The UN confirmed that two reporters held by the Taliban have been released, along with a number of Afghan nationals Two British journalists on assignment with the UN and a number of Afghan nationals working alongside them were released from captivity on Friday evening, the UN Refugee Agency confirmed. The reporters were allegedly part of […]
Etichetă: journalists
Journalists boycott Macron-EU press conference as no questions taken
The French president has been accused of using the event as a photo opportunity European correspondents on Wednesday exited the press conference auditorium of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg after its newly elected president, Roberta Metsola, and French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take questions. EU journalists walking out of a Macron – Metsola press […]
‘I vet them no different than I vet a terrorist’: how the US tracked and blackmailed journalists
An investigation has shed light on how journalists were vetted and threatened by a customs agent supposedly looking into forced labor, but actually seeking leaks related to President Trump and his alleged collusion with Russia. “It was almost 10pm on a Thursday night, and Ali Watkins was walking around the capital following instructions texted by […]
Interview with gang boss costs two journalists their lives
The media workers were targeted by members of a rival crime group in a turbulent area outside Haiti’s capital Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. Three journalists, working for online outlets […]
Epica 2021: RT Creative Lab takes Gold at world’s only prize for creativity judged by journalists
RT Creative Lab has snatched Gold at Epica 2021 for its project, #VictoryPages: Social Media History, dedicated to the defeat of Nazism in World War II. It’s the second consecutive year RT Creative Lab has taken the top award. #VictoryPages: Social Media History took the only Gold in the ‘Social Networks’ category this year. Among […]
Biden puzzles journalists with comment on Olympics in China
President Joe Biden commented on reports that US officials are planning to boycott the upcoming Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights violations – but his answer left journalists perplexed. When asked on Tuesday if an official US delegation will be traveling to the Winter Games in the Chinese capital in February, Biden responded: “I […]
US spy agency asked hacker to steal foreign diplomats’ data, journalists claim
A hacker linked to unspecified US spy agencies reportedly attacked hotel reservation site Booking.com in 2016, targeting foreign diplomats and other individuals in the Middle East. The company did not notify customers of the hack. The alleged perpetrator, dubbed “Andrew,” stole the “details of thousands of hotel reservations” across Middle Eastern countries, according to a […]
India’s Supreme Court orders investigation into allegations government used Pegasus spyware to monitor journalists and politicians
The Supreme Court of India has ordered an independent probe into the government’s alleged ‘Orwellian’ use of the Pegasus spyware, made by Israeli firm NSO, to monitor activists, opposition politicians and reporters. Following petitions from reported targets of the spyware, the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice N.V. Ramana ruled on Wednesday that an independent investigation should […]