Just as Mexican journalists prepared to protest the killing of a journalist last week, word came Monday that two more were shot to death in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, raising to 11 the number of such killings in the country this year. The Veracruz State Prosecutor's Office said via
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Zimbabwe’s press freedom, one step forward, three steps backward
For international journalist Jeffery Moyo, doing his job could land him in prison if Zimbabwe authorities have their way. “Journalism is a crime in Zimbabwe, and the regime is reactive to independent journalism,” says Moyo, an international correspondent for the New York Times and the Inter Press Service (IPS). Criminalising journalism Moyo (37)
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
World press freedom faces a perfect storm
Empowered by a global pandemic and the drum beats of war, the strongest despots are growing more despotic, and criminal cartels even more brazen in their violence. Extremists of various hues are also stepping out of the shadows. Just when the world most needs press freedom to thrive, the liberties that
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
61 Mexican journalists killed
If investigative journalism or press freedom is criminal, then, the cost of practising is becoming risky as evidenced by the killing to date of over 55 practitioners in Mexico, fuelling concern by watchdogs over the unabated brutality. Since the early 1980s, journalists have either been killed through stab wound, imprisoned, reported
Media freedom under siege…women face the blunt globally
Media freedom remains threatened globally spurred by multiple arbitrary and restrictive factors with women identified as grossly disproportionate because of their sexual orientation, ethnicity and gender identity, a watchdog has observed. Media freedom, espoused by practitioners globally as part of their democratic right as fourth estate continues sinking to its lowest
Gunmen ransack Capital FM as state seeks to silence ‘critical’ media
Press freedom in Africa remains under threat with the ransacking of the controversial Capital FM television in Guinea Bissau being the latest incident, fueling concerns from media watchdogs on the commitment of governments to harness the media development. On Monday, unknown gunmen in the capital ransacked the private radio station in
Talibans stifle press freedom
About 6,400 journalists lose jobs, 40% media outlets closed Thousands of journalists have lost their jobs in Afghanistan since the takeover of the government by the Taliban regime last August, leaving many media outlets ceasing operations due to increasing security and financial challenges. While Taliban officials claim women can continue to work,