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"I'll Be Home Soon": Ukrainian Journalist To Mother After Release From Russian Captivity
- Monday August 25, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Dmytro Khilyuk's release.
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Evin Prison: The Infamous Iranian Jail Struck By Israel
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Built in 1971, the Evin Prison was used by the Shah regime to detain thousands of political prisoners in horrifying conditions.
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Russian Spy Ring Busted In UK: 6 Convicted Spies Jailed For 50 Years
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Six Bulgarian nationals, known as "The Minions," have been sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison in the UK for conducting a large-scale espionage operation on behalf of Russia's GRU.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- South | Reported by Uma Sudhir
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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China Jails Journalist Who Met With Japanese Diplomats For Alleged Espionage
- Saturday November 30, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said.
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China Jails Journalist For 7 Years On Espionage Charges
- Friday November 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said.
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Assassin, Journalist, Critic: Who Were Freed In Russia-West Prisoner Swap
- Friday August 2, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russia and the West have released a total of 24 prisoners in the biggest exchange since the end of the Cold War, officials said on Thursday.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
- Thursday August 1, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Russia Jails US-Russian Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva For Over 6 Years
- Monday July 22, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court has sentenced US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to more than six years in prison for violating military censorship laws, a court spokesperson said Monday, a ruling her employer slammed as a "mockery of justice".
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Chinese #MeToo Activist Jailed 5 Years For Subversion Charge
- Monday June 17, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Chinese journalist and #Metoo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" after she became a symbol of the country's stalled feminist movement.
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid Released After 4 Years
- Wednesday May 22, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing's COVID-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
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Russia Sends Journalist To 2-Month Custody For Links To Alexei Navalny Group
- Friday March 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Moscow court on Friday ordered a journalist who covered the trials of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be held in pre-trial detention on "extremism" charges.
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Russia Jails Journalist For 2 Years For Opposing Ukraine War
- Friday March 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a journalist to two years in prison for denouncing Moscow's full-scale military offensive on Ukraine, as police in Moscow detained five other reporters over a 24-hour period.
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Russia Jails Journalist For 7 Years Over Articles On War Crimes In Ukraine
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Extends Detention Of US Reporter Charged With Espionage
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court on Thursday extended the detention of US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva -- who her employer says faces 15 years in prison for violating censorship laws -- until 5 April.
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www.ndtv.com
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"I'll Be Home Soon": Ukrainian Journalist To Mother After Release From Russian Captivity
- Monday August 25, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Dmytro Khilyuk's release.
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www.ndtv.com
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Evin Prison: The Infamous Iranian Jail Struck By Israel
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Built in 1971, the Evin Prison was used by the Shah regime to detain thousands of political prisoners in horrifying conditions.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russian Spy Ring Busted In UK: 6 Convicted Spies Jailed For 50 Years
- Tuesday May 13, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Six Bulgarian nationals, known as "The Minions," have been sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison in the UK for conducting a large-scale espionage operation on behalf of Russia's GRU.
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www.ndtv.com
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
- Thursday March 27, 2025
- South | Reported by Uma Sudhir
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Jails Journalist Who Met With Japanese Diplomats For Alleged Espionage
- Saturday November 30, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said.
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www.ndtv.com
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China Jails Journalist For 7 Years On Espionage Charges
- Friday November 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assassin, Journalist, Critic: Who Were Freed In Russia-West Prisoner Swap
- Friday August 2, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russia and the West have released a total of 24 prisoners in the biggest exchange since the end of the Cold War, officials said on Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
- Thursday August 1, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Jails US-Russian Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva For Over 6 Years
- Monday July 22, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court has sentenced US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to more than six years in prison for violating military censorship laws, a court spokesperson said Monday, a ruling her employer slammed as a "mockery of justice".
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese #MeToo Activist Jailed 5 Years For Subversion Charge
- Monday June 17, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Chinese journalist and #Metoo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" after she became a symbol of the country's stalled feminist movement.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid Released After 4 Years
- Wednesday May 22, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing's COVID-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Sends Journalist To 2-Month Custody For Links To Alexei Navalny Group
- Friday March 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Moscow court on Friday ordered a journalist who covered the trials of late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be held in pre-trial detention on "extremism" charges.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Jails Journalist For 2 Years For Opposing Ukraine War
- Friday March 29, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a journalist to two years in prison for denouncing Moscow's full-scale military offensive on Ukraine, as police in Moscow detained five other reporters over a 24-hour period.
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Jails Journalist For 7 Years Over Articles On War Crimes In Ukraine
- Wednesday March 6, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Extends Detention Of US Reporter Charged With Espionage
- Thursday February 1, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Russian court on Thursday extended the detention of US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva -- who her employer says faces 15 years in prison for violating censorship laws -- until 5 April.
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www.ndtv.com