Moscow’s message to Bulgarian journalist: ‘Do not ever come to Russia’

Russia’s ambassador to Sofia told a Bulgarian journalist Thursday that he can go anywhere but Russia after the envoy was summoned to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry to explain Moscow’s search warrant for Christo Grozev.

Sweden blocks extradition of journalist sought by Turkish president Erdogan

Sweden’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked the extradition of an exiled Turkish journalist, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm’s NATO membership.

Ex-US spy: Estonia helped organize the murder of Dugina | РЕН ТВ

New details of the murder of Russian journalist Daria Dugina have emerged. American military experts confirmed the version of the New York Times that the Ukrainian authorities were behind the organization of this case. 

Mirotvorets: Press TV correspondent in Ukraine "placed on kill list"

 

Press TV’s correspondent in Ukraine Johnny Miller says he has been placed on a “kill list” by Ukrainian ultranationalists following his revelations about Ukrainian atrocities against pro-Russian children and other civilians in the Donbass region.

Journalist killed in Kyiv attack: Colleague Radio Liberty

Vira Hyrych, a journalist with Radio Liberty, was killed by a Russian missile in Kyiv, a colleague of hers has said. Her body was found after a missile struck her apartment building on Thursday, Oleksandr Demchenko said on Facebook.

Russian journalist faces criminal charges over posts on Mariupol hospital attack | Al Jazeera

The Russian Investigative Committee has launched a criminal probe against a prominent journalist for spreading what it called “fake” information about the country’s armed forces, according to the Interfax news agency.

Taliban 'torture' journalists covering Kabul protests sending stark message to free press

 

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UK expelled 3 Chinese spies posing as journalists in past year - The Jerusalem post

In the past year the United Kingdom expelled three Chinese spies who were in the country on journalism visas, according to a report by The Telegraph newspaper on Thursday.

Pyongyang Approves List of S Korean Journalists for Nuke Site Shutdown - Reports

North Korean authorities have approved the list of South Korean reporters hoping to cover the dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site after refusing the go-ahead several times, local media reported on Wednesday.

DPRK lets reporters watch site's demolition

A group of journalists arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to cover the dismantling of its nuclear test site, which is scheduled between Wednesday and Friday.

Erdogan accuses journalists of nurturing terrorists in bizarre Paris press conference

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused journalists of nurturing terrorism through their writing. The Turkish president made the comments during his first official bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Travel advisories for German citizens in Turkey: Germany overhauls Turkey policy

Germany is sharpening its policy toward Turkey in response to jailings of journalists and human rights activists. The Foreign Ministry is now warning German citizens that they face risks if they go to Turkey.

UN Urges Saudi Arabia to Allow Journalists in Yemen

The United Nations on Wednesday demanded media access to report on the "man-made catastrophe" in Yemen after a Saudi Arabia-led coalition blocked three foreign journalists from traveling on a UN aid flight to the Arab country’s capital Sana’a.

Turkey Accuses Germany of Aiding Its Enemies

Tensions between Turkey and Germany are escalating after Ankara accused Berlin of “giving shelter” to their enemies on Friday.

Hurriyet's 'military unease' headline angers Erdogan

The editor-in-chief of Turkey's flagship daily newspaper Hurriyet has been dismissed from his role days after the paper published a news article, titled "Unease at the military headquarters".

German secret service spied on global media: report

Germany's foreign intelligence service BND long spied on journalists of the BBC, The New York Times, Reuters and other media, news weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday.

Turkey rejects BBC journalist's 'a lot of gold' claims

Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin rejected on Saturday the claim of a BBC journalist that there was "a lot of gold" at the Turkish presidential palace.

Trump's top advisor says press has become opposition party

The United States President's chief strategist said in an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday that the press has become "the opposition party" and that it should "keep its mouth shut".

Russia mourns 92 victims of Tu-154 passenger jet crash

Russia is observing on Monday a nationwide day of mourning in remembrance of 92 people, who died in a passenger aircraft crash near the resort city of Sochi in the early hours of Sunday, December 25.

Défense russe : les vidéos des soi-disant bombardements russes à Alep fabriquées par les terror/rebelles

Le Centre russe pour la réconciliation en Syrie a révélé que les vidéos de «bombardements russes» avaient été falsifiées par un groupe spécial de terroristes équipés de caméras et appelé aux médias d'arrêter «tromper la communauté internationale».