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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 ... -
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 ... -
Government rejects ranking on World Press Freedom Index, question methodology and sample size
New Delhi: In response to India’s ranking of 142nd in its world press freedom index, the government clarified its position by saying it does not subscribe ... -
Why press freedom and ending FGM are linked in Somalia
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Freedom of the press and female genital mutilation (FGM) may be unrelated issues around the world, but in Somalia stakeholders believe achieving one ... -
‘Systematic fear’: How India undermined press freedom in Kashmir | Press Freedom News
For five years, Sajad Gul has written about the conflict ravaging his homeland of Indian-administered Kashmir, a disputed Himalayan territory where armed rebellion and brutal Indian ... -
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 ... -
China blocks press freedom in Hong Kong, targets Taiwan
The prospect of freedom of the press and of expression is becoming increasingly murky in Hong Kong, as the consequences of Beijing’s repressive pressure on the ... -
Government disagrees with India’s ranking in World Press Freedom Index: Minister I&B
The Center disagrees with the conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders on press freedom in India for various reasons, including the very small sample size and ... -
“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 ... -
India: Government disagrees with India’s ranking in World Press Freedom Index: Minister I&B
The Center disagrees with the conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders on press freedom in India for various reasons, including the very small sample size and ... -
Anurag Thakur in Parliament – The New Indian Express
Through PTI NEW DELHI: The Center does not agree with the conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders on press freedom in India for various reasons, including ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Opinion: A blow for Julian Assange and for the freedom of the press | Reviews | DW
It’s been a bad day for Julian Assange, but it doesn’t stop there. It’s a bad day for journalists everywhere, a bad day for press freedom ... -
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 ... -
Letter: On freedom of the press
Through Rudy Budesky Updated: November 30, 2021 Posted: November 30, 2021 As ADN reported on Nov. 23, the Stockholm-based International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance ... -
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 ... -
Imprisoned Wuhan Journalist Zhang Zhan Nominated for RSF Press Freedom Prize | freedom of the press
Detained Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan has been nominated for the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Award for her courage, acknowledging her reporting work in Wuhan ... -
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, ... -
Netherlands drop one spot in 2021 press freedom rankings
A report ranking press freedoms in 180 countries around the world placed the Netherlands sixth in the world – a respectable performance, but slightly worse than ... -
The Netherlands loses a place in the 2021 Press Freedom Index
A report ranking press freedoms in 180 countries around the world placed the Netherlands sixth in the world – a respectable performance, but slightly lower than ... -
Press Freedom Groups Call for Assange Charges Dropped Before US Appeal
A coalition of more than two dozen press freedom and human rights organizations called on the Biden administration to drop all charges against Julian Assange. This ... -
Turkish government sends grim message on press freedom
CPJ’s recent press freedom mission to Turkey got off to a disappointing start. International organizations led by the International Press Institute, including Reporters Without Borders, Human ... -
Press Freedom Coalition says DOJ must drop Assange case after CIA plot revelation
A coalition of more than two dozen press freedom groups on Monday escalated an earlier appeal demanding that the US Department of Justice drop charges against ... -
Freedom of the press in democratic South Africa is a…
Rioting, looting, indiscriminate property damage and killings in Phoenix associated with July’s “attempted insurrection” resulting from internal fallout within the ANC have raised speculation about the ... -
Declaration of the Joint Press Freedom Mission in Malta
Representatives of ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Center for Press and Media Freedom, the European Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders ... -
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 ... -
EU media watchdogs and associations urge Greece to protect press freedom – EURACTIV.com
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), a European mechanism that tracks, monitors and responds to violations of press and media freedom in Europe, urged the Greek ... -
Press freedom hangs over EU summit – APCO’s European plans – EU lobbying meets EU “journalism” – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Presented by BMS-Pfizer Alliance. By LILI BAYER PRESENTED BY Advice, stories, trauma to the POLITICO Brussels team at @liliebayer ... -
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 ... -
Return of Taliban heralds ‘end to press freedom’, say Afghan journalists
Free and independent media will not be possible in Afghanistan, despite assurances from the Taliban, some private media reporters say. “A bleak future awaits the media ... -
Taliban press freedom promises already broken as journalists harass and attack
The night of September 10, 2001 is still etched in my memory. It was the first night I could put my hand on my ex-wife’s pregnant ... -
Afghan journalists say press freedom threatened under Taliban
Press freedom in Afghanistan is seriously threatened by the Taliban, as journalists have been beaten by Islamist militants despite their commitment to protect media freedom, Afghan ... -
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 ... -
Polish media regulations threaten press freedom
LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS), the party that leads Poland does not like criticism. Shortly after coming to power in 2015, he took control of TVP, public ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Modi featured in RSF’s “Predators of Press Freedom” with Imran Khan and Kim Jong-un
New Delhi: In their recently published list of “predators of press freedom”, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) listed 37 heads of state with the weakest press freedom ... -
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 ... -
Orban, Hungary becomes first EU leader to join list of ‘enemies of press freedom’
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) added Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to its annual list of “enemies of press freedom”. This is the first time that a ... -
Reporters Without Borders calls Viktor Orbán a “predator of press freedom” – POLITICO
Reporters Without Borders called Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a “predator of press freedom” for muzzling the country’s media. The NGO, known by its French acronym ... -
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. ... -
How Bulgaria hit rock bottom for press freedom | Press Freedom News
On September 2, 2020, Bulgarian journalist Dimitar Kenarov traveled to the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia to cover an anti-government protest. He was filming the ... -
Journalists in Pakistan threatened against freedom of the press
welcome to Foreign politic Brief South Asia. This week’s highlights: Pakistan tightens the screws protesting journalists, India’s economy suffers its worst contraction since independence, and The ... -
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 ... -
Belize drops to 53rd in 2021 World Press Freedom Index
Belize fell to 53rd in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2021 World Press Freedom Index. This put Belize in the red zone in dubious company with countries ... -
The fight for press freedom never ends
It was an all-too-rare victory for press freedom in a year when a global pandemic and a growing number of extremists who have journalists in their ... -
As Covid-19 spreads, press freedom in India shrinks
The world watches in horror as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals in India. It’s hard to look away when images of open-air crematoriums and makeshift funeral pyres in ... -
Press freedom in Canada is more at risk than you think
Verbal and physical abuse, government obfuscation and police raids, seizures and arrests are just a few of the occupational hazards that many Canadians might think journalists ... -
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 ... -
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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