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…
Maryam Aurangzeb, file photo Federal Minister of Information Maryam Aurangzeb says that the Constitution gives freedom of press and right to citizens to access accurate information. Maryam Aurangzeb said in her statement on Press Freedom Day that the coalition government under the leadership of the Prime Minister is committed to the freedom of the press….
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…
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has once again called for the blacklisting of India. The US commission has asked the Biden administration to blacklist India on religious freedom. The American Commission says that the attitude of Prime Minister Modi’s government towards minorities is getting worse, the culture of violence against minorities is being…
Washington: A US government panel has called for blacklisting India on religious freedom. A panel of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended that the treatment of minorities continues to worsen under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It should be noted that the members of the commission are appointed by the President and Congress…
The Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression said she was encouraged by the Government’s plans to reform media laws in line with international standards. However, she was also alarmed by “the toxic public discourse, from politicians or public officials and amplified by tabloids, scapegoating the media, human rights defenders, ethnic minorities, LGBTI…
