Opening keynote speaker: 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa, Co-founder and CEO of Rappler digital news site in Manila, Philippines. The East-West Center is excited to announce that its 7th International Media Conference will be held both in-person and virtually this summer in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, the EWC's home city. Theme:
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No real democratic society exists without press freedom: Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said they honour the essential work of the media in speaking truth to power, exposing lies, and building strong, resilient institutions and societies. "We call on governments, media organizations and technology companies everywhere to support these crucial efforts," he said in a message marking the
TWMN calls for ending harassment to journalists using digital laws
The Third World Media Network (TWMN) joins fellow practitioners in observing this day which reminds us of the role of our noble duty as information disseminators. Arguably, it calls for support for the media, now targets for the restraint, harassment or threats to life or abolition of press freedom under the
Hong Kong arrests journalist Allan Au for sedition
The mass violation of media rights by authorities has heightened globally with Hong Kong joining the fray and arrested one of the veteran journalists-media trainers on trumped up charges of sedition. Local media and Al Jazeera confirmed in separate statements the arrest on Monday, Allan Au, 54 a veteran journalist and
Sanction Botswana over freedom of speech legislation-SAEF
The Southern African Editors' Forum (SAEF) has said it is "deeply alarmed" by the fast-tracking of Botswana's proposed Criminal Procedure and Evidence Bill. The bill will give Botswana powers to intercept communication and force disclosures, in what SAEF calls the, "... thwarting and suppression of free expression", among the public and
PEC demands probe into Chin journalist’s killing
Myanmar photojournalist dies in military custody
Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing died lately under the Myanmar military custody and thus the young scribe becomes the first media-victims in the country (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) after the 1 February 2021 military coup that deposed the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi led government in Naypietaw. Naing,
Ethnic Shan journalists jailed in Myanmar
Three ethnic Shan journalists along with a civilian were imprisoned for three years recently by a military court in Myanmar for spreading misinformation about the regime in Naypyidaw. Editor Nann Nann Tai (also known as Nann Nway Nway Hlaing), publisher Ko Tin Aung Kyaw and female reporter Nan Win Yi of
Afghanistan, Mexico most dangerous for journalists in 2021
Bangladesh journalist Rozina gets Free Press Award
Rozina Islam, senior reporter of Bangladesh’s Prothom Alo newspaper, who is facing a case under the Official Secrets Act by the Health Ministry, has won this year’s Free Press Award for courageous journalism. She could not join the award-giving program at The Hague since her passport had been seized She won the