Rights groups and media organizations are expressing outrage over the arrest of three Al Jazeera English (AJE) journalists Sunday. They were arrested in their makeshift studio in a Cairo hotel, accused of “belonging to a terrorist group and broadcasting false news that harms national security.” Bureau Chief Mohamed Fahmy, Peabody-award winning Australian journalist […]
Egypt Ramps Up Crackdown On Al Jazeera, Other Foreign Journalists
Posted January 3rd, 2014 at 7:07 pm (UTC+0)
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UPDATE: Good News/Bad News for Times, Bloomberg Journalists in China
Posted January 3rd, 2014 at 12:22 am (UTC+0)
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As reported in an earlier post, about two dozen New York Times and Bloomberg journalists have been waiting anxiously for China to renew their visas and allow them to continue reporting. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that at least two Times reporters are being forced to leave China–Beijing correspondent and former Reuters reporter Chris […]
