On sunday night. Press Freedom Campaigners say 140 journalists were threatened or attacked with some claiming that democracy itself is under fire. I am mobeen azhar, and i have been hearing from those who say they have been attacked in an effort to silence them. In may 2023, imran riaz, one of pakistans most well known journalists, with millions of followers online, is arrested at Sialkot Airport as he tries to leave the country. In his last speech before his arrest, imran riaz criticised the powerful Pakistani Military for gagging journalists. He blamed the military for ousting former Prime Minister imran khan in april, 2022. Many believe it was this speech that got him arrested. It wasnt the first time the journalist had paid a price for his critique. There were claims in the media that the tv channels that were broadcasting his show were threatened with being taken off air unless imran riaz was silenced. Amidst the firestorm, he resigned. Imran riaz is no longer in detention. Is thi
On sunday night. Press Freedom Campaigners say 140 journalists were threatened or attacked with some claiming that democracy itself is under fire. I am mobeen azhar, and i have been hearing from those who say they have been attacked in an effort to silence them. In may 2023, imran riaz, one of pakistans most well known journalists, with millions of followers online, is arrested at Sialkot Airport as he tries to leave the country. In his last speech before his arrest, imran riaz criticised the powerful Pakistani Military for gagging journalists. He blamed the military for ousting former Prime Minister imran khan in april, 2022. Many believe it was this speech that got him arrested. It wasnt the first time the journalist had paid a price for his critique. There were claims in the media that the tv channels that were broadcasting his show were threatened with being taken off air unless imran riaz was silenced. Amidst the firestorm, he resigned. Imran riaz is no longer in detention. Is thi
ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronson was taken away for questioning, then released, but his colleagues remain in custody. as chairman of the journalists association, he has long been seen as a possible target. i won t comment on anything right now, 0k? i have a meeting with my colleagues first, 0k? it s been nine months since we last heard from ronson. ronson was recently arrested after a confrontation with the p
we begin with the increasingly interesting question ofjust exactly where the leader of the russian mercenary group actually is. russian mercenary group actually is- russian mercenary group actuall is. , ., actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a actually is. yevgeny prigozhin has been a high-profile - actually is. yevgeny prigozhini has been a high-profile figure has been a high profile figure in the russian invasion of ukraine. two weeks ago he led a short lived mutiny and was thought to have fled to belarus under an amnesty agreement. now the leader of belarus says that yevgeny prigozhin has returned to russia placing his future potentially into question. our russia editor steve rosenberg travelled to the capital of belarus, minsk. he was one of only a handful ofjournalists in the room to speak to mr lukashenko, who the uk does not recognise as the legitimate president of the country. there are still so many questions about the russian rebellion. would he have the answ
the pro democracy camp said the law is being used as a weapon to silence anyone who dares to speak out. to date, the political opposition have either been arrested or are in exile. hundreds of thousands have left. those that ve stayed no longer know where the red line lies. the bbc has been following the lives of ordinary hong kongers at home and abroad affected by the changes. ronson chan is one of the most well known journalists in hong kong. he s a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kong s last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security police came to ronson s door. those found guilty of violating the national security law could face life in prison. ronso