Iran parliament approves penalties for interviews with hostile foreign media
Iran's parliament has voted to criminalise interviews and participation with media outlets designated as hostile by the Intelligence Ministry. The vote took place on Tuesday and passed by 174 votes to six, according to the supporting material. The measure is part of a wider bill on countering the penetration of intelligence services and foreign governments or entities.The approved article bans Iranian nationals from giving interviews to, or taking part in discussions with, outlets that are either designated hostile or are owned, managed or funded by operatives linked to countries classed as adversaries of the Islamic Republic. It also sets out... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Oct 2026 15:36 LONDON
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Russia marks 20 years since Anna Politkovskaya's killing amid renewed press freedom concerns
Russia is marking 20 years since the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, whose reporting on Chechnya and Vladimir Putin's rise made her one of the country's best-known investigative reporters. She was shot dead in the lift of her Moscow apartment block on 7 October 2006, and the anniversary has renewed attention on the state of press freedom in Russia. Her former editor says her work anticipated the direction the country would take under Putin.Sergei Sokolov, who edited Politkovskaya at Novaya Gazeta, said she had "predicted" Russia's trajectory in books published before her death. He said that at the time many... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Oct 2026 10:05 LONDON
Palestinian reporters' work under fire as Gaza toll on journalists reaches about 250
Palestinian journalists have been at the centre of renewed scrutiny over the conduct of reporting during Israel's war on Gaza, after a new analysis said about 250 journalists have been killed since the conflict began on 7 October 2023. The material describes the killings as part of a wider pattern of pressure on reporters in Gaza and elsewhere, and says the scale of the deaths has changed how journalism is being discussed in the conflict. It also argues that Palestinian reporters have continued working despite severe personal risk and repeated losses among their profession.The supporting material cites the Committee to... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Oct 2026 13:30 LONDON
Egypt detains six Matsadaash journalists as one faces terrorism charge
Egyptian authorities have detained six journalists from the independent fact-checking and investigative outlet Matsadaash, with one of them now facing charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news. The detentions took place over two days last week, according to the supporting material, and the whereabouts of the other five journalists remain unknown. The case has drawn concern from rights groups and prompted a sit-in by journalists in Cairo.The journalist charged on Sunday was identified as Mohamed Ashraf. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said he was interrogated for about 10 hours, from 10pm to 8am, before being ordered... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Oct 2026 17:00 LONDON
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