A prominent investigative reporter in Azerbaijan on trial for libel was barred from leaving the country Oct. 11 as she tried to fly to the Czech Republic to attend a media conference. Khadija Ismayilova is…
A Japanese journalist working in South Korea was indicted for criminal defamation after he wrote an article criticizing South Korean President, Park Geun-hye's, news outlets including the Japan Times reported. Tatsuya Kato, former Seoul bureau…
Prosecutors in South Korea will pursue legal action against a Japanese reporter who penned a controversial column about the whereabouts of South Korea's president on the day of an April ferry sinking that killed 300…