Page 3 - Journalist Arrest

Hong Kong's Apple Daily to shut within days, says Jimmy Lai adviser

Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after authorities froze the company's assets under a national security law

Apple Daily crackdown 'sent shudders across media industry', says reporter

After 500 police officers raided the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong last week to arrest executives and top editors, a Hong-Kong based reporter on Sunday said that the incident has "sent shudders"

Editor, CEO denied bail in Apple Daily newspaper case in Hong Kong

A Hong Kong court ordered the top editor of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and the head of its parent company held without bail Saturday in the first hearing since their arrest

Hong Kong court holds first hearing for Apple Daily newspaper executives

The top editor of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper and the head of its parent company were brought to a courthouse Saturday since their arrest under the city's national security law.

US announces sanctions on Belarus over dissident journalist's detention

Belarus earlier this week forced the landing of a jetliner carrying Pratasevich, a Belarusian journalist and outspoken critic of the Lukashenko regime, as it was traveling between Greece and Lithuania

Belarusian opposition calls for global protests over journalist's detention

Belarusian opposition leader has called for 'global protests' on Saturday against the government led by President Alexander Lukashenko, following the detention of journalist Roman Protasevich

Belarus fakes bomb threat, diverts flight to get journo in 'Soviet manner'

Raman Pratasevich is a critic of president Alexander Lukashenko and had covered protests last year against the strongman's brutal suppression.

Japan asks Myanmar to release journalist arrested by security forces

Japan's government said on Monday it is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in its largest city of Yangon the previous day

Beijing intensifies attacks on foreign media, journalists to curb coverage

China's move to ban the broadcasting of BBC World News last month for reporting on human rights violations in Xinjiang has exemplified Beijing's escalating attacks on foreign media and journalists

2 Assam journalists arrested, 3 others detained for 'maligning' minister

Two journalists were arrested and three others detained on Wednesday for their alleged attempt to malign Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

China worst offender in record-breaking year for jailing of journalists

China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the Covid-19, is the world's worst jailer for the second year in a row, said a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists

Court to hear cops' plea on Arnab Goswami's judicial remand on Nov 9

A sessions court at Alibaug posted for hearing on November 9 the police's revision plea challenging a magistrate's order remanding Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami to judicial custody

Release arrested reporter at the earliest, journalists' union tells UP CM

A major journalists' union has said UP police has arrested a senior scribe, also its office-bearer, while on his way to Hathras to cover the situation there and demanded his release at the earliest

SC to hear plea challenging arrest of journalist for comments against UP CM

The journalist's wife has filed a habeas corpus (bring the person) petition challenging the arrest

One year detention for Manipur journalist who criticised Modi govt, state

The journalist was detained under the NSA on Nov 26 for allegedly uploading videos criticising the BJP-led governments in Manipur and at the Centre for observing Rani Jhansi's birth anniversary