Turkey has released two journalists on Friday after the country's Constitutional Court ruled that their imprisonment was a violation of their rights.
Palestinian and Israeli officials are currently locked in a negotiation on coming up with compromise deal which both sides hope would end the three-month hunger strike of Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq who was detained without charge following accusations linking him with militant Hamas.
Four American journalists were reportedly arrested by Bahraini police for their alleged involvement in illegal anti-government activities in the island-kingdom of Bahrain.
The security forces in Burundi have released the two foreign journalists early Friday morning.
Sean Penn's article about the drug lord Joaquin Guzman was labelled as something very sympathetic. In a recent interview, he defended his self saying he interview him as a human being and not a journalist.
The government of Qatar has arrested BBC journalists for their investigation into the conditions of workers, said to be treated as slaves, building stadiums for the 2022 World Cup.
Apple has posted a new job ad looking for experienced journalists with a background in music and pop culture and according to experts this could be a part of the efforts to improve editorial content focusing on music and pop culture.
Numerous reports and images show that police in Ferguson, Missouri aimed their weapons at peaceful crowds of protesters and arrested journalists, a violation of the First Amendment.
The Israeli military attacked the offices of Al Jazeera in the Gaza Strip just one day after Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Foreign Minister, threatened to ban Al Jazeera from operating in either Israel or Gaza.
