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A Houthi stands guard in front of a damaged building. AP

Ten Yemeni Journalists held by Houthis Go on Hunger Strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2016 | Middle East

Dubai-Ten Yemeni journalists held by Houthis have gone on hunger strike to protest the conditions in which they are being held, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday. “We are very concerned about the detention of journalists in Yemen and we appeal to their...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, September 9, 2013 (REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin)

Russia continues media crackdown on Ukraine crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The editor of a leading Russian leading news website, Lenta.ru was fired on Wednesday and replaced by a Kremlin-friendly successor, the latest incident in a series of Russian media crackdowns taking place against the backdrop of the ongoing...

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A combo shows an undated file picture obtained on February 29, 2012 of El Mundo daily newspaper correspondent Javier Espinosa (L) and a family handout image dated August 9, 2011 of Spanish freelance photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilanova, distributed on December 10, 2013 in Beirut. (AFP PHOTO/ EL MUNDO /FAMILY HANDOUT)

Families of 2 Spanish journalists detained in Syria plea for their release

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 10, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported on Tuesday that one of its journalists, Javier Espinosa Robles, and freelance photographer Ricardo García Vilanova had been kidnapped by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on September 16....

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 photo, Supporters of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi burn a poster with a photo of Bassem Youssef, the man known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart,” and Arabic that reads, “not Egypt, you are degrading to the media, fifth column,” during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)

Press Watchdog slams Bassem Youssef suspension

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 7, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed its concern for freedom of information in Egypt, citing a “campaign of repression” against the country’s media. In a press release issued on Tuesday the watchdog stated...

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AFP reporter Sammy Ketz, hits the ground as a Syrian soldier runs past during sniper fire in the ancient Christian Syrian town of Maalula, on September 18, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)

Syria: The Journalists’ Graveyard

by Caroline Akoum | Oct 18, 2013 | Media

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria has become a Journalists’ Graveyard as the bloody civil war between the Assad regime and the Syrian rebels rages on with seemingly no end in sight. It has become increasingly difficult for journalists to even enter Syria, while...