journalist arrest

Arrest and imprisonment of journalist over RTI request is ominous

The eruption of hostility surrounding the submission of a simple RTI request to a public official was uncalled for

Police arrest editor of local Rangamati daily in DSA case

Police have arrested an editor of local daily Dainik Parbatto Chattogram, a Rangamati-based local daily over a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA).

Editors Guild of India condemns arrest of journos

The Editors Guild of India has condemned arrests of a journalist, an editor and the head of a television channel over allegedly circulating objectionable content related to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

'Cyber Libel' Charge : A Duterte critic, Filipino journo held

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested at her Manila office yesterday in what press freedom advocates branded an act of "persecution".

April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024

Arrest and imprisonment of journalist over RTI request is ominous

The eruption of hostility surrounding the submission of a simple RTI request to a public official was uncalled for

June 7, 2022
June 7, 2022

Police arrest editor of local Rangamati daily in DSA case

Police have arrested an editor of local daily Dainik Parbatto Chattogram, a Rangamati-based local daily over a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA).

June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019

Editors Guild of India condemns arrest of journos

The Editors Guild of India has condemned arrests of a journalist, an editor and the head of a television channel over allegedly circulating objectionable content related to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019

'Cyber Libel' Charge : A Duterte critic, Filipino journo held

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose news site has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested at her Manila office yesterday in what press freedom advocates branded an act of "persecution".

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