Kyrgyzstan court extends pre-trial detention of 8 anti-corruption journalists
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Stockholm, March 13, 2024—Kyrgyzstan authorities should immediately drop charges against current and former Temirov Live staff, release all eight...
New EU media law must bolster press freedom, CPJ and partners say
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Brussels, March 13, 2024— As the European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of the European Media Freedom Act,...
Armed men harass, threaten to shoot two reporters covering land dispute in Philippines
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Bangkok, March 13, 2024—Philippine authorities must swiftly identify and prosecute those behind the shooting threats and harassment against Rappler...
March 13th the 45th anniversary of the Grenadian Revolution. We must not forget
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By David Abdulah, Movement for Social Justice —
March 13, 2024 was the 45th Anniversary of the Grenadian Revolution. It was...
Indian journalist Ashutosh Negi arrested for reporting on murder investigation
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New Delhi, March 14, 2024—Indian authorities must drop the charges against journalist Ashutosh Negi, who was arrested in connection...
For the first time in weeks, UN aid teams reach Gaza City
“WFP delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City early Tuesday in first successful convoy to the north since 20 February,” the UN...
CPJ joins call for Russia to keep the internet on during presidential elections
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The Committee to Protect Journalists joined #KeepItOn Coalition partners on Thursday in calling on Russian authorities and telecommunications providers...
More casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine from strike on central city
A Russian missile strike on a multi-storey apartment block in central Ukraine that left three dead and around 40 injured on Tuesday has been...
Stories from the UN Archive: Hillary Clinton’s bold stand in Beijing
“Women’s rights are human rights” has echoed throughout the UN Commission on the Status of Women for decades, including at its current session that...
‘A long fight’: Family of murdered Philippine journalist Gerry Ortega on their 13-year battle...
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Philippine journalist Gerardo “Gerry” Ortega vowed he wouldn’t let the death threats stop him from using his radio show...
World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti...
To address the ongoing Rohingya humanitarian crisis affecting 1.3 million people in Bangladesh, UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday launched a $852.4 million appeal supporting...
Togo suspends La Dépêche, calls Tampa Express publisher to court on defamation charge
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Dakar, March 15, 2024—Togolese authorities must end the legal harassment of the country’s Tampa Express newspaper and its publishing...
Resisting the progressive artificiality of human life
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
It is a wide-spread shared conception that our future is under surveillance and siege, that our present...
World News in Brief: Rights chief appalled at Nigeria mass abductions, ‘pervasive’ hunger in...
“I am appalled by the recurrent mass abductions of men, women and children in northern Nigeria. Children have been abducted from schools and women...
‘The patriarchy may be pushing back, but so are we’, UN chief tells CSW68
Women’s rights are under attack, and governments must act to reverse that dangerous trend, the UN chief told a his annual town hall event...
ILO to release new report on the economics of forced labour and illegal profits
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GENEVA (ILO...
Kyrgyzstan parliament approves ‘foreign agents’ law
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Stockholm, March 15, 2024—Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov should reject Russian-inspired legislation that would designate externally funded media rights groups...
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Dylanna Grasinger
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This Women’s History Month, we sat down with Dylanna Grasinger, Senior Director of Field Offices at USCRI to talk...
UPDATING LIVE: Security Council briefing on sexual violence in Israel, Gaza and West Bank
Ms. Patten is expected to provide an overview of the report on sexual violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, which made headlines...
CPJ, partners urge Germany’s Scholz to press Philippine leader on journalist’s killing during visit
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March 11, 2024 – German authorities must prioritize the Philippines’ abysmal record of impunity in the murder of journalists...
UN chief urges ‘genuine, credible’ political solution in Syria, as conflict marks thirteenth anniversary
March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians.
According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people,...
Ukrainians Left in Limbo by Congress’ Failure to Act
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ARLINGTON, Virginia — Since the spring of 2022, Iryna Tkachenko has worked to welcome Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion....
Spaces as reparations for Black youth
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Investing in programs, resources, and physical spaces by and for Black youth is critical to narrowing generationally inherited disparities in wealth,...
Female employment improves in numbers and quality in this century
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Although women still have lower employment rates than men and tend to be more present in low-paid...
