Turkish journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik have appeared in court with 11 other defendants to face conspiracy charges they say are politically motivated. The defendants, most of them journalists, have been linked with a group allegedly attempting to overthrow the country’s Islamic-based government. They began their defense on Thursday. Sener told reporters the real […]
Turkish Journalists Accused of Conspiracy Begin Defense Case
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Rights Groups Urge South Sudan to Release Journalists
Posted November 9th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Several international human rights groups are calling for the government of South Sudan to release two journalists detained after the publication of an article criticizing South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. Peter Ngor Arol Garang and Dengdit Ayok were arrested earlier this month and are believed to be held without charge by Sudan’s National Security Services. […]
Swedish Journalists Plead Not Guilty to Terrorism Charges in Ethiopia
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Two Swedish journalists who are accused of aiding an outlawed rebel group in Ethiopia pleaded not guilty on Thursday to terrorism charges in Ethiopia’s Federal High Court. Ethiopian troops arrested freelance investigative journalist Martin Schibbye and photojournalist Johan Persson in July with members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front, which Ethiopia considers to be a […]
Ethiopia Charges Swedish Journalists With Terrorism
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Ethiopia has charged two Swedish journalists with terrorism following their arrest in July. Ethiopian officials say Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye were taken before a judge in Addis Ababa this week and charged under a newly-enacted anti-terrorism law. The two were captured by Ethiopian troops in the volatile Ogaden region where rebels are fighting government […]
UN Deplores Continued Human Rights Violations in Pakistan
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations is urging Pakistan to investigate human rights violations, including several recent attacks on journalists. A spokesman for the U.N. human rights commissioner, Rupert Colville, said Friday the U.N. agency has recently received reports on the killing of a journalist in Baluchistan province and the disappearance of another in the North Waziristan tribal […]
