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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Afghanistan. How press freedom has collapsed since the Taliban took over
Selma (name changed) was a journalist and activist who lived and worked in Panjshir province in eastern Afghanistan. She lost her job after the Taliban took ... -
“Prosecuting Assange will have a devastating impact on press freedom”
Wed 22 Dec 2021 00:00 Last update on: Wed 22 Dec 2021 00:09 Stefania Maurizi Photo: Courtesy “> Stefania Maurizi Photo: Courtesy Stefania Maurizi is an ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Ethiopia’s civil war dashes once-high hopes for press freedom
In a Facebook post in late October, Awlo Media Center, an Ethiopian online media outlet critical of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration, said “pressure and obstruction” ... -
Ethiopia’s civil war shatters once-high hopes for press freedom
In a Facebook post at the end of October, Awlo Media Center, an Ethiopian online media critical of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration, announced that government ... -
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 ... -
How Hong Kong press freedom suffocates under China
Emboldened by the National Security Law, Hong Kong officials are increasingly cracking down on media and journalists critical of the government. Many on the ground now ... -
Freedom of the press is no joke in the Philippines
Author: Danilo Araña Arao, University of the Philippines Diliman By presenting the Nobel Peace Prize to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov on October 8, 2021, ... -
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 ... -
Slovenian Prime Minister shaken by weak ratings on press rights and freedom
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – As the European Parliament wrapped up a mission to Slovenia last Friday, Dutch MEP Sophia in ‘t Veld raised concerns that public debate ... -
Press freedom worries EU leaders in Slovenia – POLITICO
KRANJ, Slovenia – EU leaders spent Wednesday urging aspiring members to speed up democratic reforms – before answering uncomfortable questions about the erosion of press freedom ... -
With the Taliban under control, press freedom is dead in Afghanistan
Shortly after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, terror group spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban would do no harm to journalists and media personnel in ... -
International Press Institute calls on Blinken to strengthen press freedom during visit to India
A global network of leading editors, media executives and journalists, the International Press Institute (IPI), on Tuesday called on US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to ... -
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 ... -
RSF names PM Modi among 37 ‘predators of press freedom’ along with Kim Jong-un and Imran Khan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the list of 37 heads of state or government that the global body Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Statement by President Joe Biden on World Press Freedom Day
Thirty years ago today, in the face of constant pressure and violence, African journalists came together to issue the Windhoek Declaration, which affirmed that “[t]The establishment, ... -
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 ... -
Repressive laws cause massive decline in press freedom in Malaysia
In recent years, Malaysia has made great strides in press freedom. Under his first democratically elected government in decades, repressive laws were repealed, giving the country’s ...
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