Releases Imprisoned Journalists

Somali security agents arrest journalist in night-time raid

Abduqadir Mohamed Nur’s reported abduction from home and detention is latest attack on press freedom for critical writing on regime, media union says. A Somali journalist was abducted from his home ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

'Fat crazy lady' wins a crucial victory for citizen journalists

The Supreme Court has overturned a decision of the Fifth Circuit that barred a lawsuit by Priscilla Villarreal, known as La Gordiloca, who was arrested for seeking and publishing nonpublic ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Palestinian journalist Plestia escaped Gaza to Lebanon. The war followed her there

World - Yahoo News - October 21

Iranian general charged in alleged plot to kill New York-based journalist

Federal prosecutors said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Ruhollah Bazghandi orchestrated a failed plot to kill a New York-based Iranian journalist in 2022.

Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist

Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’. A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Sanders leads call for DOJ to investigate Israeli attack on journalists

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 11 Democrats are urging President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Attorney General Merrick Garland to open a formal investigation into an Israeli air ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

How The Hill helped me learn and grow as a political journalist

Aaron Blake, a former reporter for The Hill, reflects on his time at the publication as a formative experience that allowed him to cover a variety of campaigns and develop relationships with ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Israel Accuses 6 Al Jazeera Journalists of Fighting With Hamas, PIJ

The news organization strongly denied the accusations, which it said were based on “fabricated evidence” and followed a long history of Israeli hostility toward the network.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants

The Israeli army has accused six Al Jazeera journalists covering the war in Gaza of also being current or former paid fighters for Palestinian militant groups

World - ABC News - October 23

Lebanon says 3 killed in Israeli airstrike on journalists' residence

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon kills 3 journalists as they sleep

World - Yahoo News - October 25

An Israeli airstrike killed journalists covering the war in Lebanon as they slept

An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war

World - ABC News - October 25

Israel accused of killing journalists in Lebanon, kids at Gaza hospital

Israel says it's targeting Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, but health officials in both places say the civilian death toll is climbing.

Media Organizations Criticize Israeli Strike That Killed Three Journalists

Israel says it was bombing a structure associated with Hezbollah and says it is reviewing the strike.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Furore as Israeli journalist helps blow up building in Lebanon

World - Yahoo News - October 27

Journalist shot dead in Mexico amid wave of cartel violence

Radio host Mauricio Cruz Solis was a "source of inspiration and a tireless voice in the service of our community," the station said.

2 journalists killed in separate incidents in Mexico within 24 hours

A journalist who covered the violent western Mexico state of Michoacan for a Facebook news page has been shot to death

World - ABC News - October 31

2 journalists killed in separate attacks in Mexico within hours

Hours after gunmen killed a journalist who had just interviewed a mayor, an entertainment reporter was killed inside a restaurant she owned.

Howard student journalists brace for their biggest assignment: Election night with Harris

Kamala Harris will spend election night at Howard, University her alma mater and a prominent HBCU. Staff of student media organizations are prepping for the big assignment.

Politics - NBC News - October 31

James Ledbetter, Media Critic and Business Journalist, Dies at 60

He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book about how the startup magazine The Industry Standard fizzled.

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

US-Iranian journalist believed to have been detained in Iran

News of Reza Valizadeh’s imprisonment comes as Iran marks 45th anniversary of US embassy hostage crisis. An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Trump campaign defends his remarks about violence toward journalists

Former President Donald Trump is doing damage control after seemingly espousing violence toward journalists.

Trump Team Revokes Election Party Access for Some Journalists

A reporter for Puck and other journalists were barred after critical coverage of the campaign.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Jim Hoagland, Distinguished Journalist on World Affairs, Dies at 84

A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a reporter, editor and columnist for The Washington Post, renowned for his deeply sourced dispatches.

Business - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Man with guns arrested near Trump rally, then released

This is the third time someone with firearms has been either arrested or shot after being spotted near Trump.

USPS releases holiday mailing deadlines, key dates

USPS has released its holiday mailing deadlines. Send by Dec. 18 for ground and first-class mail, Dec. 19 for priority mail and Dec. 21 for priority express to the lower 48 states.

Jimmy Lai release is a priority for the UK, says PM

The British citizen and pro-democracy activist is facing trial in Hong Kong for sedition.

Erik and Lyle Menendez's relatives call for brothers' release

Relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted in the 1989 killings of their parents, called for the brothers' release from prison during a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Los ...