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9:24pm, 28th March, 2019

The Philippine journalists taking the rap in Duterte's latest war

When Filipino journalist Pia Ranada fell into a ditch and injured her leg on election day, May 9, 2016, the presidential candidate she was reporting on drove her to hospital and sat with her as she was treated.

Senators ask U.S. border agency about reported tracking of journalists

8:53pm, 11th March, 2019

US

Senators ask U.S. border agency about reported tracking of journalists

Two senior U.S. senators asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday to provide information on a report that the agency inappropriately tracked seven American journalists covering the migrant caravan from Central America last year.

U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists: NBC

11:38am, 7th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. officials track migrant caravan activists, journalists: NBC

The U.S. government has tracked activists and journalists involved in the migrant caravan from Central America at the end of 2018, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'

3:37am, 4th March, 2019

World

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'

Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against their conviction, as a rights group said the government wielded repressive laws against peaceful crit...

Leaked files reveal Iran's post-revolution crackdown on journalists

12:47pm, 7th February, 2019

World

Leaked files reveal Iran's post-revolution crackdown on journalists

The Iranian government arrested, imprisoned or executed at least 860 journalists in the three decades between the Islamic revolution in 1979 and 2009, according to documents leaked to media monitoring group Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF).

Pence presses Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters journalists: official

2:45am, 14th November, 2018

World

Pence presses Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters journalists: official

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pressed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi "multiple times" on Wednesday to pardon two Reuters journalists jailed in her country, a senior White House official said.

Myanmar court frees journalists on bail in incitement case

2:50am, 26th October, 2018

World

Myanmar court frees journalists on bail in incitement case

A Myanmar judge on Friday freed on bail three journalists from the country’s largest private newspaper detained on incitement charges after publishing an article that raised questions over government spending.

In Pakistan's once-vibrant media, some journalists view intimidation as the new normal

1:21am, 9th October, 2018

World

In Pakistan's once-vibrant media, some journalists view intimidation as the new normal

Pakistan's media was widely seen as among the region's most vibrant after military rule ended in 2008, but a dozen newspaper and TV journalists say the industry is now in disarray because of intimidation and army pressure.

Factbox: Reactions to verdict on Reuters' Myanmar journalists

4:31am, 3rd September, 2018

World

Factbox: Reactions to verdict on Reuters' Myanmar journalists

A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country.

Verdict in case against Reuters journalists in Myanmar postponed to September 3

11:06pm, 26th August, 2018

World

Verdict in case against Reuters journalists in Myanmar postponed to September 3

The verdict in Myanmar's prosecution of two Reuters reporters accused of breaching the country's Official Secrets Act was postponed on Monday until Sept. 3 because the judge overseeing the case is in poor health, a court official said.

Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges

3:26pm, 20th August, 2018

World

Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges

The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret state documents said on Monday he will deliver his verdict on Aug. 27, in a case seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy.