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Turkey

Turkey detains journalists amid protests over jailing of Erdoğan rival

Turkey is cracking down on large protests triggered by the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul Mayor and rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

USA

Two men stand trial in US over alleged plot to kill Iranian journalist

Prosecutors claim the suspects, allegedly members of an Eastern European crime group linked to Iran, were hired to carry out a murder on US soil in 2022.

China

Son of jailed Chinese journalist urges his release

Dong Yuyu, known for advocating political reform and democracy, was sentenced in November 2023, with prosecutors citing eight meetings with Japanese diplomats as evidence of participation in espionage.

Europe News

Fears grow for Georgian journalist after two weeks of hunger strike

Mzia Amaglobeli has been charged with assaulting a police officer, but her family and supporters say she is being punished for her journalism.

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Culture news

AP photojournalists share unforgettable images of LA’s wildfire

AP photojournalists share their experiences documenting the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, revealing powerful images and the stories behind them.

Europe News

Cecilia Sala returns home, freed from Iran prison

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after spending weeks in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison.

World News

Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison

Sala has been detained in Iran since 19 December, three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa.

Italy

Italian newspaper urges Iran to free journalist held in notorious jail

Cecilia Sala, who works for Il Foglio, was arrested in Tehran before Christmas while on a reporting trip and is now being held in Evin prison.

Iran

Iranian police detain Italian journalist on assignment in Tehran

The Italian Foreign Ministry reports that the Italian reporter was arrested in Iran's capital last Thursday while she was filming a news report.

Europe News

Missing migrant children investigation wins EU journalism award

The months-long investigation was produced by media outlets from Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.

Europe News

Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity

Roshchyna disappeared in August 2023 while working in Russian-occupied territories in eastern Ukraine.

Lebanon

Belgian journalists injured while reporting in Beirut await evacuation

Journalists Robin Ramaekers and Stijn De Smet were assaulted by a group of men in Beirut on Wednesday night. Ramaekers was hospitalised for facial injuries, and De Smet was treated for gunshot wounds.

Culture news

Melbourne Orchestra admits 'error' in axing show after Gaza comments

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancelled pianist Jayson Gilliam's show tonight after his comments on Gaza journalists. Faced with criticism, the organization has attempted to backtrack by saying an "error was made."

Culture news

Australian-British pianist's show cancelled over Gaza remarks

Pianist Jayson Gillham, who was supposed to be on stage this Thursday, has been sanctioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for dedicating a performance to the Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has expressed concerns over freedom of speech.

Climate

Meet the woman who changed the way France reports the weather

Bringing weather anchors and climate scientists together has been a recipe for success on Journal Météo-Climat, watched by millions every night.

Europe News

Wounded photojournalist carries Olympic flame in Paris

AFP journalist Christina Assi was among six journalists struck in an Israeli shelling in October last year while reporting on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Russia

Russia sentences US journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Gershkovich was convicted for alleged espionage, an accusation he, his employer and the US government vehemently deny, labelling the trial as a sham.

Russia

US journalist Evan Gershkovich goes on trial in Russia

The espionage case against the Wall Street Journal reporter remains opaque, and the US insists the charges are unfounded.

Russia

US journalist imprisoned in Russia to stand trial on espionage charges

Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich is accused by Russian authorities of collecting secret information for the CIA about Uralvagonzavod, a military equipment facility in the Sverdlovsk region.

Netherlands

Three men found guilty of killing Dutch investigative journalist

A Dutch court on Wednesday convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries.