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 media professionals. “In these times of darkness and hopelessness we wish to share a strong message of solidarity and recognition to those Palestinian journalists who…
“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 freedom of opinion and expression. “This is going to have huge repercussions for a long time to come.” Demonstrations around the world have been roundly…
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 Countries. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, these most vulnerable economies urgently require foreign investment to add value to their economic output,…
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. PNP Deskpnp.com.pk
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 Rohingya human rights group has demanded the immediate release of the arrested persons. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’,…
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 man who breathed new life into the movement to liberate Kashmir from the usurping occupation of India. There is a complete strike in the occupied…
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 will teach the people of the West that insulting sacred values is not freedom of expression. According to the news agency, Morocco recalled its ambassador…
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 Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addressed the World Press Freedom Day event in New York. He said that he condemns targeting journalists and spreading false…
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 is on the connection between press freedom and overall human rights. A global problem “Freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy and…
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 under threat. “Now more than ever, it is important to pay tribute to all women journalists who are prevented from doing their jobs and who…
