UN calls for release of jailed journalist on hunger strike in Senegal
Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government information Pressure is mounting on authorities in...
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‘Pelé eterno’: what international front pages say about the death of the footballing great
The Brazilian star makes the front pages of newspapers around the world on Friday, as they mourn a legend of the game Pelé dies aged...
Mexico media say president’s attacks on journalists are ‘invitation to violence’
Open letter calls on Andrés Manuel López Obrador to rein in rhetoric or risk ‘even bloodier era’ of deadly violence against press Mexico could be...
Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war
Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform Meta has been accused in a...
Pakistani journalist’s killing in Kenya ‘a pre-meditated murder’
Fact-finding team sent by Pakistani government finds contradictions in reports on Arshad Sharif’s death A team set up by the Pakistani government to investigate the...
Nigeria frees student arrested after tweet about first lady Aisha Buhari
Aminu Adamu’s detention had sparked widespread outrage before Aisha Buhari withdrew complaint Nigeria has freed a student charged with “criminal defamation” over a tweet he...
BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its reporter at Shanghai protest
Journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten after being arrested at a protest against China’s strict Covid restrictions, broadcaster says Chinese police assaulted and detained a BBC...
Journalist under strict bail terms in Somalia after arrest in crackdown
Abdalle Mumin was held after press groups said government edicts on coverage of offensive against al-Shabaab put them at risk Authorities in Somalia have imposed...
Pakistani journalist killed by police in Kenya ‘was case of mistaken identity’
Police say Arshad Sharif was shot after his car failed to halt at a roadblock near Nairobi A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in...
Anger as Lisa LaFlamme dropped as Canada TV anchor after going grey
Award-winning host of CTV National News ‘shocked and saddened’ as company denies accusations of sexism and ageism Allegations that a popular television news anchor in...
