MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late June, court officials said. The 32-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March 2023 while on a reporting trip and has spent nearly a year behind bars. His arrest was extended until […]
MOSCOW—A Russian court on Thursday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending trial in a case widely seen as part of the Kremlin’s unrelenting crackdown on dissent and free speech. Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was taken into […]
Climate czar John Kerry was put on the spot by a reporter in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, when he was asked about his carbon footprint. Mr. Kerry was in Davos to attend the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) summit. The question was asked by Australian reporter Avi Yemini from independent media company Rebel News. […]
Rupa Subramanya, a Canada-based journalist for The Free Press, describes in detail the Trudeau administration’s “authoritarian” speech suppression policies while testifying on Thursday in front of a House Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government in Washington. One strategy she highlighted was the concept of “de-banking”—revoking one’s ability to access one’s bank […]
MOSCOW—A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until Jan. 30, Russian news agencies reported. The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified. Mr. Gershkovich, 32, was detained in March […]
PRAGUE—This wasn’t how Pavel Butorin expected to celebrate the anniversary of 21 years together with his wife, with her in a Russian prison and barely any communication available. Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva—who works as an editor for Radio Free Europe, funded by the U.S. government—has been detained in Russia for almost a month, charged with […]
KAZAN, Russia—A Russian-American journalist who stands accused of breaking Russia’s law on foreign agents had her pre-trial detention extended on Monday until Dec. 5. Alsu Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the U.S. Congress and designated by Russia as a foreign agent, meaning it gets foreign […]
Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei has come back to Australia after spending the last three years behind bars in China. It comes after multiple efforts by the Australian federal government to discuss the issue with Chinese authorities. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Ms. Lei had arrived safely home in Melbourne and was reunited with […]
Journalism’s core purpose is to give the public honest, precise information. An acclaimed investigative journalist warns that mainstream media’s bias and social media censorship have obstructed real solutions that improve our lives.
SYDNEY—Australian journalist Cheng Lei, detained in China on national security charges, has described how she is able to stand in sunlight for just 10 hours in a year in a “love letter” home, her first public statement since her arrest in 2020. Ms. Cheng, 48, was a business television anchor for Chinese state television when […]
Independent journalist Steve Baker says he was served a subpoena signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anita Eve, demanding all of the video he shot at and near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He said the subpoena likely means the DOJ is investigating him for alleged felony crimes. “They want to silence me,” Mr. Baker […]
MOSCOW—A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal to be released. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court ruled last month to keep […]
HONG KONG—An award-winning Hong Kong journalist won an appeal Monday quashing a conviction related to research for an investigative documentary, in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the Chinese territory. Bao Choy was found guilty in April 2021 of deceiving the government by getting vehicle ownership records for journalistic purposes after she had […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter on Saturday evening suspended controversial Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz after he reinstated several other corporate news reporters for allegedly violating the company’s policy against “doxxing.” On Substack, Lorenz claimed that Musk, who took over Twitter in October, personally suspended her account. “Earlier tonight, Elon Musk suspended my Twitter account,” Lorenz wrote in […]
American soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who collapsed and died while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and Netherlands in Qatar last weekend, died of a ruptured blood vessel, according to autopsy results. The autopsy, conducted by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office, shows that Wahl died from the rupture “of a slowly growing, […]
Journalist Bari Weiss released part five of the “Twitter Files” on Dec. 12, showing what appear to be conversations between Twitter employees before former President Donald Trump was banned from the platform. The employees apparently acknowledged Trump didn’t violate guidelines. The Biden administration says it has plans to meet with Russian officials this week to […]
A Nevada elected official was charged with the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German during an appearance in court on Sept. 13. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, a Democrat, was arrested last week on a charge of “open murder” following a search of his home by authorities which led to a positive match […]
LAS VEGAS—A Las Vegas investigative reporter was stabbed to death outside his home and police are looking for a suspect, authorities said. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers found journalist Jeff German, 69, dead with stab wounds around 10:30 a.m. Saturday after authorities received a 911 call, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. German died of “multiple […]
