Tag: freedom expression
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Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen delivers remarks at a press conference announcing the transnational crackdown charges | Takeover bid
Good afternoon. We are here to report three significant cases, unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York. These cases reveal attempts by the government ... -
Mexico rejects EU press freedom resolution: ‘We are no longer anyone’s colony’
Mexico’s government on Thursday delivered an unorthodox and sardonic response to a European Parliament resolution calling on it to step up protections for the press and ... -
Zimbabwe: Chamisa, predator of press freedom
When Nelson Chamisa formed a new political party which he called the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), many people expected there to be a paradigm shift ... -
Press conference notes on Ukraine March 8
The High Commissioner presented her comprehensive update to the Council this morning, in which she reiterated her urgent call for a peaceful end to hostilities in ... -
Belarus. UN report details scale and patterns of human rights violations committed with impunity
Русский GENEVA (9 March 2022) – The basic human rights of tens of thousands of people in Belarus have been violated and the lives of countless ... -
Notes from press conference on Russia
Spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssel Location: Geneva Dated: March 01, 2022 Peaceful anti-war protesters continue to ... -
Belarus Press Conference Notes
Spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssel Location: Geneva Dated: March 01, 2022 With regard to Belarus, where ... -
The MQM-P is committed to supporting the JAC on freedom of the press
CARACHI: A delegation from the Joint Action Committee (JAC) in a meeting with the leadership of the Muttahida Qaumi-Pakistan Movement on Saturday called the recent amendment ... -
Notes from press conference on Ukraine
We are gravely concerned about developments yesterday day and night in Ukraine. We are getting more and more reports of civilian casualties. Civilians are terrified of ... -
Student press freedom law a ‘critical step’ in defending free speech
VANCOUVER, BC, February 10, 2022 /CNW/ – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) applauds the exceptional efforts of a group of high school student journalists to ... -
Press freedom declines rapidly over the years
Media freedom has steadily declined in recent years, partly as a result of undemocratic and illiberal pressures and practices and the misuse of digital technologies to ... -
Nominations now open for World Press Freedom Canada’s 2022 Freedom of the Press and Spencer Moore Awards
OTTAWA (ON), February 3, 2022 /CNW/ – World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) is pleased to announce that nominations for its 2022 Press Freedom Award are now ... -
Afghanistan press briefing notes
Spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Site: Geneva Dated: February 1, 2022 We are deeply alarmed by ... -
Hong Kong minister resigns after Omicron karaoke scandal
A senior Hong Kong official has resigned after attending a karaoke birthday party in violation of the city’s strict ‘zero-Covid’ guidelines, embarrassing Carrie Lam’s government as ... -
Taliban slammed for banning Kabul press conference – Pajhwok Afghan News
KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN mission and a number of media support organizations have criticized the Taliban for banning a press conference, calling the decision a restriction ... -
Press Conference Notes on Sudan January 18
The human rights situation in Sudan continues to be of grave concern, with peaceful protesters killed or injured almost daily by security forces, as well as ... -
Another blow to press freedom in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, press freedom continues to be eroded as journalists and pro-democracy media platforms are targeted by authorities. Just two days after Boxing Day in ... -
UNESCO calls for nominations for World Press Freedom Prize
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/Guillermo Cano invites nominations for its World Press Freedom Prize The prize aims to reward, each year, each ... -
Press freedom downward spiral continues after Hong Kong arrests
In response to the arrest this morning of current and former senior executives and board members of the Hong Kong media outlet Stand News for alleged ... -
Greek journalists denounce decline in press freedom
Athens (AFP) – The murder of a journalist, the Prime Minister publicly reprimanding a foreign journalist and alleged state surveillance. It has been a bad year ... -
World Press Freedom Day 2022 will focus on journalism under surveillance
The theme was announced at COLPIN, Latin America’s largest gathering of investigative journalists, which took place in Canelones, Uruguay. The concept note is available at the ... -
World Press Freedom Day 2022 to focus on journalism under surveillance
The theme was announced at COLPIN, Latin America’s largest gathering of investigative journalists, which took place in Canelones, Uruguay. The concept note is available at the ... -
Myanmar press notes December 10
We are appalled by the alarming escalation of serious human rights violations in Myanmar. In the last week alone, security forces killed and burned 11 people ... -
Press freedom champions to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Pierre-Henry Deshayes – Agence France-Presse December 10, 2021 | 12:03 OSLO, Norway — She risks prison, he buried several colleagues: Maria Ressa from the Philippines and ... -
UNESCO seeks creative partner to develop global campaign for World Press Freedom Day 2022
The campaign will be launched before May 3 and is expected to be linked to the theme of World Press Freedom Day 2022 “Journalism under surveillance”, ... -
EU welcomes FATF progress and welcomes legislation guaranteeing press freedom
ISLAMABAD: The European Union welcomed the progress made by Pakistan in the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) program and also welcomed the adoption ... -
Press freedom in Greece increasingly threatened: journalists, NGOs | Freedom of press
Athens, Greece – Press freedom is increasingly threatened in Greece, say journalists, NGOs and observers concerned about recent events, including the alleged surveillance of reporters, what ... -
CPJ urges Facebook to restore ‘censored’ press freedom awards video
The Committee to Protect Journalists’ Freedom of the Press 2021 video removed by Facebook, but still available on YouTube and Twitter. Video: CPJ (Hong Kong Crackdown ... -
Amal Clooney protects journalists. We asked him about the decrease in press freedom in Asia.
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney holds a press briefing for her campaign for media freedom. Photo: DAMIEN MEYER / AFP At a recent press conference, leading ... -
Steve Vines: The future of press freedom in Hong Kong
How many of us in the often dubious occupation of journalism are qualified “to continue the red line”, not to mention the ability to “adhere to ... -
Freedom of the press is seriously threatened
And because of this, our democracy is also in danger Sun Oct 31 2021 7:03 PM Last updated on: Sun Oct 31 2021 7:27 PM Whether ... -
Editors concerned about press freedom
Staff Correspondent Sun, Oct 31, 2021 12:00 AM Last update: Sun, Oct 31, 2021 4:17 AM From left to right, acting editor of Samakal Mustafiz Shafi, ... -
Eight threats to press freedom to watch ahead of Nicaragua’s presidential elections
On November 7, Nicaraguans will go to the polls to vote for the president, the culmination of a campaign that has included the detention of opposition ... -
The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to 2 journalists, highlighting the fight for press freedom
Video transcription Return transcription Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists supporting the free press The journalists, Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov from ... -
If the free world valued freedom of the press, it would finally free Assange
As comedian Dave Chappelle put it with a nervous laugh in his 2019 Mark Twain Award acceptance speech, “The First Amendment is first for a reason.” ... -
Opinion: As press freedom declines around the world, CBC/Radio-Canada should take on a role as an international broadcaster
Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay is a Fellow and Senior Advisor, Communications and Partnerships, at the Center d’études internationales de Montréal. Canada’s role in the world is rather discreet ... -
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Filipino and Russian press freedom advocates
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia “for their efforts ... -
Press freedom groups to convene popular tribunal over murders of journalists
Denouncing the level of impunity in cases involving the murders of journalists, three international press freedom groups announced on Tuesday the creation of a people’s court ... -
SC decides to warn everyone against freedom of the press – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has decided to serve a formal notice on all State officials to make them understand that the Court is monitoring them and ... -
Nigerian press freedom in grave danger
In recent months, Koo, India’s Twitter rival, has started advertising to Nigerians with the backing of a powerful brand ambassador: President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval comes ... -
Poland passes media law that threatens press freedom
After two days of political turmoil, Poland’s parliament passes a controversial media law that could further crack down on press freedom in the country – although ... -
CAJ and Press Freedom Coalition Win Court Challenge Against RCMP Media Restrictions in Fairy Creek
NANAIMO, BC, July 20, 2021 / CNW / – Today’s BC Supreme Court decision granting an application to vary an injunction, brought by the Canadian Association ... -
Pakistan rejects designation of Prime Minister Khan as ‘predator’ of press freedom | Press Freedom News
Khan’s government rejects a report by Reporters Without Borders, which ranks him among the world’s 37 worst leaders for press freedom. Pakistan has vehemently rejected a ... -
How press freedom is being eroded in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s vocal and politically diverse media, while free from the constraints imposed on neighboring journalism in mainland China, has faced various threats over the years. ... -
‘Hong Kong press freedom is indeed dead’: Journalists lose hope after Apple Daily is forced to close
Two summers ago, in the heat of massive Hong Kong street protests when pro-democracy protesters clashed with police, they were still on the frontlines: enthusiastic young ... -
Tigray war exposes limits of Abiy’s press freedom promises
In September 2019, Simon Marks moved to Ethiopia, attracted by the rapid changes that followed his change of leadership and his declaration of peace with neighboring ... -
In Abiy’s Ethiopia, press freedom flourished and then fear returned
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initially lifted press restrictions and freed journalists New arrests, especially during the fighting in Tigray ‘Dangerous rollback’ of crackdown, rights groups say ... -
IPI’s cross-border project tackles press freedom violations in South Asia
In Nepal, despite threats of COVID-19 infection and declining salaries, journalists are working tirelessly in the field to cover the pandemic. When journalist Kailash Joshi was ... -
Press freedom advocates update their charter to meet new challenges
Thirty years ago, dozens of African journalists gathered at a conference in the new nation of Namibia to strategize how to better serve the public and ... -
Free press ‘cornerstone’ of democratic societies, says UN | world press freedom day
In a message on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on May 3, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed the importance of reliable, verified ... -
Current theme, history and significance
World Press Freedom Day 2021: It is also known as World Press Day. The day also honors journalists who have lost their lives. It is announced ... -
Journalism and Covid-19: Freedom of the press is essential in times of crisis
Joint statement by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the German Federal Minister of Justice In a joint statement to mark world press ... -
World Press Freedom Day (May 3, 2021)
On this World Press Freedom Day, France reaffirms its unwavering and resolute commitment to press freedom, freedom of expression and the protection of journalists around the ... -
Vice President Arrives in Barclayville Ahead of World Press Freedom Day Celebration – FrontPageAfrica
The Grand Kru County District No. 2 Representative will speak on the role of free, independent and pluralistic media in light of the ongoing pressures and ... -
Filipino investigative journalist to receive UN press freedom award |
For more than three decades, Ms. Ressa has been involved in numerous initiatives to promote freedom of the press and currently manages the online outlet, Rappler. ...
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