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Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Acquitted In Journalist Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, sect head's lawyer Jitender Khurana said.
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Journalist Ravi Nair Fined, Given One-Year Jail Term In Adani Defamation Case
The magistrate court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, has convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to a year's imprisonment and imposed a fine.
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Over 300 Journalists In Jail For 5th Straight Year: Report
The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide for their work was 330 in the final month of 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, the fifth consecutive year the count has exceeded 300.
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8 Journalists, YouTubers Sentenced To Life By Pakistan Anti-Terror Court
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators on Friday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences.
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Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
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Assad Regime Detained US Journalist Austin Tice In Syria: Report
For over a decade, the disappearance of American journalist Austin Tice remained one of the most haunting mysteries of the Syrian civil war. Tice went missing near Damascus in August 2012, days after celebrating his 31st birthday.
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Journalist Soumya Viswanathan's Mother Goes To Supreme Court Against Bail To 4 Killers
The mother of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan has moved the Supreme Court against the bail granted to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment for her daughter's murder in 2008.
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4 Killers Of Soumya Vishwanathan, Serving Life Term, Given Bail
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan.
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4 Killers Of Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan Sentenced To Life
A Delhi court today sentenced four convicts in the killing of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008 to life imprisonment, while a fifth convict was sent to three years in jail.
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"Should Suffer...": Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan's Mother Seeks Life Term For Killers
Madhavi Viswanathan, the mother of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan shot dead 15 years ago, demanded life imprisonment for all four convicted for her daughter's murder by a Delhi court, saying they should suffer what the family has suffered.
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Iran Pushes Global List Of Jailed Journalists To Record High
Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday.
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Life Imprisonment Requested For Russian Soldier In Kyiv War Crimes Trial
Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since the start of Moscow's invasion, AFP journalists in the courtroom reported.
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Myanmar Junta Charges US Journalist With Terrorism, Sedition
Myanmar's junta has charged a US journalist detained since May with sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Won't Forget Crime, Weep In Jail: Journalist's Daughter
After self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 52, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist, the journalist's daughter said that her family is satisfied with the quantam of punishment awarded by the court to Ram Rahim.
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Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Acquitted In Journalist Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, sect head's lawyer Jitender Khurana said.
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Journalist Ravi Nair Fined, Given One-Year Jail Term In Adani Defamation Case
The magistrate court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, has convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to a year's imprisonment and imposed a fine.
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Over 300 Journalists In Jail For 5th Straight Year: Report
The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide for their work was 330 in the final month of 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, the fifth consecutive year the count has exceeded 300.
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8 Journalists, YouTubers Sentenced To Life By Pakistan Anti-Terror Court
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced eight journalists and social media commentators on Friday to life imprisonment in absentia after convicting them of terrorism-related offences.
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Journalists Imprisoned In Belarus, Georgia Win EU's Top Human Rights Award
Two journalists, one imprisoned in Belarus and the other in Georgia, have won the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.
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Assad Regime Detained US Journalist Austin Tice In Syria: Report
For over a decade, the disappearance of American journalist Austin Tice remained one of the most haunting mysteries of the Syrian civil war. Tice went missing near Damascus in August 2012, days after celebrating his 31st birthday.
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Journalist Soumya Viswanathan's Mother Goes To Supreme Court Against Bail To 4 Killers
The mother of TV journalist Soumya Viswanathan has moved the Supreme Court against the bail granted to four convicts who were serving life imprisonment for her daughter's murder in 2008.
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4 Killers Of Soumya Vishwanathan, Serving Life Term, Given Bail
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan.
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4 Killers Of Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan Sentenced To Life
A Delhi court today sentenced four convicts in the killing of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008 to life imprisonment, while a fifth convict was sent to three years in jail.
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"Should Suffer...": Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan's Mother Seeks Life Term For Killers
Madhavi Viswanathan, the mother of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan shot dead 15 years ago, demanded life imprisonment for all four convicted for her daughter's murder by a Delhi court, saying they should suffer what the family has suffered.
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Iran Pushes Global List Of Jailed Journalists To Record High
Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday.
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Life Imprisonment Requested For Russian Soldier In Kyiv War Crimes Trial
Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since the start of Moscow's invasion, AFP journalists in the courtroom reported.
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Myanmar Junta Charges US Journalist With Terrorism, Sedition
Myanmar's junta has charged a US journalist detained since May with sedition and terrorism, which carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019: Report
China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday.
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Won't Forget Crime, Weep In Jail: Journalist's Daughter
After self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 52, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist, the journalist's daughter said that her family is satisfied with the quantam of punishment awarded by the court to Ram Rahim.
