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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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Chinese Journalist Jailed For Covid Reporting In Wuhan Set To Be Freed
Ms Zhan, a former lawyer turned independent journalist, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020
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Russia Jails Journalist For 7 Years Over Articles On War Crimes In Ukraine
A reporter for an independent Russian news outlet was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for articles he wrote about alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, his publication said.
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" I Miss My Kids": Journalist Jailed In China Writes "Love Letter" Home
Jailed Australian journalist Cheng Lei yearns for her children and the country's "psychedelic sunsets", she said in a rare public letter marking three years since her mysterious arrest in China.
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Journalist Jailed By Russia Court For 6 Years Over Online Post On Ukraine
A Russian court today sentenced a journalist to six years in prison for comments critical of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, officials said, as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
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Russian Journalist Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison Over Ukraine Comments
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia veteran journalist Alexander Nevzorov to eight years in prison for spreading "false information" about Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine.
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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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Reuters Journalists, Jailed In Myanmar For 7 Years, To Not Be Freed Early
A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early.
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Iran Journalist Gets 12-Year Jail Term After 'Insulting Judiciary'
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on unspecified charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Myanmar Defends Suu Kyi's Silence Over Reuters Jailed Reporters
A global outcry over the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar has been greeted with silence by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a stony response that an official defended Tuesday as a reluctance to criticise the judiciary.
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2 Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years In Landmark Myanmar Secrets Case
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya were jailed for seven years Monday, in a case that has drawn outrage as an attack on media freedom.
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Iran Journalist Gets 10 Years In Jail For "Insulting" Imam On Twitter
An Iranian journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for "insulting" an imam from the ninth century on Twitter, his lawyer told local media on Monday.
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Karnataka Assembly Orders Year's Jail For 2 Journalists For Defamation
Two journalists are to be jailed after Karnataka's lawmakers decided they should be punished for two-year-old articles in tabloids that were allegedly defamatory about some of them including Speaker KB Koliwad who is from the Congress.
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European Union Demands China 'Review' Chinese Journalist Gao Yu's Trial
The European Union on Friday demanded that China "review" the trial of 71-year-old Chinese journalist Gao Yu, who has been sentenced to seven years prison after being convicted of leaking state secrets.
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China Jails Journalist for 7 Years for 'Leaking State Secrets'
A Chinese court jailed a journalist accused of leaking an internal Communist Party document to a foreign website for seven years on Friday, her lawyer said, a ruling that reflects the sensitivity surrounding the party's inner workings.
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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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Chinese Journalist Jailed For Covid Reporting In Wuhan Set To Be Freed
Ms Zhan, a former lawyer turned independent journalist, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020
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Russia Jails Journalist For 7 Years Over Articles On War Crimes In Ukraine
A reporter for an independent Russian news outlet was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for articles he wrote about alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, his publication said.
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" I Miss My Kids": Journalist Jailed In China Writes "Love Letter" Home
Jailed Australian journalist Cheng Lei yearns for her children and the country's "psychedelic sunsets", she said in a rare public letter marking three years since her mysterious arrest in China.
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Journalist Jailed By Russia Court For 6 Years Over Online Post On Ukraine
A Russian court today sentenced a journalist to six years in prison for comments critical of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, officials said, as part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
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Russian Journalist Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison Over Ukraine Comments
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia veteran journalist Alexander Nevzorov to eight years in prison for spreading "false information" about Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine.
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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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Reuters Journalists, Jailed In Myanmar For 7 Years, To Not Be Freed Early
A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early.
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Iran Journalist Gets 12-Year Jail Term After 'Insulting Judiciary'
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on unspecified charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Myanmar Defends Suu Kyi's Silence Over Reuters Jailed Reporters
A global outcry over the jailing of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar has been greeted with silence by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a stony response that an official defended Tuesday as a reluctance to criticise the judiciary.
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2 Reuters Reporters Jailed For 7 Years In Landmark Myanmar Secrets Case
Two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's state secrets law during their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya were jailed for seven years Monday, in a case that has drawn outrage as an attack on media freedom.
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Iran Journalist Gets 10 Years In Jail For "Insulting" Imam On Twitter
An Iranian journalist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for "insulting" an imam from the ninth century on Twitter, his lawyer told local media on Monday.
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Karnataka Assembly Orders Year's Jail For 2 Journalists For Defamation
Two journalists are to be jailed after Karnataka's lawmakers decided they should be punished for two-year-old articles in tabloids that were allegedly defamatory about some of them including Speaker KB Koliwad who is from the Congress.
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European Union Demands China 'Review' Chinese Journalist Gao Yu's Trial
The European Union on Friday demanded that China "review" the trial of 71-year-old Chinese journalist Gao Yu, who has been sentenced to seven years prison after being convicted of leaking state secrets.
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China Jails Journalist for 7 Years for 'Leaking State Secrets'
A Chinese court jailed a journalist accused of leaking an internal Communist Party document to a foreign website for seven years on Friday, her lawyer said, a ruling that reflects the sensitivity surrounding the party's inner workings.
