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Morocco’s national press union has called for the provisional release of the two journalists but defended the right of the plaintiff to seek justice in a fair trial. (AFP)

Trial of Moroccan journalists raises fears of repression

  • The trail of the two Moroccan journalists accused of sexual assault have raised fears of increasing state repression.
  • Rights activists believe the authorities are using pre-trial detention to target political opponents by applying the law unevenly.
By AP ·
The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is a research center at the University of Oxford that tracks media trends. (File/AFP)

People want trusted news, Reuters Institute says

By Reuters ·
Hong Kong's its press freedom ranking has slipped dramatically in recent years. (AFP)

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, arrest five

By AFP ·
Veteran reporter Amanpour announces cancer surgery

Veteran reporter Amanpour announces cancer surgery

By AFP ·
Special Print media's shrinking ad revenues and the growing power of a handful of digital giants pose problems for business, governments and economies. (AN Photo) graphic

Research paper: Is digital transformation killing journalism?

By Zaira Lakhpatwala ·
A woman walks past the entrance to the Channel Nine television network complex near Sydney. (File/AFP)

Australia’s Nine signs Facebook, Google deals under new licensing regime

By Reuters ·
ranian authorities arrested freelance journalist Najaf Mehdipour last week in his home in the eastern city of Darreh Shahr. (Screenshot/Social Media)

Iranian authorities arrest journalist without revealing charges

By Arab News ·
Security forces have detained at least eight Kurdish-Iranian journalists since mid-2020, including at least three who remain in detention. (Reuters via WANA/File Photo)

Watchdog slams Iran’s treatment of Kurdish journalists

By Arab News ·
Ahmed Hassan, a journliat who worked for Alforat TV, was shot outside his home in Diwaniya province. (Al-Forat TV)

Iraqi journalist targeted in shooting undergoes brain surgery

By AFP ·
Yemen journalists union demands release of 10 journalists held by Houthi militia

Yemen journalists union demands release of 10 journalists held by Houthi militia

By Arab News ·
Exclusive Interview: Gulf News chief editor reveals paywall strategy, explains why it is key to saving journalism

Interview: Gulf News chief editor reveals paywall strategy, explains why it is key to saving journalism

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Bahrain’s Cabinet amended its Press, Printing and Publishing Law on Monday that included the abolition of jailing journalists. (File/AFP)

Bahrain abolishes jailing journalists in major amendments to press law

By Arab News ·
In her December posts, Burchill claimed that Sarkar was a terrorist sympathizer and fundamentalist. (Screenshot/YouTube)

UK columnist pays Muslim journalist ‘substantial damages’

By Arab News ·

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