Sébastien Farcis, a French journalist, alleged on Thursday that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had refused to renew his permit, forcing him to leave India and preventing him from covering the general elections in 2024.

'Country where I had lived and worked...': French journalist claims he was 'forced' to leave India

The ongoing Russian invasion has not only brought in the horrors of civilian casualties, it has also triggered fresh concerns regarding the safety of journalists and reporters covering the developments from the frontline. In the latest, latest France has now called for an immediate investigation to probe the killing of a French journalist who died during a Russian bombardment.

French journalist killed in attack on humanitarian convoy in Ukraine

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed on Sunday that a French journalist who disappeared last month in Mali's northern city of Gao had probably been taken hostage by Islamist militants in West Africa's arid Sahel region.

France's Le Drian confirms kidnapping of French journalist in Mali

A French journalist, who disappeared last month in Mali's northern city of Gao appeared in a video on Wednesday appealing to authorities to work for his release. He also said that he had been kidnapped in early April by a jihadist group with links to Al-Qaeda.