Calls by authorities in Afghanistan -Talibans over a ‘blanket ban’ warning journalists or related experts against collaborating with the Afghanistan International Television channel, one of the country’s influential media house, for its alleged violation of some undisclosed rules has met resistance from right campaigner, calling for introspection. Early this month the
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Don’t gag media: Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International, the global human rights defender, has noted gross abuse of media rights in East and Southern Africa using draconian laws to frustrate media from performing its role as public watchdogs. Purveyors face a myriad of arrests, intimidation, harassment and detention of journalists in countries throughout the region. Some media
Media freedom declining across Europe, with implications for rule of law
A new report has warned media freedom in the EU is close to “breaking point” in many states amid rising authoritarianism across the continent. In its latest annual report covering 2023, the Berlin-based Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) highlighted widespread threats, intimidation and violence against journalists and attacks on the
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
Why more media outlets in Bangladesh doesn’t mean more media freedom
Bangladesh’s media ecosystem paints a contradictory picture. On the one hand, the country’s media sector has witnessed significant growth in the past two decades. On the other hand, media freedom in the country is steadily declining. In 2020, Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index ranked Bangladesh 151 out of 180