Tag: #Journalist
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Prosecutors in Algeria seek 18 month sentence for journalist
Algiers, March 16 (AFP/APP): Prosecutors in Algeria are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for a journalist on charges including defamation, a penalty Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has slammed as “disproportionate”. The communications ministry has accused Abdelhakim Setouane, editor-in-chief of Arabic-language news site Essafir Broadcast, of “defamation”, “invasion of privacy”, “journalistic blackmail” and “publishing malicious information”.…
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Imran Khan’s Tone Suggests he Will Not Bow Down & Let Maryam Nawaz Leave: Senior Journalist
A senior journalist has said that Imran Khan’s tone suggests that he will not bow down and let Maryam Nawaz leave the country.
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Outrage Rippled Through Afghanistan
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, March 3 (AFP/APP): Outrage rippled through Afghanistan Wednesday as funerals were held for three female media workers gunned down in the eastern city of Jalalabad, with insurgent violence increasing as peace talks stall. Journalists, activists and judges have recently been ambushed by gunmen or killed by explosives attached to their vehicles as surging violence forces many…
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Man admits murder of Malta journalist, jailed for 15 years
Valletta, Feb 23 (AFP/APP):One of three men accused of planting a car bomb that killed Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 dramatically pleaded guilty Tuesday and was swiftly sentenced to 15 years in jail. Vincent Muscat received a relatively lenient sentence after the judge said he had been cooperating with police for years,…
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Imran Khan Sends Special Message to Nawaz Sharif: Senior Journalist Claims
A senior journalist has claimed that Imran Khan has sent a special message to Nawaz Sharif.
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Influential Criminal Remains At Large after Torturing APP Journalist and Making Video
An influential criminal remains at large after torturing an APP journalist and making a video of it.
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Egypt Frees Jazeera Journalist after Qatar Thaw
Egypt has freed a Jazeera journalist after Qatar thaw.
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Gunmen Kill Afghan Radio Journalist in Car Ambush
Gunmen have killed an Afghan radio journalist in a car ambush.
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Journalist Arrested for Talking About Corona Vaccine
Amman, Dec 26 (AFP/APP): Jordan has arrested a journalist over an article alleging the coronavirus vaccine had arrived in the kingdom and that officials had received the jab, a judicial source said Saturday. “The state security court prosecutor ordered the arrest Thursday of journalist Jamal Haddad, editor of news website Al-Wakaai, for writing that government…
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EU Warns Turkey over Journalist Jail Sentence
EU has warned Turkey over the journalist jail sentence.