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...
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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...
Coronavirus: journalists exposed to more stress than the average citizen during pandemic
The head of Cyprus’ union of journalists George Frangos said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic had affected journalists’ mental health as they strive “to provide information...
Union says journalists have received threats over Gesy
The Union of Cyprus Journalists on Friday called on authorities to investigate complaints filed by some of its members that they have been threatened by...
Turkey remains the world’s worst offender against press freedom
A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work, including two Reuters reporters whose imprisonment in Myanmar has drawn international...
Anastasiades says reality cannot be brushed under the carpet
By Andria Kades President Nicos Anastasiades joined the bandwagon on Thursday voicing his opposition to a glossary which its authors have described as an innocuous...
OSCE launches glossary on Cyprus for journalists
Journalists from both sides of the divide were at the Home for Cooperation in the Nicosia buffer zone on Tuesday where a glossary containing a...
Secrets act charges brought against Reuters reporters in Myanmar
A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into its trial stage after...
Suspect charged with 5 murders in US newsroom shooting (Update)
A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun...
Turkish court sentences six journalists to life – state media
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced six journalists, including two prominent brothers, to life in jail for aiding plotters of a 2016 failed coup, state...
Authorities’ excessive zeal in emails case threatens press freedom, journalists say (updated)
The “excessive zeal” exhibited by the authorities against reporters in the case relating to the leaked emails of a senior state attorney tends to become...
Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar – government
Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar‘s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said. “Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman...
Journalists from both sides urge leaders to move forward
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot journalists called on the leaders of the two communities to overcome problems, differences and objections and with courageous steps move...
Media watchdog says some journalists risk creating hate and bigotry
A number of journalists have violated the code of ethics, risking the creation of hate, bigotry, and racism, the island’s media watchdog has said. According...
Journalists from both sides plant trees to send a message to the leaders
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot journalists got together at the journalists union village in Pervolia in Larnaca on Sunday for a tree-planting ceremony as a...
Journalists fire back at officials’ ‘intimidation’
STATE officials who feel offended or slandered by the media may resort to justice, instead of attempting pre-emptive censorship, Union of Cyprus Journalists Antonis Makridis...
Stop press: Last two journalists leave London’s Fleet Street
Three decades after media mogul Rupert Murdoch instigated its demise as the centuries-old home of Britain’s newspaper industry, London’s Fleet Street bade farewell on Friday...
Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdown as Europe sounds alarm (Updated)
By Seda Sezer and Daren Butler Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, broadcaster NTV reported, under a crackdown following a...
Cabinet wins charity basketball game with journalists, president comments on plenum fiasco
Members of the cabinet and presidential guard on Sunday played a basketball match in Nicosia against journalists from Sigma as part of the anti-cancer fundraising...
Erdogan says does not respect court ruling on journalists
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he did not respect or accept a constitutional court ruling that the detention of two journalists from a...