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News Brief | Dec 14, 2021

European court orders Turkey to pay damages to journalist jailed over coup

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey should pay $18,000 to political commentator and former lawmaker Nazli Ilicak for violating her rights.

Turkish journalist Nazli Ilicak waves after being released from Bakirkoy women's prison on Nov. 4, 2019, in Istanbul.

Iran | Dec 10, 2021

BBC calls for Iran to stop 'campaign of harassment' against staff

The British broadcaster has publicly called out Iran for cross-border threats and harassment of its journalists and their family members.

Israel | Nov 18, 2021

Journalists covering Netanyahu trial harassed, attacked

Supporters of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harassed two journalists who came to cover his trial and struck one of them with a cane.

North Africa | Nov 13, 2021

Media freedom in Tunisia stirs wide debate

The closure by the Independent High Authority for Audiovisual Communication of four media institutions, under the pretext of benefiting from the influence of some parties and political figures for broadcasting without regularizing their situation, has stirred wide controversy and growing concern about the fate of media institutions in Tunisia.

Tunisian journalists protest during a strike, after months of rising tensions with the Islamist-led government, which is accused of curbing press freedom and seeking to control public media groups, Tunis, Tunisia, Oct. 17, 2012.

Tunisia | Oct 9, 2021

Tunisian journalists behind bars reflect growing repression of media freedom

Tunisians have been concerned about the return of oppression and restriction on media freedoms following renewed military trials of civilians, arrests and attacks on journalists.

Journalists hold up signs reading in Arabic (R to L) "freedom of the press is a red line."

Syria | Sep 9, 2021

Jihadist group in Idlib bans pro-opposition news channel

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has banned the pro-opposition Orient News channel from media coverage in Idlib, raising fears about the state of press freedom in Syria’s Idlib.

Syrian journalist Zeina Shahla types on her laptop at a cafe, Damascus, Syria, March 1, 2021.

Turkey | Jul 22, 2021

Turkey plans further clampdown on independent media

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP says it won't allow "fifth column" activity from independent media organizations.

Activists, including supporters of Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International, hold up the photos of journalists, including Turkish-German journalist Deniz Yuecel, who are currently in prison in Turkey.

Morocco | Jul 19, 2021

Morocco sentences journalist Omar Radi in trial slammed by rights groups

The court on Monday sentenced Omar Radi to six years in prison on espionage and rape charges he denies.

The mother of Omar Radi (pictured), a prominent Moroccan journalist and activist on trial over charges of rape and receiving foreign funds.

Morocco | Jul 13, 2021

Moroccan journalist's jailing draws rebuke from US

State Department spokesman Ned Price said the United States is "disappointed" by a Moroccan court's five-year sentence of journalist Soulaiman Raissouni.