International organisations have expressed their grave concern at the violence against journalists during the on-going protests in Ukraine.
Ukraine: International outrage at violence against journalists
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CATEGORY: Politics and Society
Pakistan continues silencing dissent through selective web blocks
Pakistan is notorious for blocking websites. It has banned more than 4,000 websites for what it considers objectionable material. The latest was IMDb, Zofeen Ebrahim reports.
UN makes 2 November International Day To End Impunity
A United Nations committee on human rights passed resolution on day recognising crimes against journalists
Journalists caught in Bangladesh crossfire
Despite a thriving media sector, Bangladesh has seen a surge in violence against journalists. Samira Shackle reports
Uganda: Journalists intimidated as political crisis grips Kampala
As the Ugandan government moves to impeach the lord mayor of the capital, journalists are being threatened for reporting on the process. Edward Ronald Sekyewa reports
UN to vote on official day to end impunity
The Third Committee of the UN will take the first steps today on voting whether the International Day to End Impunity will become an official day in the UN calendar
French magazine raises specter of racism and press freedoms
An obscure 16 page-long French far-right magazine recently put France’s black justice minister Christiane Taubira on its cover, comparing her to a monkey. Valeria Costa-Kostritsky reports on the fallout
Pakistan: Marchers aim to raise awareness of Baloch disappearances
The country’s media labelled a “very willing accomplice” to the disappearances of thousands of Baloch nationalists, allegedly at the hands of state security apparatus. Zofeen Ebrahim reports
Egypt moves to lower expectations for new constitution
Public service messages on Egyptian radio stations candidly tell listeners that a new constitution currently being drafted by a fifty-member panel “won’t be the best that the country has had”. Listeners are assured however, that the new charter will not be Egypt’s last. Shahira Amin reports
Roma in Greece: Headlines revert to ancient prejudice
The case of a little girl called Maria, allegedly abducted by a Roma couple on the outskirts of Farsala in central Greece, has filled local and world headlines with prejudice and racist stereotypes. Christos Syllas writes