Reporters without borders freedom index

Updated 7:15 am PDT, Wednesday, July 10, 2019 FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018 file photo, a video image of Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is played during an event to remember Khashoggi, who died inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, 2018, in Washington. Reporters Without Borders, a press freedom group, says it has taken an unprecedented mission to Saudi Arabia to advocate for the release of 30 jailed journalists in the aftermath of the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. Reporters Without Borders said a small delegation led by its secretary general met with the Saudi foreign, justice and media ministers, and the public prosecutor, during a three-day visit in April to engage directly with the government on the need for urgent press freedom reforms. less FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2018 file photo, a video image of Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is played during an event to remember Khashoggi, … [Read more...] about Press freedom group traveled to Saudi over jailed reporters

Samy Magdy, Associated Press Updated 8:37 am PDT, Saturday, June 22, 2019 FILE - In this May 8, 2014 file photo, Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi sits in a defendant cage in the Police Academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. Morsi’s collapse and death in a Cairo courtroom on June 17, 2019, was a brief rallying point for the Muslim Brotherhood whose influence waned dramatically in the Middle East since the 2013 military coup in Egypt which had widespread public support at the time. The long-running enmity between the Brotherhood and most Sunni-led governments highlights the deep divisions among Sunni Muslims. It adds a further complication to the volatile region, where the split between Sunnis and Shiite Muslims has created rival camps. less FILE - In this May 8, 2014 file photo, Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi sits in a defendant cage in the Police Academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt. Morsi’s collapse and death in a Cairo ... … [Read more...] about Media group says Egypt suppressed coverage of Morsi’s death

Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press Updated 9:07 pm PDT, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, the journalism community holds a candlelight vigil in honor of slain journalist Angel Gahona who died on April 21 in the city of Bluefields while covering anti-government protests, in Managua, Nicaragua. The 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders shows that Nicaragua fell 24 places from the previous year’s list due to attacks on journalists covering protests against President Daniel Ortega. less FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, the journalism community holds a candlelight vigil in honor of slain journalist Angel Gahona who died on April 21 in the city of Bluefields while covering ... more Photo: Alfredo Zuniga, AP Photo: Alfredo … [Read more...] about Group: Americas saw greatest deterioration of press freedom

Frank Jordans, Zeynep Bilginsoy and Lefteris Pitarakis, Associated Press Updated 10:40 am CDT, Sunday, March 10, 2019 German broadcaster ZDF's Istanbul bureau chief Joerg Brase poses for photographs in Istanbul, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Brase and Thomas Seibert of Tagesspiegel were stripped of their press credentials to work in Turkey and had left the country. They have called the government's move an attempt to silence international media and German officials have criticised Turkey's refusal to renew their accreditations. less German broadcaster ZDF's Istanbul bureau chief Joerg Brase poses for photographs in Istanbul, Sunday, March 10, 2019. Brase and Thomas Seibert of Tagesspiegel were stripped of their press credentials to work in ... more Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis, AP Photo: Lefteris … [Read more...] about German journalists say Turkey trying to silence foreigners

Amelia Nierenberg, Associated Press Updated 5:28 am CST, Monday, December 31, 2018 FILE- In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, a man rides his bicycle past graffiti on a wall in Banjul, Gambia. Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body that they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from a dictatorship that ruled the tiny West African nation for more than two decades. less FILE- In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, file photo, a man rides his bicycle past graffiti on a wall in Banjul, Gambia. Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body that they hope will offer ... more Photo: Sylvain Cherkaoui, AP Photo: Sylvain Cherkaoui, AP Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 FILE- In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, file … [Read more...] about Gambia’s journalists, free from dictator, work to win trust