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A Hong Kong judge has sentenced a former editor of a closed pro-democracy news publication to 21 months in prison…

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has told the United Nations that Israel must be held accountable for crimes it is committing…

Press freedom groups and human rights activists have condemned the Israeli military's forced closure of Al Jazeera's office in Ramallah…

Bisan Owda, a young Palestinian journalist, activist and filmmaker from Gaza, deserves the highest praise for the excellent work she…

No major changes are expected and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to win despite concerns about low turnout. Algerians are…

Bangladeshi citizens were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against unrest in their home country. The president of the…

Former public administrator Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the murder of Jeff German…

News channel A security adviser working for the Reuters news agency was killed in a Russian attack on a hotel…

On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when…

The journalist faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, and the prospects for a prisoner exchange deal between…