Tag: Freedom of the press
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admin February 22, 2024
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According to Human Rights Watch, “cross-border repression” is being used against journalists, political opponents and…
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admin January 4, 2024
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Sassi was arrested after a raid on his family’s home on Wednesday evening. Al Jazeera…
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admin January 2, 2024
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The media tycoon is the most prominent person to face trial under the law introduced…
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admin December 20, 2023
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The Culture Ministry announces layoffs and cites the need to restore the impartiality of state…
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admin December 18, 2023
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The now 76-year-old media tycoon and democracy advocate has been in prison for three years…
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admin December 16, 2023
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Al Jazeera’s Arab cameraman was killed in a drone strike while covering the bombing of…
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admin November 26, 2023
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Since February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been…