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Mexico journalist shot dead in Gulf state of Veracruz

AMexicanjournalisthasbeenshotdeadintheGulfcoaststateofVeracruz,becomingthelatestvictiminarelentlessstringofattacksonthecountry’spress.LeobardoVázquezrananonline

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Russian media boycott parliament over sex scandal

TopRussianmediaoutletslaunchedarareboycottofparliamentonThursdayafteritdismissedclaimsfromanumberofjournaliststhataseniorlawmakerhadsexuallyharassedthem.Influen

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More than 30 journalists have been killed in targeted attacks: UN

TwoUNSpecialRapporteursonWednesdaywarnedthattheworldiswitnessinga"downwardspiralofattacks"onjournalists,sayingthatsofarthisyear,theworldhaslostmorethan30journal

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Myanmar: Foreign journalists charged over parliament drone flight

MyanmarpolicehavechargedtwoforeignjournalistsandtwoBurmesewithbreakingimportlawsaftertheyflewadronenearthecountry'sparliament.Theyarebeingheldincustodyuntilthei

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Merkel, other German leaders dismiss Turkish travel warning

ChancellorAngelaMerkelandotherseniorGermanpoliticiansonSundaydismissedatravelwarningfortheircountryissuedbyTurkeyamidpersistenttensionsbetweenthetwonations.Turk

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Outspoken journalist's murder sparks outcry in India

Indianactivists,politiciansandjournalistsdemandedafullinvestigationWednesdayintothemurderofGauriLankesh,anewspapereditorandoutspokencriticoftherulingHindunation

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Journalist killed by gunmen in Mexican state of Veracruz

GunmenshotdeadareporterintheviolentMexicanstateofVeracruzonTuesday,authoritiessaid,bringingtoatleastninethenumberofjournalistskilledinthecountrythisyear.Reporte

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India's Editors Guild condemns sentencing of 2 journalists

The Editors Guild of India, an Indian powerful body of newspaper editors, has condemned the decision of the southern state of Karnataka's assembly to sentence two journalists to jail for a year for penning "defamatory" articles about a few lawmakers and the Speaker.

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Journalists face unprecedented risk as insurgent, criminal groups spread globally

Journalists face unprecedented risk as insurgent and criminal groups spread globally, a New York-based media watchdog said Tuesday.

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Record number of 156 media workers killed in 2016: report

​The total number of media workers being killed in 2016 amounts to 156 in 33 countries, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Thursday.

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China boosts soft power by training foreign journalists

On a recent Saturday morning in Beijing, Win Tin, 66, a veteran journalist from Myanmar, was enthralled by a lecture at the Communication University of China on setting up a digital studio, from floor layouts to overhead light temperatures to software.

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U.S. journalist, translator killed in S. Afghanistan

​A U.S. journalist and his Afghan translator, were killed as militants attacked an Afghan army convoy in the southern Helmand province on Sunday, an Afghan military official confirmed early Monday.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faces backlash after justifying murders of ‘rotten’ journalists

Media groups expressed outrage on Wednesday at Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of killing corrupt journalists, warning his comments could incite more murders in a nation already one of the world’s most dangerous for reporters.

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DPRK ruling party's congress opens, consolidating core leadership

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Friday opened its 7th Congress -- the first WPK congress in 36 years and the first under the leadership of Kim Jong

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Iraq, Syria, France deadliest places for reporters in 2015

The Islamist attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo made France the third deadliest country for journalists in 2015, just behind Syria and Iraq, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday.

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Philippines focused in resolving journalist killings: official

​The Philippine government said Tuesday that it is determined to resolve journalist killings following the death of a radio reporter on Saturday and after an international group tagged the country as one of the worst impunity havens due to consistent unresolved murders of journalists.

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Media killings affirm Philippines' record as dangerous place for journalists

​The recent spate of killings of media practitioners in the Philippines has validated the findings of an international media watchdog that the country is the third most dangerous place for journalists to practice their profession.