Venezuela rifts grow as protests persist With peace talks in tatters, Venezuelans are deeply divided over the future of their country. Four months after the start of street protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government began, Venezuelans...
Police clash with journalists in Kashmir On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, more than a dozen journalists were harassed by rock-throwing police while covering demonstrations in India’s disputed Kashmir region, local news reported. The...
Pakistan’s defense ministry demands closure of TV station Pakistan’s defense ministry is calling for the shutdown of a leading television news channel after the channel broadcast allegations that an intelligence agency was responsible for an attack on a leading...
Myanmar reporter sentenced to one year in prison for trespassing A video journalist in Myanmar has been sentenced to a year in prison for trespassing and obstructing a civil servant while covering a story on education. The Democratic Voice of Burma’s Zaw Pe, also known...
Azerbaijan investigates journalist who exposed efforts to spy on opposition An Azerbaijani journalist who exposed an apparent government effort to spy on the country’s opposition has faced repeated questioning by police and a government investigation. Khadija Ismayilova, a...
Sochi Olympics: Russia gets gold in spending Seven years ago, when the Russian city of Sochi won the bidding for the 2014 Winter Olympics , few would have predicted the cost of the hosting the games equal the gross domestic product of Guatemala. At...
