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Cambodia Journalist Who Exposed Scams Is Released on Bail
Mech Dara spent three weeks in detention after he was charged for posts he made online. He still faces a charge of “incitement to provoke social chaos.”World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Well-known Cambodian investigative journalist released on bail
A Cambodian investigative reporter who was charged with a criminal offense after exposing online scams and corruption has been released on bailWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
Algeria pardons and releases journalist who became a key voice during 2019 pro-democracy protests
Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as a key voice during the country’s 2019 pro-democracy protests and was later imprisoned for taking foreign funding for his media outlets and ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
Journalist who exposed Cambodia’s scam industry released by authorities
Mech Dara, charged with incitement, freed on bail after video of him apologising to country’s leaders appears. Mech Dara, one of Cambodia’s most prominent journalists, known for exposing the ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work
When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in prison without a conviction, he found it emptyWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officialsWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Trump compares imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during WWII
Former President Trump on Friday alleged nobody had been treated worse than those imprisoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, other than Japanese Americans who were put in internment camps ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Supreme Court won’t revive Cohen's Trump lawsuit claiming retaliatory imprisonment
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss ex-president Donald Trump liable for a jailing that Cohen said was retaliation for writing a tell-all ...Top stories - ABC News - October 21 -
A hard-line Turkish politician suggests parole for an imprisoned Kurdish leader
The leader of Turkey’s far-right nationalist party that’s allied with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility Tuesday that the imprisoned leader of a militant Kurdish group could be ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Pakistani court grants bail to the wife of imprisoned ex-Premier Khan
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has granted bail to the wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft caseWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Appeals court upholds freeing of woman wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years
A Missouri appellate court ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing her lawyers argue was ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Wife of Pakistan's imprisoned former premier Imran Khan freed on bail
The wife of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was released from a high-security prison in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, a day after a court granted her bail in a ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues
Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sickWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
Ex-DJ imprisoned for life for murdering partner’s mother in drunken knife attack
Damian Homer stabbed Wendy Francis, 61, twice in the chest after she tried to help her daughter during the attack . A lorry driver and ex-DJ who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a drunken ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González
As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin’s wars. Then, in 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Many former associates now ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
An independent journalist arrested on treason charges in Belarus
An independent journalist in Belarus has been arrested on treason charges, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on news media by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko’s governmentWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Radio station replaces journalists with AI 'presenters'
A Polish radio station has stirred up controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.”Tech - ABC News - October 23 -
Polish radio station replaces journalists with AI 'presenters'
A Polish radio station has stirred up controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.”World - ABC News - October 23 -
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The Hill: An alumni roster to envy and an example of journalistic excellence
For three decades, The Hill newspaper has been an integral part of the Washington scene, the place to go for the latest news from Congress, the White House and the campaign trail.Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike
Israel is accused of targeting a compound housing journalists in southern Lebanon.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Three journalists killed in Israeli air strike in Lebanon
Attack on journalists who were sleeping in residential compound condemned as ‘war crime’ by Lebanese ministerBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Israel is ethnically cleansing in Gaza, Jordan charges
Jordan confronted Secretary of State Antony Blinken with a stark and unwelcome assessment: Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinians from northern Gaza.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
Israeli strike kills three journalists in southeast Lebanon
The Beirut-based pan-Arab network Al-Mayadeen TV said two of its journalists were killed and Hezbollah-owned broadcaster Al-Manar said one of its camera operators was also killed in an Israeli ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon
The three worked for Lebanese news organizations, their employers said. Lebanon’s health ministry said they had been staying in a residence housing journalists.World - The New York Times - October 26 -
Iranian-American journalist held in Iran, U.S. says
Reza Valizadeh had worked for Radio Farda, an outlet under Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that's overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Imprisoned Belarus activist who was a symbol of defiance hasn't been heard from for months
The last time any of Maria Kolesnikova’s family had contact with the imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist was more than 18 months agoWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Paul Whelan says years-long Russian imprisonment "did play with my mind"
In his first sit-down interview since his release from Russia, Paul Whelan said being left behind twice in prisoner swaps played with his mind.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another 6 months in prison
A group campaigning for Iran's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranian authorities have issued an additional six-month prison sentence against herWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Erdogan tacitly supports ally's proposal for leniency toward imprisoned Kurdish militant leader
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seemed to give his implicit support on Tuesday for an unprecedented proposal by his nationalist ally that could lead to leniency for Abdullah Ocalan, the ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Bills to release Marquez Valdes-Scantling
The Bills added a wide receiver on Tuesday and they'll reportedly be saying goodbye to one as well.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15 -
Pope Francis memoir to be released in January
Pope Francis will release his memoir next year, in what is being described as the first autobiography to ever be published by a pontiff. "Hope" publisher Penguin Random House said in a Wednesday ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
Family of Menendez brothers pushes for their release
Several family members of the Menendez brothers, who have served decades in prison for the murder of their parents, called for their release. The brothers, who are serving life sentences without ...Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Stephen Bannon, Released From Prison, Says He Is ‘Empowered’
Mr. Bannon, the combative right-wing strategist, said if Trump’s vote totals on Election Day look like 2020, he should once again declare himself the winner.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
The Biggest Game Releases Of November 2024
We're just two months away from the 2024 finish line, and after several months of high-profile game releases, November feels like a good time to catch up on your backlog. That's not to say that ...Tech - GameSpot - October 31 -
Supreme Court tosses decision that shielded officers who arrested citizen journalist
A Texas citizen journalist was arrested after she published two news stories to her Facebook page that included information she sought from a police source.Politics - CBS News - October 15