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2026-01-21 16:43:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Jenin - PALESTINE - Journalist Among Many Abducted In West Bank
2026-01-21 16:41:00 - In Defense Of Journalism - Islamabad - PAKISTAN - Despite Pakistans Promises - Unsolved Journalist Murders Remain Persistent
2026-01-21 16:37:00 - Journalists Threatened - Gaza - PALESTINE - Israeli Strike Kills Three Journalists In Gaza - Civil Defence Agency Says
2026-01-21 16:36:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Chechen - RUSSIA - Kadyrov Supporter In Moscow Admits Destroying Plaque To Murdered Journalist Politkovskaya
2026-01-19 04:47:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Anambra, Nigeria - NIGERIA - Thecable Deputy Editor Detained - Extorted By Nigerian Police In Anambra State
2026-01-19 04:46:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Taipei - TAIWAN - Taiwanese Journalist Detained For Bribing Military Officers To Leak Information To China
2026-01-17 11:17:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Baku, Azerbaijan - AZERBAIJAN - Journalist Gahramanli Announced His Hunger Strike To The Court
2026-01-17 07:34:00 - Journalists Attacked - Beldanga, West Bengal, India - INDIA - West Bengal - Mob Attacks And Molests Female Journalist In The Presence Of Police In Muslim-Dominated Murshidabad - No Arrests So Far
2026-01-17 06:39:00 - Journalists Attacked - Washington D.C., DC, USA - WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Attacks Northern Irish Journalist
2026-01-17 06:36:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, Jalan Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - MALAYSIA - Malaysian Reporter Arrested For Sedition After Controversial Question At Gaza Lecture
2026-01-16 18:47:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Baku - AZERBAIJAN - Azerbaijan Sentences Exiled Journalists To Lengthy Prison Terms In Absentia
2026-01-16 15:59:00 - Journalists Attacked - Beldanga, West Bengal, India - INDIA - West Bengal - Female Journalist Attacked During Beldanga Protests - CM Links Crowd Mobilisation To Jumma Day
2026-01-16 15:20:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Havana - CUBA - Cuban Journalist Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Protesting
2026-01-16 12:43:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Hyderabad, Telangana, India - INDIA - NTV Journalist Devi Alleges Mental Harassment By Telangana Police In Late-Night Interrogation Over Controversial Broadcast
2026-01-16 05:21:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - S?rnak, Turkiye - TURKEY - Journalist Nedim Oruc Detained While Covering Protest In Sırnak Over Aleppo Clashes
2026-01-16 05:17:00 - Journalists Attacked - Meghalaya, India - INDIA - BSF Officer Assaults Journalist In Meghalaya - Apology Ordered
2026-01-16 05:16:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Tehran - IRAN - Iran Tortured Me To Confess I Was A US Spy - Journalist At UNSC
2026-01-15 07:25:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Bujumbura - BURUNDI - Burundi Sentences Journalist To Four Years In Prison
2026-01-15 07:15:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Kiev - UKRAINE - 142 Media Workers Killed Since Start Of The Full-Scale Invasion
2026-01-15 07:12:00 - Journalists Attacked - Minneapolis, MN, USA - MINNESOTA - CNN Crew In Minneapolis Hit With Flashbangs And Tear Gas Amid ICE Protests
2026-01-14 18:59:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Islamabad, Pakistan - PAKISTAN - Pakistani Police Detain Afghan Journalist In Islamabad Amid Ongoing Refugee Crackdown
2026-01-14 11:58:00 - Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed - Telangana, India - INDIA - Three Journos Detained Over Defamatory Content Against Woman IAS Officer In Telangana
2026-01-14 05:16:00 - Journalists Attacked - Kampala - UGANDA - Journalists Assaulted - Internet Shutdown Ahead Of Uganda Elections
2026-01-13 07:12:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Los Angeles, CA, USA - CALIFORNIA - US Journalists Face War-Zone Conditions At Home
2026-01-13 07:08:00 - Oppression-Abuse Of The Press - Aleppo, Syria - SYRIA - Journalists Detained - Barred In Syria As Government Regains Aleppo Areas
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In Defense Of Journalism
| DATE/TIME | DETAIL | COUNTRY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 16:41:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad | PAKISTAN - Despite Pakistans Promises - Unsolved Journalist Murders Remain Persistent |
| 2026-01-08 02:39:00 | Detail | United States | California, USA | CALIFORNIA - California Bill Seeks Tougher Penalties For Attacks On Journalists After ABC10 Shooting |
Journalists Attacked
| DATE/TIME | DETAIL | COUNTRY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 07:34:00 | Detail | India | Beldanga, West Bengal, India | INDIA - West Bengal - Mob Attacks And Molests Female Journalist In The Presence Of Police In Muslim-Dominated Murshidabad - No Arrests So Far |
| 2026-01-17 06:39:00 | Detail | United States | Washington D.C., DC, USA | WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Attacks Northern Irish Journalist |
| 2026-01-16 15:59:00 | Detail | India | Beldanga, West Bengal, India | INDIA - West Bengal - Female Journalist Attacked During Beldanga Protests - CM Links Crowd Mobilisation To Jumma Day |
| 2026-01-16 05:17:00 | Detail | India | Meghalaya, India | INDIA - BSF Officer Assaults Journalist In Meghalaya - Apology Ordered |
| 2026-01-15 07:12:00 | Detail | United States | Minneapolis, MN, USA | MINNESOTA - CNN Crew In Minneapolis Hit With Flashbangs And Tear Gas Amid ICE Protests |
| 2026-01-14 05:16:00 | Detail | Uganda | Kampala | UGANDA - Journalists Assaulted - Internet Shutdown Ahead Of Uganda Elections |
| 2026-01-12 19:47:00 | Detail | Ghana | Kukurantumi, Koforidua, Ghana | GHANA - Eastern Region GJA Condemns Alleged Police Assault On Peace FM Journalist |
| 2026-01-11 10:30:00 | Detail | Slovakia | Kosice, Slovakia | SLOVAKIA - Journalist Attacked In Slovakia - Ministers Blame His Professional Work |
| 2026-01-10 17:46:00 | Detail | Bangladesh | Charmonai, Bangladesh | BANGLADESH - AL Supporters Set Fire To Journalists House In Charmonai Over Publishing Report |
| 2026-01-07 02:55:00 | Detail | India | Agartala, Tripura, India | INDIA - Journalists Allegedly Attacked In Agartala In Brutal Late-Night Assault - Media Fraternity Demands Justice |
| 2026-01-06 16:40:00 | Detail | Switzerland | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | SWITZERLAND - Italy Urges Press Protection After Journalists Attacked Covering Swiss Bar Fire |
| 2026-01-05 08:29:00 | Detail | Ghana | Kasoa, Ghana | GHANA - Kasoa Fire Outbreak - Journalist Assaulted As Fire Service Clashes With Traders And Residents |
| 2026-01-05 08:21:00 | Detail | Ukraine | Kiev | UKRAINE - Ukrainian Journalist And Soldier Kostyantyn Shtifurak Dies From Combat Wounds |
| 2025-12-30 08:23:00 | Detail | Nigeria | Gombe State, Nigeria | NIGERIA - Gombe - NUJ Mourn Seven Journalists Killed In Fatal Road Crash |
| 2025-12-28 18:48:00 | Detail | India | Ashta, Madhya Pradesh, India | INDIA - MP CM Orders Probe After Police Allegedly Assault Senior Journalists In Ashta |
| 2025-12-25 07:40:00 | Detail | Bangladesh | Munshiganj, Bangladesh | BANGLADESH - Journalists Head Smashed - Thrown Into River In Munshiganj |
| 2025-12-25 07:39:00 | Detail | Somalia | Mogadishu, Somalia | SOMALIA - Somalia - Journalists In Mogadishu Face Increased Attacks And Arrests Ahead Of A Disputed Local Election |
Journalists Kidnapped Detained Or Jailed
| DATE/TIME | DETAIL | COUNTRY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 16:43:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | Jenin | PALESTINE - Journalist Among Many Abducted In West Bank |
| 2026-01-19 04:47:00 | Detail | Nigeria | Anambra, Nigeria | NIGERIA - Thecable Deputy Editor Detained - Extorted By Nigerian Police In Anambra State |
| 2026-01-19 04:46:00 | Detail | Taiwan | Taipei | TAIWAN - Taiwanese Journalist Detained For Bribing Military Officers To Leak Information To China |
| 2026-01-17 06:36:00 | Detail | Malaysia | Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, Jalan Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | MALAYSIA - Malaysian Reporter Arrested For Sedition After Controversial Question At Gaza Lecture |
| 2026-01-16 18:47:00 | Detail | Azerbaijan | Baku | AZERBAIJAN - Azerbaijan Sentences Exiled Journalists To Lengthy Prison Terms In Absentia |
| 2026-01-16 15:20:00 | Detail | Cuba | Havana | CUBA - Cuban Journalist Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Protesting |
| 2026-01-16 05:21:00 | Detail | Turkey | S?rnak, Turkiye | TURKEY - Journalist Nedim Oruc Detained While Covering Protest In Sırnak Over Aleppo Clashes |
| 2026-01-15 07:25:00 | Detail | Burundi | Bujumbura | BURUNDI - Burundi Sentences Journalist To Four Years In Prison |
| 2026-01-14 18:59:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | PAKISTAN - Pakistani Police Detain Afghan Journalist In Islamabad Amid Ongoing Refugee Crackdown |
| 2026-01-14 11:58:00 | Detail | India | Telangana, India | INDIA - Three Journos Detained Over Defamatory Content Against Woman IAS Officer In Telangana |
| 2026-01-12 10:06:00 | Detail | Afghanistan | Kunduz Province, Afghanistan | AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan - Family Says Detained Journalist Faces Pressure For Forced Confession |
| 2026-01-11 17:40:00 | Detail | Afghanistan | Kunduz, Afghanistan | AFGHANISTAN - Taliban Detain Female Journalist In Kunduz - Media Watchdog Says |
| 2026-01-11 17:39:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | AFGHANISTAN - Afghan Journalist Detained In Islamabad Amid Fears Of Forced Deportation |
| 2026-01-10 10:48:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | PAKISTAN - Afghan Journalist Detained By Police In Pakistan |
| 2026-01-09 04:50:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | PAKISTAN - Pakistan - Another Journalist Held Under Peca Sent To Prison |
| 2026-01-08 16:33:00 | Detail | India | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | INDIA - Kanpur - Local Journalist Arrested - Police Cops Role Also Under Probe In 14-Year-Old Girls Abduction - Rape Case |
| 2026-01-08 02:35:00 | Detail | Turkey | Ankara | TURKEY - Turkish Court Hands Down Longer Prison Sentence In Retrial Of Kurdish Journalist |
| 2026-01-07 15:58:00 | Detail | Nigeria | Kaduna, Nigeria | NIGERIA - Suspected Bandits Abduct Photojournalist Umar Iyale In Kaduna State |
| 2026-01-07 15:54:00 | Detail | Syria | Sweida, Syria | SYRIA - Syrian Journalist Kidnapped By National Guard Militia In Sweida |
| 2026-01-06 07:26:00 | Detail | Venezuela | Caracas | VENEZUELA - 14 Media Workers Detained In Venezuela While Covering Protests In Caracas |
| 2026-01-05 07:33:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad | PAKISTAN - Pakistan Anti-Terror Court Sentences 8 Journalists To Life Over Support For |
| 2026-01-05 07:30:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | West Bank | PALESTINE - Israel Detains Palestinian Journalist - Dozens More In Occupied West Bank |
| 2026-01-03 15:49:00 | Detail | Kenya | Mombasa, Kenya | KENYA - Mombasa-Based Journalist Arrested In Unclear Circumstances |
| 2026-01-02 12:37:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad | PAKISTAN - Pakistani Journalists - Commentators Supporting Khan Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Terrorism |
| 2025-12-31 13:46:00 | Detail | Australia | Sydney NSW, Australia | AUSTRALIA - Security Firm Manager Charged With Menacing Investigative Journalist Nick Mckenzie |
| 2025-12-30 17:17:00 | Detail | Turkey | Ankara | TURKEY - Turkish Journalist Briefly Detained Over Social Media Posts On ISIL Operation |
| 2025-12-30 08:21:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | PAKISTAN - Three Afghan Journalists Detained In Islamabad - Sources |
| 2025-12-27 09:00:00 | Detail | Yemen | Sanaa, Yemen | YEMEN - The Houthi Militia Kidnaps A Journalist Loyal To Them In Sanaa After He Revealed Corruption Cases |
| 2025-12-26 14:26:00 | Detail | Russia | Moscow | RUSSIA - Russia Sentences Tortured Melitopol Journalist To 15 Years For Pro-Ukrainian Telegram Channel |
| 2025-12-25 13:01:00 | Detail | India | New Delhi | INDIA - Eight Journalists Killed - 117 Arrested In Free Speech Violations - Report |
| 2025-12-25 07:37:00 | Detail | Somalia | Mogadishu, Somalia | SOMALIA - Somalia - Journalists In Mogadishu Face Increased Attacks And Arrests Ahead Of A Disputed Local Election |
| 2025-12-24 19:47:00 | Detail | China | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Baiyun, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China | CHINA - Hamari Koi Aukaat Nahi - Indian Vlogger Detained In China For 15 Hours Over Arunachal Remark |
| 2025-12-23 15:21:00 | Detail | Syria | Aleppo, Syria | SYRIA - Sources - Syria Detains Prominent American Islamist Journalist |
| 2025-12-23 07:29:00 | Detail | Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | NIGERIA - Lagos Police Detain Journalists Wife - 9-Month-Old Baby In Bid To Arrest Him |
Journalists Killed
| DATE/TIME | DETAIL | COUNTRY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 04:46:00 | Detail | Mexico | Poza Rica, Ver., Mexico | MEXICO - Crime Reporter Killed In Mexicos Veracruz State |
| 2026-01-07 10:53:00 | Detail | India | Kerala, India | INDIA - Senior Photojournalist Killed In Road Accident In Kerala |
| 2026-01-06 09:49:00 | Detail | Bangladesh | Dhaka | BANGLADESH - Another Hindu Killed In Bangladesh - Journalist Rana Pratap Bairagi Shot Dead |
Journalists Threatened
| DATE/TIME | DETAIL | COUNTRY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 16:37:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | Gaza | PALESTINE - Israeli Strike Kills Three Journalists In Gaza - Civil Defence Agency Says |
| 2026-01-11 18:38:00 | Detail | United States | Minneapolis, MN, USA | MINNESOTA - Leftist Agitators Stalk And Threaten To Kill Journalist Covering Minneapolis Unrest |
| 2026-01-09 06:28:00 | Detail | Nigeria | Ogun State, Nigeria | NIGERIA - Journalists Threatened Over Coverage Of Ogun State Community Land Dispute Case |
| 2026-01-08 02:57:00 | Detail | France | Paris, France | FRANCE - Russian Journalist Mysteriously Falls To His Death From Seventh-Floor Paris Window After Death Threats |
| 2026-01-03 15:44:00 | Detail | Nigeria | Obio/Akpor, Nigeria | NIGERIA - Thugs Threaten Arise TV Journalists - Stop Live Interview After Guest Criticised Wike |
| 2025-12-26 16:31:00 | Detail | Bangladesh | Dhaka | BANGLADESH - Remove Her Or Will Burn The Office - Global TV Bangladesh Chief Naznin Munni Receives Threat |
| 2025-12-24 12:04:00 | Detail | Bangladesh | Dhaka | BANGLADESH - Youths Threaten Global TV Office In Dhaka And Demand Removal Of Journalist Naznin Munni |
Oppression-Abuse Of The Press
| DATE/TIME | DETAIL | COUNTRY | CITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 16:36:00 | Detail | Russia | Chechen | RUSSIA - Kadyrov Supporter In Moscow Admits Destroying Plaque To Murdered Journalist Politkovskaya |
| 2026-01-17 11:17:00 | Detail | Azerbaijan | Baku, Azerbaijan | AZERBAIJAN - Journalist Gahramanli Announced His Hunger Strike To The Court |
| 2026-01-16 12:43:00 | Detail | India | Hyderabad, Telangana, India | INDIA - NTV Journalist Devi Alleges Mental Harassment By Telangana Police In Late-Night Interrogation Over Controversial Broadcast |
| 2026-01-16 05:16:00 | Detail | Iran | Tehran | IRAN - Iran Tortured Me To Confess I Was A US Spy - Journalist At UNSC |
| 2026-01-15 07:15:00 | Detail | Ukraine | Kiev | UKRAINE - 142 Media Workers Killed Since Start Of The Full-Scale Invasion |
| 2026-01-13 07:12:00 | Detail | United States | Los Angeles, CA, USA | CALIFORNIA - US Journalists Face War-Zone Conditions At Home |
| 2026-01-13 07:08:00 | Detail | Syria | Aleppo, Syria | SYRIA - Journalists Detained - Barred In Syria As Government Regains Aleppo Areas |
| 2026-01-12 19:42:00 | Detail | Mexico | Mexico | MEXICO - Border Report Live - Mexican Journalists Putting Their Lives At Risk |
| 2026-01-12 19:41:00 | Detail | Turkey | Ankara | TURKEY - Turkey Arrests 40 Journalists In 2025 - 57 Sentenced In Ongoing Cases - Report |
| 2026-01-11 18:45:00 | Detail | Afghanistan | Kunduz Province, Afghanistan | AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan Journalists In Exile - Nazera Rashidi Is Being Tortured In Taliban Custody |
| 2026-01-10 06:37:00 | Detail | Iran | Tehran | IRAN - Media Blackout In Iran - Journalists Isolated And Information Stifled |
| 2026-01-08 02:45:00 | Detail | Ghana | Accra | GHANA - We Need To Be Protected - A Journalists Cry Against The Normalisation Of Assaults In Ghana |
| 2026-01-06 18:35:00 | Detail | United States | Washington | WASHINGTON - Washington AG Claims Independent Journalists Investigating Daycare Fraud Are Racist - Random Vigilantes |
| 2026-01-05 12:06:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | Gaza | PALESTINE - Palestinian Journalists Face Extensive Israeli Violations |
| 2026-01-05 08:24:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | West Bank | PALESTINE - Israel Commits 99 Violations Against Palestinian Journalists In One Month - Press Union |
| 2026-01-05 06:31:00 | Detail | Israel | Jerusalem | ISRAEL - Multiple Journalists And Activists Raped By Israelis After Abduction From The Freedom Flotilla |
| 2026-01-03 07:59:00 | Detail | Spain | Madrid | SPAIN - Salvadoran Journalist Arrested In Spain Amid Asylum Request - Press Group Reports |
| 2026-01-02 12:54:00 | Detail | China | Beijing | CHINA - China Remains Worlds Largest Jailer Of Journalists With 143 Behind Bars In 2025 - IFJ Report |
| 2026-01-02 12:39:00 | Detail | India | Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India | INDIA - MP News - Journalists In Neemuch Seek Law Against Rising Attacks |
| 2026-01-01 19:55:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | West Bank | PALESTINE - Journalists Syndicate - 42 Journalists Arrested Including 8 Female Journalists During 2025 |
| 2025-12-31 18:45:00 | Detail | Bangladesh | Dhaka | BANGLADESH - Ask Report - 381 Journalists Faced Abuse - Harassment In 2025 - Three Killed |
| 2025-12-31 16:07:00 | Detail | Turkey | Gaza | PALESTINE - Hamas - Israel Is The Biggest Threat To The Media And Journalists |
| 2025-12-31 16:06:00 | Detail | Turkey | Ankara | TURKEY - Turkey Blocks Journalist Furkan Karabays Social Media Accounts - Bans Youtube Video |
| 2025-12-31 08:10:00 | Detail | Pakistan | Balochistan, Pakistan | PAKISTAN - Press Freedom Under Siege In Balochistan As Journalists Face Mounting Threats - Report |
| 2025-12-31 08:07:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | Gaza | PALESTINE - Gaza Media Office - 56 Palestinian Journalists Killed In 2025 |
| 2025-12-29 14:55:00 | Detail | Russia | Moscow | RUSSIA - 26 Ukrainian Journalists Still Held By Russia In 2025 |
| 2025-12-28 18:43:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | Gaza | PALESTINE - Israel Killed Over 700 Relatives Of Palestinian Journalists In Gaza - Report |
| 2025-12-27 09:42:00 | Detail | Israel | Jerusalem | ISRAEL - German Journalist On Flotilla Accuses Israeli Guards Of Rape |
| 2025-12-27 09:07:00 | Detail | Peru | Lima | PERU - Two Peruvian Journalists Targeted By Gunfire Within A Week |
| 2025-12-27 08:48:00 | Detail | Palestinian Territory | Gaza | PALESTINE - Israel Carries Out Planned Attacks On Journalists - Union Alleges |
| 2025-12-24 13:24:00 | Detail | India | New Delhi | INDIA - Nine Murders - 33 Attacks On Indian Journalists In 2025 - Free Speech Collective |
| 2025-12-24 12:13:00 | Detail | Russia | Moscow | RUSSIA - Russian Investigative Journalist Roman Anin Stripped of Citizenship |
| 2025-12-24 12:07:00 | Detail | Ukraine | Kiev | UKRAINE - Russia Commits 870 Crimes Against Journalists And Media In Ukraine Since Start Of Full-Scale War |
| 2025-12-23 15:23:00 | Detail | Israel | Jerusalem | ISRAEL - Israel Extends Law To Silence Al Jazeera For Two More Years |