Iranian journalist arrested for taking interview of death row inmates’ kins: Report

06 Jan 2023

Iranian authorities arrested a journalist who published interviews with families of death row inmates sentenced in connection with anti-hijab protests, a report said. "Mehdi Beikoghli, head of the political service at Etemad daily, was arrested last night," the newspaper said on its website, AFP reported. Mahsa Amini was killed following...

Twitter suspends Koo Twitter handle

17 Dec 2022

Twitter Inc. has suspended the accounts of the account of Indian micro-blogging platform Koo. Earlier on Friday @kooeminence's Twitter handle was suspended. Billionaire Elon Musk-owned Twitter on Friday suspended several prominent global journalists, including those from the New York Times, CNN, and Washington Post. "I forgot. There's more! - Banning...

Iranian journalists who broke news of Mahsa Amini’s death labelled as CIA agents

30 Oct 2022

The two journalists who initially reported Mahsa Amini's death in Iran at the age of 21 have been blamed for being CIA agents. Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi broke the news of Mahsa Amini's death first. She passed away while being held by Iran's morality police after being arrested for...

CM Bommai’s media advisor bribed journalists; complaint filed

29 Oct 2022

The media adviser to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was accused of trying to bribe journalists for a number of media outlets "under the guise of a Deepawali gift," according to a complaint made to the Karnataka Lokayukta by the anti-corruption organisation Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath. The complainant wants the Karnataka...