Spanish journalist Xavier Colás denied visa renewal, expelled from Russia
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New York, March 22, 2024—Russian authorities must reconsider their decision to not renew the visa of Spanish journalist Xavier...
USCRI Co-Leads Call for Extension and Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Burma
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The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), TPS-DED AAC, Fortify Rights, CUSP, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice are...
EMPLOYMENT Seminar Series: Rigorous evidence on skills for better jobs: Recent insights from Africa
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Belarusian court sentences camera operator Andrei Tolchyn to 2.5 years
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New York, March 21, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for journalist Andrei Tolchyn’s immediate release after a Belarusian...
UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent
Experts and UN leaders exchanged views about the best ways forward, centred on this year’s theme, A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development: Implementation...
Spanish official threatens and doxxes journalists at 2 news outlets after corruption exposé
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Berlin, March 21, 2024—Spanish authorities must conduct a swift, thorough, and transparent investigation into threats against and harassment of...
Journalist Md Shofiuzzaman Rana arrested, 5 correspondents confined in Bangladesh government office
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New York, March 20, 2024—Bangladesh authorities must immediately drop all charges against journalist Md Shofiuzzaman Rana and investigate the...
Haitian journalist Lucien Jura kidnapped as violence escalates in capital
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Miami, March 20, 2024—The kidnappers of journalist Lucien Jura should release him immediately and not hold journalists as pawns,...
‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears
Focusing on developments in 2023, the report builds on previous findings in the aftermath of large public protests which erupted in 2020 following a...
CPJ calls on Senegal’s presidential candidates for press freedom reforms as 5 journalists freed
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Dakar, March 19, 2024—Presidential candidates in Senegal’s elections on Sunday should commit to decriminalizing journalism and dropping all legal...
Children of Gaza spread joy for Ramadan, despite the war
While ceasefire talks failed to end the five-month-long conflict that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians – most of them women and children – the...
Russia jails journalist over plane crash coverage, detains another during election
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New York, March 19, 2024—Russian authorities must drop all charges against journalist Sergey Kustov, release him, and stop prosecuting...
Istanbul police harass reporters at Kurdish Newroz celebration
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Istanbul, March 19, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Turkish authorities to investigate reports of police harassment...
Hong Kong passes security law that further crushes the media
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Taipei, March 19, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Hong Kong legislature’s hasty passing of a national security...
Journalist Padam Prasad Pokhrel attacked while covering alleged police assault in Nepal
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New York, March 19, 2024—Nepali authorities must swiftly and impartially investigate the attack on journalist Padam Prasad Pokhrel and...
Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’ – UN rights...
“It is alarming that such consequential legislation was rushed through the legislature through an accelerated process, in spite of serious concerns raised about the...
Annual profits from forced labour amount to US$ 236 billion, ILO report finds
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© ILO GENEVA (ILO News) – Forced labour in the private economy generates US$236 billion in illegal profits per...
Women’s History Month Snapshot: AnnaMarie Bena
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We sat down with AnnaMarie Bena, Senior Vice President at USCRI, to discuss her career, how she ended up...
World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks...
Rampant gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean country, whose Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, resigned last week.
UN children’s agency UNICEF reported...
Poland detains 4 Ukrainian journalists reporting at the border
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New York, March 18, 2024—Polish authorities should refrain from detaining members of the press reporting on topics of public...
Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran – a group of Council-appointed independent experts - said that Ms. Amini’s...
CPJ, others call on Slovakia to withdraw repressive media bill
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The Committee to Protect Journalists and seven other international press freedom organizations have called on Slovakian authorities to immediately...
Witnesses: IDF assaulted, detained Al-Jazeera journalist in hospital raid
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Beirut, March 18, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reports that Israeli soldiers assaulted Al-Jazeera...
Vantage Point: Dr. Brenda Greene
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March 11, 2024Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point
On this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels...
