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A Palestinian writer, poet and journalist has been killed in an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp, according to his family, taking the total number of journalists killed in the Israel-Palestine conflict since October 7, 2023 to 220. Mohammad Hijazi was among nearly 90 Palestinians slain in Israeli bombardment across the besieged […]
Three people are detained for the murder of Mukesh Chandrakar, a journalist found dead in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh. The case may be linked to his reports on road construction irregularities. NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh authorities intensified their crackdown on Congress leader Suresh Chandrakar in connection with the murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. Chhattisgarh deputy […]
The case of the prominent Italian journalist detained in Iran is a test for Italy’s government as it gets caught up in Iran’s shadow war with the U.S. Source link
Italy’s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday and urged the immediate release of an Italian journalist held in solitary confinement in Tehran. Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old freelance journalist for Il Foglio newspaper and a podcaster, reportedly spoke of the harsh conditions of her detainment in the notorious Evin prison, including having to sleep […]
Technical.ly is adding a new full-time reporter in Baltimore, and we intent to look statewide more than ever. Our editorial team this summer will welcome a journalist with a focus on covering Maryland’s rural-urban digital divide, thanks to our selection as a 2025-2026 Report for America newsroom. Being selected again to host an RFA corps […]
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was arrested on December 19 after travelling to Tehran to report on Iranian society. Iranian state media on Monday confirmed her detention and said Sala had “violated the law” while on the ground. Italy said efforts to free her were “complicated”. Source link
Cecilia Sala was detained on December 19 by police in Tehran, the Italian foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that Italy’s ambassador, Paola Amadei, had visited her earlier Friday. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani later told RAI News the diplomat had spent around 30 minutes with Sala and the journalist was in “good health” and […]
An Italian journalist has been arrested while reporting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and held in solitary confinement for a week, according to Italy’s foreign ministry. Cecilia Sala, 29, a war correspondent and reporter who works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media, was detained on 19 December, the ministry said, […]
The US State Department on Monday said there is no US government organisation currently on the ground in Syria for the search of Austin Tice, an American journalist taken captive during a reporting trip in August 2012, but did not rule out the possibility. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at a regular news […]
Hiroshi Kagawa, celebrated as the world’s oldest soccer journalist, passed away at a hospital in Kobe on December 5. He was 99 and known for writing well into his 90s. The cause of death was believed to be natural. Kagawa had been living in a nursing home for several years. In October, his health began […]