Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest | Media | The Guardian
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Four more journalists have been charged with felonies after being arrested while covering the unrest around Donald Trump’s inauguration, meaning that at least six media workers are facing up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted.
Turkey condemns state of press freedom in Europe and the U.S.
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“Countries that frequently criticize Turkey include Western democracies such as, France, Germany, England, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands and the USA,” read the statement emailed to foreign journalists over the weekend by Turkey’s Directorate General of Press and Information. “So, is freedom of press unlimited in these countries? Do not the journalists, media workers, and reporters face problems in these countries?”
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Turkish journalists under investigation for joining solidarity campaign with Kurdish paper
Journalists unions have called on the Turkish authorities to put an end to the threats and assaults against journalists and media workers.
Six Turkish journalists are under criminal investigation for participating in a solidarity campaign on World Press Freedom Day (3 May). The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ and IFJ) are calling upon the presumptive upcoming Turkish Prime minister, Binali Yildirim, to end the climate of permanent judicial intimidation, threats, harassment, detention and physical assaults against journalists and media workers in Turkey.
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#Al-Manar TV crew members shot dead by Syrian rebels in #Maaloula
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Two media workers for #Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar television were killed Monday while covering clashes in the Syrian town of Maaloula, the network said. TV reporter Hamza Hajj Hassan and tech worker Halim Alou were shot dead by rebel forces who attacked their crew, Al-Manar said in an emotional report dedicated to its slain colleagues. The crew was embedded with Syrian government forces who had launched an offensive to recapture rebel-held Syrian towns in the Qalamoun region near Lebanon. read more