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Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station

14 octobre 2026 à 13:00
The government appointed an overseer to the last big news channel critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The authorities have now replaced the leadership at five major news outlets.

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Turkish police officers outside the headquarters of Halk TV in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying

14 octobre 2026 à 07:29
Tokyo summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Japanese reporter was arrested in Russia’s far east and accused of collecting military intelligence.

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The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper headquarters in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. A journalist from the newspaper was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.

The Taliban Suspend BBC Broadcasts Across Afghanistan

14 octobre 2026 à 05:28
The Taliban government has intensified its crackdown on the press in recent months but had so far targeted Afghan news outlets.

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Telecommunications antennas in Kabul, Afghanistan, where transmissions of BBC broadcasts from FM radio stations were suspended.

Live From the Barracks: Three Juntas Launch TV Channel

6 octobre 2026 à 14:32
Three African countries have started Tafouk TV, a Russia-partnered broadcast channel, after throwing out Western journalists and cracking down on local media.

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At a news conference in Bamako, Mali, in May. Military juntas have taken over Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in recent years, cracking down on journalists and struggling to stop extremist groups like Al Qaeda.

Egypt Arrests 6 Matsaddash Journalists on Claims of Spreading Disinformation

1 octobre 2026 à 13:24
The government claims that reporters from Matsaddash, a well-known news outlet that debunks false reports, spread disinformation for the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

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The Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, which was the center of a Muslim Brotherhood protest in 2013.

Hong Kong Journalist Arrested After Covering Gathering Linked to 2019 Protests

1 octobre 2026 à 05:54
The national security police detained Tang Ho-wing, founder of the independent outlet Boom News, according to local media and watchdog groups.

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Riot police officers clashing with protesters in Hong Kong in 2019. Tang Ho-wing covered a gathering that marked the anniversary of the storming of Prince Edward station by riot police.

Voice of America Cuts Hurt ‘U.S. National Interests,’ Internal Watchdog Says

Par : Minho Kim
29 septembre 2026 à 21:40
The assessment by the State Department’s inspector general echoes concerns raised by critics of the move to shutter V.O.A., including some Republicans in Congress.

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A State Department inspector general’s report found that the Trump administration’s push to shutter Voice of America hurt the U.S. goal of supporting democratic values around the world.

Pope Leo Signals Support for Journalists Targeted by Trump

25 septembre 2026 à 09:44
Asked about the Trump administration’s restrictions on journalists, Leo told reporters accompanying him on a flight to France that they were “all welcome.”

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Pope Leo XIV with President Emmanuel Macron of France and Brigitte Macron, the president’s wife, at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Friday.
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