Press freedom

TODAY, the International Day of Democracy is celebrated with special emphasis on media freedom. It primarily marks the…

The average number of years of schooling is 6.7, when it should be 11.9 years India's HDI value was 0.645 in 2019, which fell to 0.633 in 2021, due to falling average age. The average age in India has fallen from 69.7 years to 67.2…

Journalists from India, Myanmar, Russia, Pakistan and Central America on the fight against censorship and repression Vilma Aholuoto, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation Journalism Fellow at IPI Sep 10, 2022…

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest ranking, "World Press Freedom Index", places Turkey in 149th position. In 2005 he was 98th. According to RSF, civil society and the world of associations are the two important elements…

ISLAMABAD: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Prime Minister to authorize the reinstatement of News Bowl days after the popular cable TV station was suspended reportedly for operating with an expired…

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on his crucial trip to Berlin and stressed the need for additional weapons to fight the large-scale invasion of Russia, including the delivery of powerful tanks…

I am a journalist not a terrorist. Photo Jorge Torres / EFE-EPA Jorge Canahuati, president of the Inter-American Press Association fears that the measures taken by the Ortega regime against journalism will be copied by other governments.…

MANILA, Philippines – As the Philippines celebrated National Press Freedom Day for the first time on Tuesday, the Office of the Press Secretary gave assurances that the Marcos administration respects the freedom of the press guaranteed by…

In “Land Grab Universities”, the 2022 Conference on Freedom of the Press by Daniel W. Kopsjournalist Tristan Ahtone, a member of the Kiowa tribe, and historian Robert Lee will explain how indigenous lands…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says the field of journalism in the Maldives faces obvious challenges despite the government's commitment to press freedom. The federation released a statement highlighting its findings…

One in ten radio stations are now at risk of losing their license after the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigeria's broadcast regulator, followed through on its threat to suspend 53 radio stations for non-payment of their license…

After a four-day visit, the IPI remains alarmed by the state of press freedom and independent journalism in the country …

Duoie Diri Aug. 21 (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has said there is a complex link between a free press and good governance and the development of any society. Diri said this last Thursday at Government…

In what appears to be an expected slide, in World Press Index Ranking 2022, India fell eight places below last year, along with conflict-torn countries such as Somalia and Libya. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which publishes the…

Over the whole of the year, there were 409 acts against the freedom of journalists in the exercise of their profession, according to a press release published by this NGO.Most of the events happened on July 11, the first anniversary of the…

More than two dozen newsrooms and press freedom groups sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday, calling on the Justice Department to prevent journalists and their employers from being prosecuted for simply writing…

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, visiting on Sunday in separate meetings with four ministers,…

Journalist Muhammad Asrul is awaiting news from the Indonesian Supreme Court on whether he will spend more time behind bars for reporting on corruption issues. The decision will have a profound impact not only on his life but also on press…

A year after the Taliban took power, Afghan news agencies challenge restraints and assaults New York, August 11, 2022 — A year after the Taliban returned to power, Afghan news organizations are struggling to survive…

Victor Mambor, co-founder of tabloid Jubi, is often targeted for his human rights reporting Victor Mambor, an ethnic Papuan journalist, won the Indonesian press freedom award. (Picture: Facebook) Posted: Aug 09, 2022 09:37 GMT…

The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations in Geneva on Friday rejected a report on press freedom in the country published by a United Nations human rights body, which claims it is loaded with content biased,…

On Friday July 29, the police raided the offices of elPeriódico newspaper in Guatemala, seizing printing equipment, computers and files, and detaining several workers in the office overnight. On the same day, the officers stopped José…

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - The war in northern Ethiopia has accelerated the deterioration of press freedom, reversing the progress made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after he came to power in 2018, the Committee for Protection of Journalists (CPJ).…

When the United States Supreme Court reversed Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling that recognized a constitutional right to terminate…

Inibehe Effiong, a lawyer and human rights activist, was sent to prison by Ekaette Obot, Chief Justice of Akwa Ibom State in south-south Nigeria, for demanding freedom of the press. Effiong was in court on Wednesday July 27 to…

Chinese national flags and Hong Kong SAR flags fly in Hong Kong. After Hong Kong Watch was established in the UK in 2017 as an anti-China propaganda organization, it grew exponentially like…

Freedom of the press victory for Mail on Sunday over Sir Nick Clegg emailsThe former Deputy Prime Minister met Dame Melanie Dawes shortly before he apparently tried to interfere with the appointment of a new chairman of the…

“And with the issue of an impending food security or crisis, what we would like to know is how BBM is going to address it” I am amazed how so-called UN Special Rapporteurs can be so stupid and ignorant of what is happening in…

Why did you decide to accept the post of minister?It came as an intriguing proposition and I believe it will be a very interesting addition to my recent career. I directed Department of Population and Family Policy, has participated in…

Beat ASEAN | Company | South East Asia Pham Doan Trang is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence for "propaganda against the state".…

Imprisoned Vietnamese freelance journalist and activist Pham Doan Trang has been selected as one of this year's winners of the International Press Freedom Prize by the US-based media watchdog, the…

This story originally appeared in Dispatch of the Peoples July 13, 2022. It is shared here with permission under a Creative Commons license. On July 8, the Philippines Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's conviction for "cyber…

"Freedom. Freedom is at the heart of universal human values. Freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, freedom of place to live and the freedoms to strike, demonstrate and protest, among…

Recent events compel me to return to the controversial issue of freedom of the press. Unfortunately for the readers (both), this isn't the first or second time I've banged on this jarring drum. By now, most civic-minded…

Filipino Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran journalist Maria Ressa has fought multiple court cases and online abuse in her campaign for press freedom. The former CNN correspondent co-founded investigative news site…

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News - July 5, 2022): Speakers at a webinar organized by the Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) and the World Muslim Congress (WMC) strongly denounced the Modi government for…

Press freedom advocates have urged India to immediately release a prominent Muslim journalist and outspoken critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over tweets authorities claim promote religious and ethnic division. The persecution of…

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and other undersigned press freedom organizations welcome the publication of the Dutch government letter to Parliament of 29 June 2022 concerning a proposed policy approach on media freedom…

As July 1, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China (PRC), press freedom in the former British colony, once one of Asia's most notable, is more threatened than ever. Over the past year, the…

Inspiration can be found in interesting places. For Macy Berendsen '24, the inspiration came to him while to study abroad in Rome, where she becomes aware of the garbage epidemic the city is facing. As a journalism major with an…

According to Human Rights Watch, since 2019, at least 35 journalists in Kashmir have faced "police interrogation, raids, threats, physical assault or criminal prosecution" in connection with their work. Among the most publicized cases is…

Last month, Israeli soldiers shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist, while covering for Al Jazeera an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. She wore a helmet and vest clearly…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian photojournalist and a soldier accompanying him appear to have been "coldly executed" in the first weeks of the war in Ukraine as they searched the Russian-occupied woods for the missing drone from the…

Press freedom groups have pointed to the "dangerous implications" of the UK Home Secretary's decision on Friday to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Assange is wanted in the United States for publishing…

British politicians will mark World Press Freedom Day next week by discuss the safety of journalists and the importance of freedom of expression without any sense of irony.But if you want to know how much the government really values ​​a…

The British government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he is wanted on multiple charges.British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the…

Fewer Hong Kongers expressed confidence in public broadcaster RTHK, a study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found, as local media scholars said initial press freedom concerns under of the national security law…

THE sorry state of press freedom has long been an issue of concern for journalists and rights groups in Bangladesh,…

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution titled "Violations of Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Georgia", which lambasted the Georgian Dream authorities for their handling of press freedom, did not apply for EU candidate…

President of the Jamaica Press Association, George Davis. The The World Press Freedom Index, compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has lifted!-->…

On May 13, 2022, agents of the Nigeria State Security Service (SSS) arrested Olamilekan Bashiru, founder of a private news site. EaglesForeSightafter reposting a report on the "alleged criminal records" of Dapo Abiodun, the…

Share thisA bill introduced by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) "will destroy what is left of freedom of the press", said Meral Danış Beştaş, vice-president of the Peoples' Democratic Party…

Asalomu Aleykum, dobroe utro, hello to all my friends and colleagues in the room! Above all, congratulations to the graduates of the English for Mass Media Professionals (EPMM) program!! I would like to thank Webster University for…

Journalists covering the Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour say they were barred from filming or accessing the events, and no questions from a Pacific reporter were allowed to be asked. Wang Yi.The allegations raise serious press…

The Index on Censorship, a London-based organization that campaigns for press freedom globally, has filed a "media freedom alert" with the Council's "Safety of Journalists Platform" Europe.The COE is an international organization in…

The imprisonment of a prominent journalist and editor of a pro-opposition TV channel has raised concerns about Georgia's commitment to press freedom and democratic values.On May 16, a Tbilisi court sentenced Nika Gvaramia, presenter and…

A U.S. envoy traveled to Tawi-Tawi to promote shared U.S.-Philippine values ​​such as freedom of the press and to strengthen already strong collaboration with local partners…

A macabre political thriller recently unfolded in the Philippine province of Palawan, an island known primarily for its rich biodiversity and pristine beaches. On May 9, Joel T. Reyes, the alleged mastermind of the 2011 murder of famed…

Israel's decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqla has raised growing concerns about the safety of media covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli media…

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Jessica Kim and Spencer Izen with The Griffins' Nest newspapers, at Vanpress Printers in Burnaby, BC, on May 5. Students at Eric Hamber High School wrote the Student Press Freedom Act.JENNIFER GAUTHIER/The Globe and MailA student newspaper…

The 2022 world press freedom index called Fiji the worst country in the Pacific for journalists, with intimidation and other restrictions threatening open civic space in the country. Reporters Without Bordersthe global press freedom…

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki said freedom of the press and freedom of speech are essential for the development of democracy, noting that the state government has suppressed sedition of the new state criminal law. Obaseki, who was…

Screenshot of the cover page of the Freedom Network's 2021-2022 State of Press Freedom Annual Report. Fair use. On the occasion of world press freedom dayindependent media and civil liberties organization based in Pakistan Freedom Network…

Nyler Acasio, a junior at McKinley High School, is ready to "investigate and report the truth" without fear after the Legislature passed a bill offering new censorship protections to student journalists and their advisers. The…

By Nina Larson According to Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, the rise of social media has allowed dangerous propaganda to flourish and has left professional journalists under constant threat of…

Gathering of opponents of the "cyberbullying law" at Gandhi Park. Almaty, April 23, 2022. Photo by Zhar Zardykhan Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the amendments laws on “the protection of children's rights, education,…

Private lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini has expressed his dissatisfaction with Ghana's dismal performance in the latest press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders.The Newsfile host on Joy News, who has been a staunch defender…

Cambodia is disappointed that some countries have not implemented the single standard for press freedom as the world discusses ways to foster freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of information. These remarks were made…

A new report published on Tuesday warns that press freedom in Hong Kong has been almost entirely curtailed by a government crackdown, creating space for pro-Beijing and pro-government media.The report, by UK-based advocacy group Hong Kong…

The Ministry of Information, in collaboration with UNESCO, will organize World Press Freedom Day 2022 on May 3 under the theme “Journalism under the digital siege” to encourage and develop initiatives that promote freedom of press.…

Hong Kong's only candidate for chief executive, John Lee, has said freedom of the press exists in the city, so there is no need to ask him to "defend" it. John Lee. File Photo: John Lee Campaign. “Freedom of the press still…

A Coalition of press freedom and human rights organizations urge UK Home Secretary Priti Patel not to approve Wikileaks founder's extradition Julian Assange. A UK court on Wednesday approved Assange's extradition,…

Join CBC Manitoba and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for a virtual panel discussion on World Press Freedom Day - May 3, 2022. (Radio Canada) In the face of fake news, disinformation, misinformation, the relentless cycle of news and!-->!-->…

Over the years, Nigeria has earned a reputation as one of the most dangerous and difficult places for journalists to practice in Africa. In the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, for example, the country ranked 120 out of 180…

New Delhi: In its recent report on the state of human rights in India, the US State Department identified several instances where freedom of the press has been violated - noting that there have been instances where the government "…

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As today, April 11, 23 years have passed since the assassination of the investigative journalist Slavko Curuviya, the perpetrators are still not convicted. The four defendants, one of whom is on the run, will soon be tried on appeal.…

NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Friday called the police action against a journalist in Madhya Pradesh and also Odisha "extremely disturbing" and urged the Home Ministry to Union to issue "stern instructions" to all levels of…

Erol Onderoglu is Reporters Without Borders' representative in Turkey.After years of lecturing the world on Western hypocrisy - for criticizing Turkey's purchase of Russian weapons, calling for the arrest of Turkish journalists and…

Kenyan journalists will be celebrated on this year's World Press Freedom Day, the Media Council of Kenya has said. The Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards (AJEA) is a flagship event of the Council that celebrates journalistic…

Viviane Jones Award-winning journalist and Columbia alumnus Danny Fenster captured international attention and concern among members of the academic community when he was imprisoned in Myanmar while working as editor of the Columbia-based…

COLOMBO (News 1st); Journalists' associations point out that several journalists who came to cover the March 31 demonstrations were attacked. Thus, Nissanka Werapitiya, Sumeda Sanjeewa, Pradeep Wickremesinghe, Awanka Kumara, Chathura…

Public satisfaction with the media in Hong Kong has hit an all-time low, according to a recent public opinion poll.Satisfaction with news media performance in general has hit historic lows since records…

Justice Minister Judit Varga has expressed concern for the future of Hungary's free media after the April 3 election following an attack by the hacktivism group Anonymous on Monday's pro-government Hungarian media, Telex…

BANGKOK, THAILAND - All reporters in Myanmar risk being imprisoned simply for doing their job, says a veteran journalist currently in exile.Ye Wint Thu's comments come after a military court in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw sentenced two…

A decision of to chase three journalists from Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, questioned its status as the world's leader in press freedom. Investigative journalists Laura Halminen and Tuomo Pietilainen, together with…

Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as the new President of Tanzania. Images Reuters/Stringer/Gallo A banned…

Debate | Opinion | Central Asia We have seen how important it is for the citizens of a country to know the truth and be exposed to more than propaganda.…

The campaign period, which began on February 8, saw the banning of journalists from campaign events, the refusal of candidates to attend debates organized by the media, a series of distributed denial of service attacks ( DDoS) on news…

A senior Information Ministry official has refuted a report by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) that claimed press freedom in Cambodia in 2021 was worse than in 2020. Ministry spokesman Meas Sophorn said such a report…

"We came here to express our solidarity with Ukrainian journalists and provide them with the best possible assistance in covering the war," said RSF Secretary General Christophe Deloire. Accompanied by Oksana Romaniuk, director of the…

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 from the MDC, in which the first was rooted. Chamisa marketed the new formation as…

News A photo of slain journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is kept at the monthly vigil to mark her murder on the 16th of each month. Photo: Joanna Demarco. European press freedom watchdog Mapping Media Freedom (MAPMF) has recorded a new…

PTI New Delhi, March 5Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur noted on Saturday that the media is under attack "in many ways" in the country, but…

Scheduled to open in the coming days, the Lviv Press Freedom Center aims to be a hub for receiving and distributing protective equipment for journalists, including body armor and helmets, which are currently in short supply. . This…

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (right) never had a particularly strong libel case against The New York Times. Lawyers for both sides spent about a week last month examining what was wrong with a 2017 opinion piece in the newspaper…

By Vitorio Mantalean in Jakarta The Alliance of Indonesian Independent Journalists (AJI) has condemned the hacking and disinformation attacks against the group's general chairman, Sasmito Madrim, as a serious threat to media freedom. In a…

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi-Pakistan Movement (MQMP) leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Saturday that his party would never support any measure aimed at undermining press freedom in the country. The statement was released after a…

Board members of the Joint Pakistani Media Action Committee met with Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, to express their concerns over the draconian laws enacted by the Pakistani government Tehreek-e-…

Unlike the coalition model, the Labor model would have public hearings, be able to publish reports and, most importantly, have retroactive powers.'Mock Council'“It is quite clear that they don't want to do it,” Mr. Dreyfus said. "They…

EU lawmaker Giorgios Kyrtsos, who was expelled last week from the centre-right ruling New Democracy (European People's Party), said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was more arrogant than Hungary's Viktor Orbán. On…

Swiss bank Credit Suisse served dodgy clients, helping them store illegally acquired wealth in Swiss bank accounts, an international journalistic investigation called 'Swiss Secrets' has revealed. According to the…

PEver since Andrew's decision to cut his losses and settle with Virginia Giuffre has made headlines. But perhaps the most significant legal activity this week took place in London rather than New York, with worrying implications for press…

SINGAPORE - The commonly quoted Reporters Without Borders (RSF) index reflects its rating of the media laws in a country, rather than the quality of journalism in that country, Mr. Patrick Daniel said Thursday (February 17th). He noted…

Free speech group PEN Malta is the latest press freedom group to support The Shift's fight against 30 government entities for public information. In a statement posted on its website on Tuesday, PEN said it endorsed The Shift's campaign to…

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Land and Water Resources Umo Eno said some politicians would drive journalists out of town if they become state governor. Mr. Eno was recently chosen by Governor Udom…

New Delhi: At least 40 press freedom organizations, human rights organizations and publications wrote to Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday urging him to intervene to free the journalist Kashmiri Fahad Shah. Shah had…

Hong Kong is becoming a "city of fear" where "open discussion is stifled" and national security legislation "effectively acts as a common thread for all journalists", writes the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ ) in its…

After providing the UN Independent Fact Finding Mission on Libya with a detailed report on press freedom violations in Libya, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on UN experts to investigate the situation of great concern to journalists…