32 results found
25.02.2025
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Journalist and film critic Yekaterina Barabash detained in Moscow

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
13.11.2023
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Police arrest journalist for “false news”

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Africa: Senegal
29.02.2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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SOTA journalist under criminal investigation for “fakes” about Russian military

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
06.05.2022
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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
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Journalist detained for ‘discrediting the army”

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Europe: Russia
03.03.2021
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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
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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
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Belarussian freelance cameraman Mikhail Arshynski detained

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Belarus
19.04.2020
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New COVID-19 misinformation law used to arrest Nigerian journalist

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Nigeria
19.04.2020
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Three journalists booked for “fake news” on coronavirus

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
India
14.04.2020
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Somali editor detained over COVID-19 Facebook post

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Somalia
02.04.2020
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Four Tanzanian media outlets fined over COVID-19 reporting

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Tanzania
01.04.2020
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Serbian journalist arrested over article on health clinic’s handling of COVID-19

Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under fake news laws
Serbia