November 28, 2024 – China – In a closed-door trial on November 29, 2024, veteran Chinese journalist and former Guangming Daily editor Dong Yuyu was sentenced to seven years […]
November 28, 2024 – Lebanon – Lebanon’s parliament began drafting a new media law to replace the Publications Law of 1962 and the 1994 Audiovisual Law. […]
November 28, 2024 – Turkey – Turkish authorities launched widespread raids across four cities—Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Batman, Sakarya, and Istanbul—detaining 18 individuals, including nine journalists, writers, poets, […]
November 28, 2024 – Palestine – Al Jazeera journalist Talal Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Aruki, one of six correspondents named by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in October […]
November 28, 2024 – Pakistan – Veteran Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan was arrested in Islamabad under serious charges, including terrorism, drug possession, and assaulting law enforcement. […]
November 28, 2024 – Kazakhstan – Investigative journalist Daniyar Adilbekov was handed a harsh 4½‑year prison sentence on October 18, 2024, by the Astana interdistrict court, convicted under […]
November 27, 2024 – Serbia – Serbian journalist Jelena Mirković of N1 TV was physically assaulted while covering a pro-government protest in Belgrade, marking a troubling […]
November 27, 2024 – Afghanistan – The United Nations has issued a scathing report urging the Taliban to end its systematic repression of journalists and ensure […]
November 27, 2024 – Spain/Algeria – Spanish authorities and lawmakers are grappling with the fallout of the attempted abduction of Algerian opposition journalist Hichem Aboud, who […]