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Swedish Prosecutors Reject Claims of Spy Agency Arrests Connected to Turkish Investigation

Swedish prosecutors clarify no link between intelligence arrests and Turkish journalist case On Thursday, Swedish prosecutors confirmed that the recent arrests made by the Swedish intelligence agency involving a…

Admin May 15, 2025

Pakistan

PECA Violation: Karachi Court Rejects Journalist Farhan Mallick’s Bail Plea

Karachi Court Rejects Journalist Farhan Mallick’s Bail Plea in PECA Case KARACHI: A district and sessions court in Karachi has denied bail to journalist Farhan Mallick in a case…

Admin March 28, 2025

LifeStyle

Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal Assaulted, Arrested by Israeli Settlers and Military in West Bank

Oscar-Winning Palestinian Filmmaker Arrested After Settler Attack in West Bank Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary *No Other Land*, was violently assaulted by masked Israeli settlers before being arrested…

Admin March 26, 2025

World

Seven journalists jailed in Istanbul crackdown amid ongoing protests.

Istanbul Court Jails Journalists Covering Protests as Crackdown Intensifies An Istanbul court has ordered the detention of seven journalists, including an AFP photographer, for covering demonstrations against the arrest of…

Admin March 26, 2025

Pakistan

IHC restores two-day visitation rights for PTI founder

IHC Restores Imran Khan's Weekly Visits but Bans Post-Meeting Media Talks The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday reinstated two weekly visitation days for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan…

Admin March 25, 2025

World

Press Crackdown in Turkey: Nine Journalists Held Over Mayor’s Arrest Coverage

Turkish Authorities Detain Journalists Covering Protests Over Mayor's Arrest Turkish police have detained nine journalists who reported on nationwide protests against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, according to…

Admin March 24, 2025

Pakistan

Journalist Farhan Mallick Remanded to FIA Custody for Four Days Over ‘Critical’ Content

A Karachi court on Friday remanded journalist Farhan Mallick into the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for four days over allegations of airing "anti-state" content on his media…

Admin March 21, 2025

World

India Imposes Fine on BBC for Foreign Exchange Violations

India Penalizes BBC for Foreign Exchange Violations NEW DELHI: India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), the agency responsible for investigating financial crimes, has imposed a fine of £314,510 on the British broadcaster…

Admin February 22, 2025

World

Taliban Shut Down Women’s Radio Station

KABUL:Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided the prominent women's radio station, Radio Begum, on Tuesday, detaining two employees, the broadcaster reported, urging their swift release. According to the Taliban’s Ministry of Information,…

Admin February 5, 2025

Pakistan

Journalists to Mark ‘Black Day’ Tomorrow in Protest of Peca Amendments

Journalist organizations in Pakistan have announced they will observe a "Black Day" on Friday in protest against the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. This…

Admin January 30, 2025