Human Rights in the World
IRAN: Iranian court sentences pop star Tataloo to death for blasphemy Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo’s five-year jail term increased after prosecutor’s objection, according to reports The Guardian (19.01.2025) – An Iranian court has sentenced the popular singer Amir...
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IRAQ: Kurdistan Journalists’ union reports 45 cases of rights violations in 2024 IFJ (14.01.2025) – The Kurdistan Journalists’ Syndicate (KJS) launched on 11 January its annual press freedom report, documenting at least 45 cases of media and journalists’ rights...
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WORLD: 122 journalists and media workers killed in 2024 One hundred and twenty-two journalists and media workers, including 14 women, have been killed in 2024, according to the annual Killed List released by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on 31...
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IRAN: Italian journalist arrested and held in solitary confinement in Iran Il Foglio war correspondent Cecilia Sala taken in by police while reporting in Tehran, says Italy’s foreign ministry By Lorenzo Tondo The Guardian (27.12.2024) – An Italian journalist has...
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TURKEY jails 7 journalists and media workers, places one under house arrest Istanbul, December 23, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Turkish authorities to release journalists who were jailed in Istanbul on Sunday and allow the media to report freely....
