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People pose around a poster of journalists Nadhir Ktari (L, in poster) and Sofiane Chourabi, who went missing in Libya in September, during a demonstration over their disappearance, in Tunis January 9, 2015, REUTERS/Anis Mili

Tunisian journalists missing in Libya reported killed

A Libyan detainee believed to be a member of the group said in an interview aired on Saturday on private channel Libya Al-Hadath that he had witnessed the execution of Sofiène Chourabi and Nadhir Ktari in the eastern port city of Derna in 2015.

People pose around a poster of journalists Nadhir Ktari (L, in poster) and Sofiane Chourabi, who went missing in Libya in September, during a demonstration over their disappearance, in Tunis January 9, 2015, REUTERS/Anis Mili

Tunisian journalists missing in Libya reported killed

A Libyan detainee believed to be a member of the group said in an interview aired on Saturday on private channel Libya Al-Hadath that he had witnessed the execution of Sofiène Chourabi and Nadhir Ktari in the eastern port city of Derna in 2015.

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Third journalist killed in India’s Bihar in eight months

The third murder of a journalist in the last eight months in India’s eastern Bihar state illustrates the danger of allowing such crimes to continue to be met with impunity, IPI said.

West Papuan protesters wear headbands with the banned "Morning Star" flag during a rally calling for the remote region's independence, in Jakarta, 1 December 2016, AP Photo/Dita Alangkara

Indonesia urged to address press freedom violations in West Papua

Just five months before Indonesia is set to host UNESCO’s 2017 celebration of World Press Freedom Day, its government still has not met a regional human rights watchdog’s demands to address press freedom violations in the country’s restive West Papua province.

Demonstrators in Turkey mark International Human Rights Day 10 December 2016 in the town of Silivri after police blocked them from delivering a statement outside the entrance to a prison in which journalists are currently held., IPI

Turkey blocks Human Rights Day protest

Turkish authorities sealed off roads leading to a prison in order to stop a protest commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Demonstrators in Turkey mark International Human Rights Day 10 December 2016 in the town of Silivri after police blocked them from delivering a statement outside the entrance to a prison in which journalists are currently held., IPI

Turkey blocks Human Rights Day protest

Turkish authorities sealed off roads leading to a prison in order to stop a protest commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Imprisoned journalist Faisal Hayyat

Bahrain must cease judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat and other Bahraini journalists

48 human rights organizations have signed a letter asking King Hamad to cease its judicial harassment of human rights defenders and its violation of their right to freedom of expression.

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David and Goliath meet in Greek libel suit

Political commentator, cartoonist Andreas Petroulakis says politicians’ cases create atmosphere of “fear, threat and censorship.”