32 results found
25.02.2025
1 case
Journalist and film critic Yekaterina Barabash detained in Moscow
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
13.11.2023
1 case
Police arrest journalist for “false news”
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Africa: Senegal
29.02.2024
1 case
Editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta detained and fined for “discrediting” the Russian army
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
07.09.2023
1 case
Mikhail Afanasyev sentenced to 5.5 years of prison for “discrediting” the Russian army
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
29.08.2023
2 cases
Ruslan Leviev and Michael Nacke sentenced to 11 years in absentia on “fake news” charges
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
17.02.2023
1 case
Sota.Vision editor-in-chief arrested in absentia on “fake news” charges
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
29.12.2022
2 cases
Police in Tyumen search journalists’ houses as part of “fake news” investigation
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
21.12.2022
1 case
Police in Yekaterinburg detain and fine ex-journalist for “discrediting the Russian army”
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
02.11.2022
1 case
Yevgeniya Baltatarova detained in Kazakhastan on fake news charges by Russia
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Asia and Pacific: Kazakhstan
01.06.2022
1 case
SOTA journalist under criminal investigation for “fakes” about Russian military
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
06.05.2022
1 case
Russian journalist sentenced to prison in absentia for “fake news” on the Russian army
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
08.04.2022
1 case
Journalist detained for ‘discrediting the army”
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
03.03.2021
1 case
Cambodia deports Chinese journalist over alleged “fake news” on sale of COVID-19 vaccines
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Asia and Pacific: Cambodia
22.05.2020
1 case
Myamnar editor jailed for two years for error in reporting on COVID-19
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Myanmar
07.05.2020
1 case
Belarussian freelance cameraman Mikhail Arshynski detained
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Belarus
19.04.2020
1 case
New COVID-19 misinformation law used to arrest Nigerian journalist
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Nigeria
19.04.2020
3 cases
Three journalists booked for “fake news” on coronavirus
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
India
14.04.2020
1 case
Somali editor detained over COVID-19 Facebook post
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Somalia
02.04.2020
4 cases
Four Tanzanian media outlets fined over COVID-19 reporting
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Tanzania
01.04.2020
1 case
Serbian journalist arrested over article on health clinic’s handling of COVID-19
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Serbia