Mexican soldiers sent a reporter a warning. Now the U.S. wants to send him back. On a sunny day in June 2008 in the small city of Ascensión in northern Mexico, journalist Emilio Gutiérrez got…
"I will never give in. I cut contact with my family because I love them." On March 19, the exiled Chinese journalist Zhang Ping wrote an article for the website of Deutsche Welle criticizing the detention…
A veteran Chinese journalist who was released from jail in November has been denied permission to leave China for medical reasons despite previously suffering a heart attack. Gao Yu, 71, has been effectively barred from…
The end of protests hasn't ended discontent with Beijing. [Updated to include Richardson, Dec. 7] A year ago the Occupy Central movement ended in Hong Kong with protesters failing to either force the resignation of…
Zone 9 bloggers: Befekadu Hailu, Atnaf Berahane, Natnael Feleke, Mahlet Fantahun, Zelalem Kibret, and Abel Wabela. Kaliti prison, on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, is home to many of Ethiopia’s jailed journalists and dissidents. The…
Tesfalem Waldeyes Freelance journalist Tesfalem Waldeyes, 35, was among the traditional media reporters arrested in April 2014 along with the Zone 9 bloggers. He was taken to the Maekelawi police station, a federal detention center…
Eskinder Nega Journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega has been in an Ethiopian prison since Sept. 14, 2011. After being charged with “plotting terrorist acts to create public chaos” he was convicted in June 2012 and…
https://soundcloud.com/global-journalist-radio/remembering-stuart-loory Stuart Loory, the founder and longtime host of Global Journalist's radio program, died Jan. 16 at age 82. In this special edition of Global Journalist hosted by KBIA's Darren Hellwege, former colleagues of…
Kidnapping highlights risks to reporting on conflict in troubled Lebanese city By Margaux Bergey Journalists Jeppe Nybroe and Rami Aysha wanted to shoot a video story about Syrian armed groups kidnapping people for ransom. On…
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