Pakistani journalist charged amid press freedom crackdown
Muhammad Waheed Murad has been accused of cyber terrorism and publishing fake news. His detention is being seen as the latest attack on press freedoms in the country.…
Jailed Eritrean journalist wins rights prize
Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Issak, who has been imprisoned without charge for over 23 years, is awarded the Swedish Edelstam Prize for his fight for freedom of expression. Also, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane…
Angola: Police apologize for blocking DW journalist
After stopping a DW correspondent from covering the demolition of homes in Angola's Bengo province over the weekend and confiscating the correspondent's equipment, police have apologized and acknowledged overstepping their boundaries.…
Disabled journalist speaks about the legacy of the 2024 Paralympics
Organisers hoped the Paris Paralympics would set the new standard in terms of access, inclusion and media coverage. Tunisian journalists Besma Essoussi, who is almost completely blind, and Sarra Fourti spoke about…
Anas: The journalist behind the mask
From exposing corruption government officials to quack shamans, investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has done it all. His latest expose on corruption in Ghana football infamously led to the death of one…
US Gaza protests put student journalists in spotlight
Student journalists were thrust into the spotlight this week, covering pro-Palestinian protests taking place at universities across the United States. They were plugged into the story in ways that national media organisations…
Turkish journalist Can Dündar meets Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Signatories of an open letter have called for an independent investigation into furniture produced in Belarusian jails and exported to the EU. They claim the Forest Stewardship Council shut its eyes to…
EU demands China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
The Chinese reporter was jailed on Monday after her coverage of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Her imprisonment comes as the EU is set to ink a major investment deal…
China jails journalist over Wuhan COVID outbreak reporting
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has received a prison sentence for her reporting from Wuhan during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to her lawyer.…
Can Dundar: Turkey sentences journalist to 27 years in jail
The former editor-in-chief of Turkish opposition newspaper "Cumhuriyet" has been charged with terrorism and espionage. He fled to Germany in 2016 amid Ankara's crackdown on journalists after a failed coup.…
The Guardian Dreamers & Doers: Ameyaw Debrah (AmeyawDebrah.com)
Ameyaw Debrah is the founder of Ameyaw Debrah Media, Ameyaw Debrah TV and AmeyawDebrah.com, an entertainment website and blog that primarily publishes news about African celebrities. In 2008, when the journalist and…