Wall Street Journal reporter, held since March 2023 on espionage allegations, to remain in Russian jail for at least two more monthsThe American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested over a year ago in Russia, will remain in jail for at least two more months after a Moscow court rejected his appeal against his detention.Gershkovich, a 32-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has been held in the Lefortovo prison on the outskirts of Moscow since March last year on allegations by...
Berlin, April 22, 2024— The raid on Fontanka journalist Ksenia Klochkova’s home underscores the ongoing erosion of Russia’s press freedoms, and authorities should immediately end all harassment and punitive actions against journalists in connection with their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On April 18, officers with the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (SKR)
Alsu Kurmasheva, an American reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been held in Russia for six months for her journalism. Why hasn’t the U.S. Department of State designated her as wrongfully detained? Deník N/Ludvík Hradilek, courtesy of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Six months ago today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist and American citizen Alsu Kurmasheva was detained in Russia. Like Wall Street Journal reporter...
Terry Anderson, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press who was held hostage for nearly seven years in Lebanon during the 1980s, died on Sunday, his daughter Sulome Anderson told Newsweek.The ContextAnderson was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 27, 1947. After graduating from high school, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps where he rose to the rank of staff sergeant and completed two tours during the Vietnam War, according to the AP.Following his military service, he studied at Iowa...
A growing number of judges presiding over Ontario's criminal cases have joined inmates in calling out "deplorable" conditions at the Toronto South Detention Centre. In considering a bail decision issued last week, Justice Brock Jones wrote that near-constant lockdowns and confinement are contributing to a “deplorable state of affairs” at the facility, which holds inmates awaiting trial or who have been sentenced to less than two years. It’s a sentiment echoed by the individuals who reside...
Brittney Griner was arrested in 2022 after Russian officials said they found a vape cartridge of hashish oil in her luggage at Moscow's airport.
New York, April 17, 2024—Russian authorities must confirm the whereabouts of Ukrainian journalists Heorhiy Levchenko and Anatasiya Glukhovska, and drop all charges against them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday. Levchenko’s and Glukhovska’s detention was not made public until late October 2023, when Vesti Nedeli, a program of Russian state-owned TV channel Rossiya
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge has ordered 18 months of preventative detention for an Iranian and two Peruvian men while they are investigated for allegedly trying to kill two Israelis living in the South American country. The ruling by Magistrate Miguel Quevedo was handed down Tuesday but released Wednesday. The judge said the
County commissioners in rural New Mexico have extended authorization of a migrant detention facility in cooperation with federal authorities over objections by advocates for immigrant rights who allege inhumane conditions
There is a bit of melancholy lingering over things this season of "American Idol" since Katy Perry announced she will be leaving her place at the judges table.
There is a bit of melancholy lingering over things this season of "American Idol" since Katy Perry announced she will be leaving her place at the judges table.
There is a bit of melancholy lingering over things this season of "American Idol" since Katy Perry announced she will be leaving her place at the judges table.