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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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European Union Approves Law To Protect Journalists From Political Interference
The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
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Head Of Hong Kong Journalists Group Gets Jail Time For Obstructing Police
The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the financial hub.
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Robust Mechanism In Place To Regulate Media Channels, Supreme Court Told
Asserting that there is no statutory vacuum, the central government has told the Supreme Court there exists a robust mechanism for regulation of the content of private television channels.
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Watch: Pak Foreign Minister Heckled In London Over Lack Of Media Freedom
Amidst reports of growing press censorship in Pakistan, the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was heckled by a Canadian journalist in London alleging that his social media account was suspended over complaints from the government, according to media reports.
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On Abusive Messages To Ravish Kumar, Other Journalists, Notice To Telcos
Telecom operators have been asked to explain in 15 days what action they have taken amidst an intense campaign of threats and abuse against several senior journalists, including NDTV's Ravish Kumar, over the last week.
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Ravish Kumar On Attempts To Silence The Media
It's true that bullies are scary and powerful. But what will they do to those who are not powerful but refuse to be scared? Watch Ravish Kumar's segment from Prime Time on the freedom of media at a time when its independence is most at threat.
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Don't Stop Media From Reporting Court Proceedings: Kerala Chief Minister
The Kerala government today said any "hindrance" to free and fearless media activities will not be allowed, days after media personnel were prevented by a section of lawyers from covering the High Court proceedings.
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EU Commissioner Warns Poland On New Media Law: Report
European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger today threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media.
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Alarm Over Media Freedom in Turkey After TV Raids
Turkey is under fire from alarmed Western allies and global rights groups over the state of media freedom just days before an election that could again leave the country in political limbo.
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The First Sign a Government is Losing Its Nerve
One of the first tell-tale symptoms of a government losing its nerve is when it starts attacking news media, says Shekhar Gupta.
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Malaysia Blocks Website Critical of PM, State Fund
Malaysian authorities have blocked access to a website critical of Prime Minister Najib Razak's government, saying the British-based news portal had violated a local internet law in a move condemned by opposition lawmakers.
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Myanmar Government to Sue Newspaper Over 'Insane' President Jibe
Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday that they would take legal action against a newspaper for an interview describing the words of the president as "absurd and insane", amid mounting international concern over backtracking on press freedoms.
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In Democracy and Disaster, Emerging World Embraces 'Open Data'
'Open data' - the trove of data-sets made publicly available by governments, organisations and businesses - isn't normally linked to high-wire politics, but just may have saved last month's Indonesian presidential elections from chaos.
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Government Should Not Control Media: Prakash Javadekar
Minister Prakash Javadekar believes that government should not exercise control over media, days after he remarked that he was "philosophically" or "ideologically" willing to work towards the abolition of I&B ministry.
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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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European Union Approves Law To Protect Journalists From Political Interference
The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
-
Head Of Hong Kong Journalists Group Gets Jail Time For Obstructing Police
The head of Hong Kong's leading journalists group was sentenced on Monday to five days jail for obstructing police officers in September last year after a case seen by some critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the financial hub.
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Robust Mechanism In Place To Regulate Media Channels, Supreme Court Told
Asserting that there is no statutory vacuum, the central government has told the Supreme Court there exists a robust mechanism for regulation of the content of private television channels.
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Watch: Pak Foreign Minister Heckled In London Over Lack Of Media Freedom
Amidst reports of growing press censorship in Pakistan, the country's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was heckled by a Canadian journalist in London alleging that his social media account was suspended over complaints from the government, according to media reports.
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On Abusive Messages To Ravish Kumar, Other Journalists, Notice To Telcos
Telecom operators have been asked to explain in 15 days what action they have taken amidst an intense campaign of threats and abuse against several senior journalists, including NDTV's Ravish Kumar, over the last week.
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Ravish Kumar On Attempts To Silence The Media
It's true that bullies are scary and powerful. But what will they do to those who are not powerful but refuse to be scared? Watch Ravish Kumar's segment from Prime Time on the freedom of media at a time when its independence is most at threat.
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Don't Stop Media From Reporting Court Proceedings: Kerala Chief Minister
The Kerala government today said any "hindrance" to free and fearless media activities will not be allowed, days after media personnel were prevented by a section of lawyers from covering the High Court proceedings.
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EU Commissioner Warns Poland On New Media Law: Report
European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger today threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media.
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Alarm Over Media Freedom in Turkey After TV Raids
Turkey is under fire from alarmed Western allies and global rights groups over the state of media freedom just days before an election that could again leave the country in political limbo.
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The First Sign a Government is Losing Its Nerve
One of the first tell-tale symptoms of a government losing its nerve is when it starts attacking news media, says Shekhar Gupta.
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Malaysia Blocks Website Critical of PM, State Fund
Malaysian authorities have blocked access to a website critical of Prime Minister Najib Razak's government, saying the British-based news portal had violated a local internet law in a move condemned by opposition lawmakers.
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Myanmar Government to Sue Newspaper Over 'Insane' President Jibe
Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday that they would take legal action against a newspaper for an interview describing the words of the president as "absurd and insane", amid mounting international concern over backtracking on press freedoms.
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In Democracy and Disaster, Emerging World Embraces 'Open Data'
'Open data' - the trove of data-sets made publicly available by governments, organisations and businesses - isn't normally linked to high-wire politics, but just may have saved last month's Indonesian presidential elections from chaos.
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Government Should Not Control Media: Prakash Javadekar
Minister Prakash Javadekar believes that government should not exercise control over media, days after he remarked that he was "philosophically" or "ideologically" willing to work towards the abolition of I&B ministry.
