Independent Online News
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is deeply concerned by the UK High Court’s decision rejecting WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange’s appeal against his extradition order, bringing him dangerously close to being extradited to the United States, where he could face the rest of his life in prison for publishing leaked classified documents in 2010.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Pakistani prosecutors to immediately dismiss the ludicrous mutiny accusations in a complaint with no credibility that two individuals has brought against two journalists in the capital, Islamabad. Although manifestly absurd, the charges could carry the death penalty.
“Reporting is not a crime.”
“It’s a statement as obvious as it is powerful. But last week, four of the biggest newspapers in the United States were compelled to lead with these words in a joint editorial, calling for the release of Wall Street Journal journalist, Evan Gershkovich.… Read the rest
The News Media Association has issued a joint statement with other UK news media industry bodies objecting to media coverage charges for the Conservative Party Autumn Conference.
The statement, coordinated by the News Media Association, Society of Editors, Foreign Press Association, and the News Media Coalition, called for the “draconian” charges to be dropped, warning that they could set a “concerning precedent in a democratic society”
The statement reads: “A row has broken out between the Press and the Conservative Party over plans to charge for media attendance at the governing party’s annual conference.… Read the rest
José Rubén Zamora, 66, convicted and sentenced on money-laundering charges press freedom groups say were trumped up
A veteran journalist and founder of one of Guatemala’s oldest newspapers has been sentenced to six years in prison for money laundering, in a case widely condemned as politically motivated.