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Appeal for release of French journalist jailed in Afghanistan

The media protection organisation Reporters Without Borders and 14 French news organisations have called for the immediate release of the franco-afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi, detained by the Taliban in Kabul since 7 January.

Radio France Internationale

US pressures allies to expel Russia's Wagner mercenaries from Libya, Sudan

The United States has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group, a military contractor with close ties to Russia's president, from chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan where it expanded in recent years, regional officials told The Associated Press.

France 24

US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is ratcheting up pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor

The Independent UK

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Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble.

Reuters

Bangladesh to get $4.7bn IMF package

The funding comes under a new programme which aims to help vulnerable middle-income countries and island states.

Al Jazeera

Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

The mutilated body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist was found on Sunday near the capital Yaounde five days after he was abducted by unidentified assailants, the press union and a colleague said on Sunday.

Reuters

UN envoy calls for release of jailed journalist on hunger strike in Senegal

Concerns raised over health of Pape Alé Niang, detained since 20 December on charges of revealing confidential government information

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After Sudan deals, dissenters say military has silenced them

A series of reconciliation deals have sought to end the fighting in Darfur, but opponents say they do not go far enough.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong Launches a National Security Legal Battle Against Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai

Jimmy Lai’s case could be complicated as six former staff members of Apple Daily and Next Digital pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit collusion last year.

The News Lens

Iran Detains 47 Male, Female Journalists

Iran has imprisoned an “unprecedented” large number of male and female journalists since protests broke out in September over the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for breaching the country's strict dress code. At least 34 new journalists joined 13 others who were previously detained. Iran’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mexico, the deadliest country for journalists in 2022: watchdog

Mexico is the country where most journalists were killed in 2022, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday in a report that documented alarming evidence of kidnappings, assaults and arrests of media workers.

Reuters

Number of journalists in prison globally reaches record high: RSF

Reporters Without Borders has cited Iran's crackdown on protests for pushing the number of journalists in prison to a record high of 533.

Radio France Internationale

Iran drives number of imprisoned journalists worldwide to record high

Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday.

France 24

Iran Pushes Global List of Imprisoned Journalists to Record High

Iran's protest crackdown has helped push the number of journalists imprisoned worldwide to a record high of 533 in 2022, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published Wednesday. The figure is up from 488 in 2021, already a record, according to the France-based NGO.

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French court strikes down watchdog's decision over Russian TV channels

France's top administrative court ordered the country's broadcasting authority on Friday to review its decision over the distribution of three Russian TV channels by satellite operator Eutelsat, in a win for Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Newslaundry

Khabar Lahariya co-founder among 15 journalists, media outlets nominated for RSF awards

Khabar Lahariya co-founder Kavita Devi is among 15 journalists and media outlets that have been shortlisted for the 30th annual Press Freedom Prize, which Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, awards in three categories – journalistic courage, impact and independence.

The Independent UK

Analysis: Year post-coup, cracks in Sudan's military junta

It's been nearly a year since a military takeover upended Sudan's transition to democracy

Al Jazeera

Sudan coup leader bids to co-opt pro-democracy movement

Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, has tried to reach out to Sudan’s pro-democracy movement.

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Al Jazeera

US ‘concerned’ over Pakistan media curbs, attacks on journalists

US State Department spokesman says press freedom undermined after TV channel sympathetic to Imran Khan was blocked.

The Guardian - UK

Sudan accused of trying to ‘bury the truth’ with mass graves for protesters

Families demand DNA tests to identify if their relatives are among thousands of unclaimed bodies in hospital morgues

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable, says Pakistan’s Imran Khan

In a wide-ranging Guardian interview, the former prime minister says he understands anger The Satanic Verses created ‘but you can’t justify what happened’

Al Jazeera

Taliban disperses Afghan women’s march for ‘work and freedom’

Demonstrators carrying a banner that read ‘August 15 is a black day’ demanded rights to work, political participation.

France 24

Algeria: Last days for the El Watan newspaper?

A number of independent Algerian newspapers, prestigious francophone daily El Watan chief among them, are undergoing a period of crisis aggravated by political and economic pressures that may threaten their existence. This situation raises questions about the future of Algerian media, and more broadly about freedom of the press.

Al Jazeera

Greek media outlet set on fire in suspected arson attack

The offices of Greek radio station Real FM and newspaper Real News are set on fire in a suspected arson attack.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan's military coup leader promises rapid return to civilian rule

Sudan's military strongman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the army will make way for a civilian government. The pledge follows months of street protests and repeated calls from the international community for a return to a parliamentary administration.

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