Freedom of the Press

Mexican journalist shot, marks 12th reporter murdered this year
Violence targeting reporters in Mexico continues to rise, as 47-year-old Antonio de la Cruz shot outside his home.
Published On 29 Jun 2022
Philippines orders shutdown of Maria Ressa’s news site
Nobel prize winner pledges to keep her critical news site running, labels shutdown order ‘highly irregular’.
Published On 29 Jun 2022
Who is Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist arrested by Modi gov’t?
Alt News co-founder has long been in the BJP’s crosshairs for his relentless debunking of fake news and false claims.
Published On 28 Jun 2022
Muslim journalist running fact-checking website arrested in India
Delhi Police arrest the Muslim co-founder of leading fact-checking website, accusing him of insulting Hindu sentiments.
Published On 27 Jun 2022

Reporters Without Borders says evidence suggests Maks Levin was killed by bullets fired at close range.

New York Times report adds to growing number of probes pointing the finger at Israel for killing Al Jazeera journalist.

Al Jazeera obtains photo of bullet that killed Palestinian-American Journalist.

Veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead last month in occupied West Bank while covering Israeli raids.

In 2022, Zimbabwe was ranked 137th on the World Press Freedom Index, seven places lower than the year before.

Beijing-based journalist with Bloomberg News is accused of breaking national security laws.

Those banned include journalists, news anchors, editors and managers with BBC, Sky News, Times and Guardian newspapers.

Mexican media professionals discuss how their country became one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists.

But this does not mean there is no hope.

One month after killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Washington has yet to condemn Israel or back third-party investigation.

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