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The top award for reporters who have born witness to the destruction of much of their homeland under Israel’s relentless bombardment came at the recommendation of an international jury of…
“The Gaza crisis is truly becoming a global crisis of the freedom of expression,” said Ms. Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to…
That’s the message from the UN’s trade and development body UNCTAD, which called on Tuesday for urgent reform of the international financial system to support the world’s 46 Least Developed…
To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Monday.
74 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in India Indian police have arrested 74 Rohingya Muslims from the state of Uttar Pradesh, the reason for the arrest is their illegal residence, the…
Burhan Wani’s khaki body was wrapped in the Pakistani flag and brought to Lahad: Photo: File Srinagar: It has been 7 years since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, the young…
Turkey, Morocco, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in this regard that he…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres – file photo United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that freedom of the press is under attack in every corner of the world. United…
The appeal comes in his message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on 3 May, in line with a 1993 UN General Assembly resolution. The focus this year…
Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi have been named as the laureates of the 2023 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize at a time when women journalists are increasingly…