Egypt has released Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein after more than four years in detention on accusations of publishing false news, a security source said Friday.
A Zimbabwean court on Thursday denied prominent journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono bail nearly a week after he was arrested for allegedly communicating falsehoods.
A Zimbabwean journalist known for exposing alleged government corruption appeared in court on Wednesday and is reappearing today alongside an opposition politician with whom he is accused of conspiring to mobilize anti-government protests planned for July 31.
At least 127 journalists have died of COVID-19 between March 1, and May 31, this year, around the world, according to a count by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC).
