south-east of the country

21/02/2016

World News

[Gallery] Refugee picture wins World Press Photo 2015 award

A picture taken among refugees trying to cross from Serbia into Hungary has won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2015. Australian

18/02/2016

Egypt

Egypt's best known journalist Mohamed Heikal dies at 92

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, the Arab world’s best known political commentator, died on Wednesday at age 92, Egyptian state television reported

17/02/2016

France

UN urged to act after journalist deaths hit 10-year high

This year has been the deadliest in a decade for journalists, with reporters increasingly killed away from the battlefield, new data shows. Reporters

29/12/2015

China

Beijing slaps expulsion order on French journalist

China says it will not renew press credentials for a French journalist, effectively throwing her out of the country. It comes after Ursula Gauthier

27/12/2015

World News

35% increase in journalists taken hostage around the world

How many journalists are in prison around the world? Which country imprisons the most journalists? How many journalists are currently being held

15/12/2015

Turkey

Turkey: two journalists jailed over Syria smuggling reports

Two prominent journalists in Turkey are facing charges of espionage after publishing video that allegedly showed trucks, belonging to the state

27/11/2015

World News

Political control of European media: should the EU step in?

20/11/2015

World News

Women strive to be journalists, still remain a minority

20/11/2015

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The thinning line between journalism and politics

19/11/2015

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Media: less money, more freedom?

19/11/2015

World News

Media freedom across the EU: how free do you feel?

19/11/2015