Government downplays intent to spy on journalists
The government on Tuesday sought to downplay the notion that it supports a clause in an EU bill currently under discussion that would allow European governments to spy on the ...
Israeli military says it can’t guarantee journalists’ safety in Gaza
Israel’s military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee the safety of their journalists operating in the Gaza Strip, under Israeli bombardment ...
Trial of ‘insulting’ Turkish Cypriot journalist postponed again
The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the second time in court on ...
President refuses to comment on Russian journalist incident
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday denied commenting on the matter of the Russian journalist sent back to Moscow, following his detainment in Nicosia a few days ago.
The journalist’s ...
Trial of ‘insulting’ TC journalist postponed
The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed in court on Friday.
The court ordered adjourned ...
High-profile Turkish Cypriots sign petition against Kismir case
A raft of high-profile Turkish Cypriots have signed a petition aimed at halting the case against left-wing journalist Ali Kismir.
Kismir stands accused of “insulting and defaming the morality of ...
Turkish Cypriot journalist barred from Turkey
Turkish Cypriot journalist Ulaş Barış was barred from entry to Turkey when he tried to travel there from the north, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Monday.
Two days earlier ...
Government called upon to reintroduce press briefings
The government has made it a high priority matter to reintroduce press briefings with journalists, the government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis stated on Monday.
He was responding to a request made ...
Mexican president condemns gun attack on prominent journalist
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday condemned an apparent assassination attempt on a prominent news anchor and critic of the president who said assailants had opened fire on ...
Turkish Cypriot journalist banned from entering Turkey
A Turkish Cypriot journalist on Tuesday said she had been banned from entering Turkey on the basis that she is a threat to the country’s national security.
Aysu Basri ...
Widespread condemnation of T/C journalist charged over article (Update 2)
News on Wednesday of the charges being levied against Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, stemming from an article he wrote a year-and-a-half ago, drew widespread condemnation across the dividing line.
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CNA’s correspondent in Egypt found dead in Cairo home
Journalist Nikolaos Katsikas, the correspondent in Egypt for the Cyprus News Agency and the Athens News Agency (APE) was found dead in his Cairo home on Saturday night, it was ...
Sigma suspends male journalist following sexual harassment complaint (Updated)
Sigma TV on Saturday said they had suspended a male journalist after a formal police complaint was filed against him last week by a female journalist who had worked with ...
Russia tells BBC journalist to go home in row with Britain
Russia has told a BBC journalist working in Moscow to leave the country by the end of this month in retaliation for what it called London’s discrimination against Russian ...
EU and CoE ‘concerned’ over freedom of the press in the north
The EU and the Council of Europe (CoE) are watching “with serious concern” any attempt to undermine the freedom of the press in the Turkish Cypriot community through persecution and ...
Journalists and supporters protest in the north
Media professionals in the north along with hundreds of their supporters marched on Monday afternoon in support of freedom of expression in the press.
Organised by press workers’ union Basin ...