Bangladesh’s journalists are facing a deepening crisis of violence, intimidation, legal harassment and surveillance, with attacks coming not only from political activists and criminal elements but also from Islamist organisations and, in
Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network has suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely following mounting backlash over the late-night host’s comments regarding the killing of Republican activist Charlie Kirk. The suspension, announced Wednesday, comes
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In an interview with The Times UK, award-winning DJ and broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake announced his resignation from BBC 5 Live after 23 years, citing what he describes as an “existential crisis” at
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As Washington, D.C. sees an influx of Falun Gong followers marking 26 years since China’s crackdown on their movement, a quieter but far more powerful operation is unfolding behind the scenes. At
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Gerry Adams, the former president of Ireland’s Sinn Féin party, has been awarded €100,000 in damages after winning a high-profile defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin. The
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by Durga “Does Donald Trump like hugs?”“What’s his favourite McDonald’s order?”“If the President had a superpower, what would it be?” These might seem like questions better suited to a school playground than
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The BBC has admitted to breaching its editorial standards during coverage of Prince Harry’s recent interview regarding his ongoing dispute over UK security arrangements. In a rare public mea culpa, the broadcaster
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In a video message delivered for World Press Freedom Day, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, addressed the critical role of a free and independent media in an increasingly
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The executive producer of CBS’s flagship investigative program 60 Minutes has resigned, citing a loss of journalistic independence as parent company Paramount weighs a potential settlement in a $20 billion lawsuit filed
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Editorial Note: The following article is based on an interview conducted by Freddie Sayers with Stephen Sackur, the iconic host of BBC’s HARDtalk, to discuss the shocking closure of the long-running show
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A senior journalist from Malaysiakini, one of Malaysia’s leading news outlets, has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting bribes, just a week after publishing an exposé on a migrant trafficking cartel operating
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced a major revamp of the newspaper’s opinion section, narrowing its focus to two central themes—personal liberties and free markets. The shift marks one of the
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India’s financial crime-fighting agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has imposed a hefty fine on the BBC World Service India for violations of the 1999 Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). According to reports
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by Our Correspondent in London In an interview set to air soon, former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe found himself visibly agitated during a Head-to-Head interview with Al Jazeera journalist Mehdi Hasan.
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A handful of influential business tycoons continue to shape the information narrative in India—a country celebrated as the world’s largest democracy yet increasingly marred by concentrated media control. These magnates not only
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The recently passed Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (PECA), has sparked significant controversy, particularly among journalists and media organizations in Pakistan. On January 23, 2025, the National Assembly of Pakistan
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