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January 14, 2025

Gaza: Journalist Mohammad Al-Talmas Killed as Media Death Toll Rises to 204

January 14, 2025 – Palestine/Israel –  Palestinian journalist Mohammad Bashir Al-Talmas, an editor at Safa News Agency, was killed following an Israeli airstrike in the Sheikh […]
January 14, 2025

Ahlam al‑Nafed: Gaza Journalist Killed While Reporting from Hospital—One of Over 200 Media Workers Lost

January 14, 2025 – Palestine/Israel –  Palestinian journalist and photographer Ahlam al‑Nafed was killed by an Israeli airstrike while walking to Al‑Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza […]
January 14, 2025

Belarus: Journalist Andrei Kuznechyk Released After Over Three Years of Political Imprisonment

January 14, 2025 – Belarus –  Belarusian journalist Andrei Kuznechyk, a contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was released in early 2025 after spending more […]
January 14, 2025

Turkmenistan Bars Journalist Nurgeldi Halykov from Leaving Country After Release from Prison

January 14, 2025 – Turkmenistan- Turkmen journalist Nurgeldi Halykov was prevented from boarding a flight at Ashgabat International Airport despite holding a valid passport and travel […]
January 14, 2025

Afghanistan: Journalist Mahdi Ansari Sentenced to 18 Months for “Anti-Regime” Reporting

January 14, 2025 – Afghanistan –  A Taliban-run court in Kabul sentenced Afghan journalist Mahdi Ansari to 18 months in prison on charges of spreading “anti-regime […]
January 14, 2025

UN Condemns Al-Jazeera Ban, Warns of Global Threat to Press Freedom

January 13, 2025 – General – The United Nations and leading press freedom experts sharply criticized the banning of Al-Jazeera in an undisclosed country, warning that […]
January 14, 2025

Al Jazeera Cameraman Fadi al‑Wahidi Shot by Israeli Forces in Gaza, Faces Life‑Threatening Injuries

January 14, 2025 – Palestine –  During a reporting assignment in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Al Jazeera cameraman Fadi al‑Wahidi was critically injured by […]