RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Dozens of Palestinian journalists and relatives of jailed Palestinians on Wednesday demanded immediate intervention to save Palestinian hunger striker Muhammad al-Qiq. A sit-in was held for the 33-year-old journalist and father of two, just as the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem held a session ruling to delay[…]
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The PLO has called for the unconditional release of a Palestinian journalist in Israeli custody whose 62-day hunger strike has brought him close to death ahead of an appeal by the prisoner’s lawyers before Israel’s Supreme Court this week. Muhammad al-Qiq, a 33-year-old journalist from[…]
Veteran broadcaster Ian Crewe died on Wednesday, aged 75. “It is with profound sadness that Primedia Broadcasting announces the death of EWN (Eyewitness News) anchor‚ Ian Crewe. Ian died in hospital in Johannesburg in the early hours of this morning‚” a statement said. Describing him as “a veteran broadcaster and[…]
A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have said, noting that while many died in war zones the majority were killed in “countries at peace”. In its annual report published on Tuesday, the Paris-based organisation said 67 journalists were killed in[…]
The Egyptian army has arrested a prominent journalist and human rights advocate, prompting condemnation by human rights groups. Military intelligence arrested Hossam Bahgat, an investigative journalist and contributor at the local Mada Masr news outlet, on Sunday morning after delivering a summons to his home on Thursday. According to Mada[…]
South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Blade Nzimande tore into the media on Friday, describing its content as “horrifying”. He bemoaned what he called a “media monopoly”, saying the situation had gotten worse instead of better since 1994. Media houses did not invest enough into quality journalism he said[…]
Axed Prasa CEO Lucky Montana allegedly threw a brick at a journalist in Pretoria on Thursday night. It left a dent in Rapport journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s work car as he sped off, narrowly avoiding a head-on collision, he said. “He flung the brick with what seemed to me the intention[…]
Al Jazeera has urged Germany to immediately release its journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was detained at a Berlin airport at the request of the Egyptian authorities. “The crackdown on journalists by Egyptian authorities is well known. Our network, as the Arab world’s most-watched, has taken the brunt of this. Other[…]
The retrial of two Al-Jazeera English journalists who face terror-related charges in a case widely criticized by human rights organizations and media groups is set to begin Monday in Egypt. Both acting bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian producer Baher Mohammed have been free on bail since earlier this month[…]
A year after three Al-Jazeera English journalists were arrested in Egypt, they and their families are pleading for justice and an end to their ordeal. The unprecedented arrest and prosecution of Australian Peter Greste, Egyptian-Canadian Mohammed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohammed sent a chill through the media in Egypt. They[…]
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