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Al Jazeera staff held for one year in Egypt – Middle East – Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera staff held for one year in Egypt – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. It has been one year since three Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in Egypt in a case that sparked international outrage. Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste were arrested in Cairo on December 29, 2013 under false charges of […]

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Journalists under attack around the world – Inside Story – Al Jazeera English

Journalists under attack around the world – Inside Story – Al Jazeera English. The past year was a difficult one for journalists. The number of attacks and kidnappings of media workers soared. Carefully staged murders of reporters became all too common. And governments around the world increasingly used national security as an excuse to detain journalists […]

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Assange: US prosecuting Barrett Brown for quoting assassination threats against me — RT News

Assange: US prosecuting Barrett Brown for quoting assassination threats against me — RT News. The charges against journalist and activist Barrett Brown, accused of threatening an FBI agent, are partially based on his quoting another person’s threat to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange said. Brown, 33, whose sentencing was delayed until January on Tuesday, faced federal […]

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BBC News – Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links

BBC News – Turkey police raid opposition media with Gulen links. Turkish police have made at least 23 arrests during raids on a newspaper and TV station with close ties to US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. Those detained are accused of forming an illegal organisation and trying to seize control of the state. Mr Gulen, […]

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Hundreds of Japanese protest ‘unclear’ whistleblower law — RT News

Hundreds of Japanese protest ‘unclear’ whistleblower law — RT News. Demonstrators flooded Tokyo’s streets over a just-activated secrecy law set to threaten the disclosure of government wrongdoings, as well as limit press freedom. The government hopes the added safeguards will lead to intelligence-sharing with the US. Starting Wednesday, anyone leaking state secrets can get 10 […]

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Journalists Silenced as Killers Walk Free – Our World

Journalists Silenced as Killers Walk Free – Our World. A new report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shows that nine out of 10 cases of journalist killings go unpunished. The report found that between 2004 and 2013, 370 journalists were murdered “in direct retaliation for their work” and that in 90 percent […]

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