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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…

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…

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…

Press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, February 12, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, listed Crypton (CRP) on February 11, 2022. For all LBank Exchange users, the CRP/USDT The trading pair…

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…

The European Union (EU) and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka held their 24th meeting of the Joint Commission on 8 February 2022 in Brussels. The meeting, which was held in a friendly and open atmosphere, reviewed bilateral…

The European Union (EU) and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka held their 24th meeting of the Joint Commission on 8 February 2022 in Brussels. The meeting, which was held in a friendly…

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 open. The award honors a journalist or media worker for their outstanding contribution…

In April 2021, the Angolan government ordered the suspension of TV Record África's activities in the country, citing irregularities. Image: Giovana Fleck/Global Voices Angola will hold elections in August 2022 which will establish the new…

The Council of Pakistani Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has released a report to highlight how much press freedom has deteriorated in 2021 compared to the previous two years. In the report titled "Pakistan Media Freedom Report - 2021", CPNE…

The Eastern Africa Editors Society (EAES) will organize this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) activities in Tanzania on May 3, 2022. This will be the third regional meeting and the first to be held physically. Confirming the…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trespassing charges have been dropped against Jacksonville civil rights activist Ben Frazier, according to his attorney John M. Phillips. “We are pleased to announce that trespassing charges against respected civil…

A human rights organization has expressed concern over a crackdown on press freedom and the arbitrary detention of journalists in Saudi Arabia, as the Riyadh regime's crackdown on pro-democracy activists, academics…

Last month, the UK Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's ruling in favor of Duchess Meghan Markle in her case against the British newspaper, Mail on Sunday, following the publication in the newspaper of excerpts from a letter she had…

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 December last year, the acting editor of the now-closed pro-democracy digital…

MOGADISHU, Somalia, January 10, 2022 - Somali journalists have once again been subjected to violence and deliberate attacks by security forces from the federal government, regional states and the militant group al-Shabaab.…

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 for media rights in Greece. The…

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…

11.17.21 WASHINGTON - Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) released a statement today after the last group of Afghan National Institute of Music (ANIM) students and teachers and their families reached Qatar safely.…

Photo: Depositphotos.comThree major press freedom groups have established a tribunal in The Hague to hold governments accountable for the deaths of journalists.The tribunal, which has no formal legal powers, is a "form of mob justice" and…

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NEW DELHI: Allowing pleas filed by activists and journalists, who, along with others, had called for an investigation into their alleged Pegasus spyware espionage, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday that putting citizens under…

A journalist who was arrested after taking photos of a protest at a former army barracks used to house asylum seekers has received a full apology and payment from Kent Police, who admitted his actions were illegal.Andy Aitchison was…

Amnesty International has warned the international community that the coronavirus pandemic threatens freedom of expression and independent media coverage.“The right to freedom of expression has come under attack globally…

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize this year to two journalists, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and the Russian Dmitry Muratov, for their work "safeguarding freedom of expression, which is a prerequisite for democracy and peace.…

In its investigative questions dossier, Social Weather Stations presents two elements on the state of freedom of expression, as assessed by the Filipino people. The original element, first studied in Marcos' final year, relates to the…

Journalism, it has been said, is literature written in a hurry - and forgotten even faster. Today, when the Nobel…

Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitrii Muratov. The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitrii Muratov from Russia. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo) To subscribe to The nation…

Geneva, October 2, 2021: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media rights organization based in Geneva, laments the lack of newspapers on newsstands across Afghanistan as most media outlets are moved to online space after the arrival…

10.01.21 WASHINGTON - US Senators Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and 12 Senate colleagues called attention to the harassment and imprisonment by the Ortega regime of more than 150 leaders of opposition,…

Information Minister Lai Mohammed's press release banning Twitter operations in Nigeria is federal law, according to Federation Attorney General Abubakar Malami. Mr. Malami made his case in a 17-page defense brief filed…

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 to hold perpetrators to account and ensure justice for them.…

In 2018, tens of thousands of Nicaraguans flooded the streets in protest against the country's increasingly repressive…

At a press conference Monday that aimed to promote "the protection of Florida freedoms," Gov. Ron DeSantis called on anti-vaccine residents to stand behind the state seal and explain their opposition vaccine in front of the gathered…

Press release PRESS RELEASE. The much anticipated and user-friendly new social platform for crypto, Carbon, has been launched. Carbon has been in beta since March, undergoing extensive testing, improvements and added features and…