Journalist

US Reporter Gershkovich's Espionage Trial Begins in Russia

US reporter Evan Gershkovich's closed-door espionage trial in Russia began Wednesday, 15 months after he was arrested on charges that he, his newspaper and the White House reject as false and baseless. Hours after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter was brought into court in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, Washington said it was doing ...

Journalist Christiane Gemayel Summoned by Cybercrime Bureau

The founder of LebTalks, journalist Christiane Gemayel, was summoned on Monday by the Lebanese Cybercrime Bureau “to be heard as part of an investigation following a complaint lodged against her by the association Our Money is Ours,” an NGO that defends the rights of depositors in commercial banks, following the outbreak in 2019 of the ...

Christiane Gemayel's Summons by Cybercrime Bureau Sparks Outcry

The summons of LebTalks' website founder and journalist Christiane Gemayel by the Lebanese Cybercrime Bureau on Monday sparked strong reactions from NGOs and political parties defending freedom of the press. Everyone who commented on this summons reiterated, once again, that this bureau is not competent to question journalists about facts related ...

Two Journalists Killed in Drone Strike in Iraqi Kurdistan

Two female journalists were killed and a man was injured on Friday in Iraqi Kurdistan in a drone strike targeting their vehicle, a bombing attributed to the Turkish military engaged against Turkish Kurdish fighters of the PKK, local officials told AFP. “It is not the Turkish military,” the Turkish Ministry of Defense in Ankara told AFP when ...