Suspects in Stabbing of Iran-Critical Journalist Have Already Fled the UK
LONDON (AP) – British counter-terrorism police investigating the stabbing death of a journalist working for a television station critical of the Iranian government say three suspects fled the country within hours of the attack. Puglia Zehrati, a presenter with London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg in front of her London home on Friday […]
Migrant tells journalist: ‘Soon you’re going to know who I am’
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Iranian journalist stabbed in London discharged and ‘residing at safe place’ | Iran
The Iranian International Television presenter, who was stabbed outside his west London home last week, has been discharged from hospital and said he is staying in a safe place. Puglia Zerati, 36, said she was recovering from the traumatic ordeal on Friday afternoon and thanked people for the kind messages and “love” they sent her […]
Guyana’s president owns BBC journalist in viral clip for lecturing him about climate change: ‘Let me stop you right there’
Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been in the news for silencing a BBC journalist who tried to lecture him on climate change. Just ten years ago, almost half of Guyana’s population lived in poverty. However, the country’s economic fortunes changed in 2015 when large oil reserves (actually billions of barrels worth of oil) were […]
Russian-American journalist to remain in custody 2 more months following court order
A Russian court on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held for another two months pending investigation and trial, as part of a further Kremlin crackdown on opposition and free speech. Ars Kurmasheva, editor of the Tatar-Bashkir language service of the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was detained on October 18 and […]
Tehran denies involvement in London attack on TV presenter | Journalist safety
Iran’s most senior diplomat in Britain has denied claims that the Iranian government was behind the knife attack on a TV presenter in London, amid growing concerns about threats against dissidents. The country’s charge d’affaires, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, said Iran “denies any connection” to the stabbing of Iran International presenter Puglia Zehrati, 36, outside her […]
Russian journalist who covered Navalny trials detained on charges of extremism
A Russian journalist who covered the trials of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and stands accused of involvement with an extremist group has been ordered to remain in custody for at least two months. Antonina Favorskaya, who works for the independent outlet SotaVision, was first arrested earlier this month after laying flowers on Navalny’s […]
Iranian Journalist Stabbed Outside of London Home
An Iranian journalist was hospitalized after being stabbed multiple times outside his London home on Friday afternoon. British anti-terrorism police have launched an investigation into the stabbing death of British-based Iranian journalist Poulia Zehrati, a show host on the Iranian International Television Network who has been a harsh critic of Tehran’s Islamist government. According to […]
Russian journalist who covered Navalny’s trial jailed in Moscow on extremism
Antonina Favorskaya, a Russian journalist who covered the trial of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, has been jailed in Moscow on extremism charges. Favorskaya, also known as Antonina Kravtsova, was ordered by a Moscow court on Friday to be detained until at least May 28, pending investigation and trial. Associated Press reported. Independent news […]
Kate Middleton’s cancer revelation leaves American journalist in tears during live show: ‘So angry right now’
Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield’s emotional reaction to news of Duchess Kate’s cancer diagnosis has been shared on social media after the Duchess of Cambridge dispelled rumors with a video revealing her cancer diagnosis last week. It’s becoming a hot topic. “I really wish I had such an uplifting spirit right now… Unfortunately, I’m so angry […]