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...
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...
‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
“The sexual abuse and the exploitation of children within the entertainment industry resulting from unethical systems, structures, practices or abuse of power and authority...
ILO to launch new website with improved access to ILO information for all
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvbk0DIjeW0GENEVA (ILO...
New EU-UN ‘PROTECT’ project supports women migrant workers and children in Southeast Asia
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Representatives of the European Union, Ministry of Labour and United Nations with participants at the PROTECT project launch. ©...
Why extradition of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to US would be cataclysmic for press freedom
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The Australian founder of the website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has been fighting extradition to the U.S. from the U.K....
Morocco prison confiscates journalist’s letter to wife, prompting hunger strike
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New York, March 4, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Moroccan prison authorities’ decision to prevent imprisoned journalist Soulaiman...
CPJ calls on United Nations to investigate Israel’s arbitrary detention of Palestinian journalists
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Israel escalates practice of detaining journalists without charge amid war
New York, March 25, 2024—Israel is utilizing administrative detention to...
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,...
New ILO report reveals dangerous and long-lasting effects of climate change on workers’ health...
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GENEVA (ILO...
‘I couldn’t remain silent’: Son fights for Uyghur journalist’s release from Chinese prison
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The last time Bahram Sintash saw his journalist father was in 2017. Qurban Mamut, an influential Uyghur editor had...
Will Gaza Be Biden’s Vietnam?
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Vantage Point VignettesComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
But for his ill-conceived and ill-fated support for the Vietnam War, Lyndon Baines Johnson...
Stories from the UN Archive: Birth of the first global court
The UN and its 193 Member States can bring a case within the Court’s jurisdiction and some of its decisions are shaping the planet’s...
Temporary channel opens as authorities strive to clear Key Bridge wreckage
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By Megan Sayles, AFRO —
It is still unclear when the rubble of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Dali container...
SABC editor-in-chief called for security vetting and polygraph before South Africa election
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Lusaka, May 6, 2024 — The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa’s spy agency...
The Taliban order journalists and citizens to boycott Afghanistan International TV and radio
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New York, May 9, 2024—The Taliban must revoke their restrictions on the popular broadcaster Afghanistan International and end their...
Black Freedom Struggle, Black Activism, Haiti Crisis, Reparations
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Dr. Ron Daniels on His Lifetime Commitment to the Black Freedom Struggle, Critique of Black Activism, the Crisis in Haiti and...
Congress Restores Access to Benefits for Thousands of Ukrainians
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The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) applauds Congress for its vote authorizing Ukrainians who are now arriving...
The State of the 2024 Presidential Race. Can MAGAISM Be Defeated?
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April 22, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr....
World Health Day
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By: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington,...
News outlets express solidarity with journalists in Gaza
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New York, February 29, 2024—The leaders of more than 30 news organizations from across the world, including the Associated...
Aid delivery to Gaza falls by half since January: UNRWA
Writing on the social media platform X, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that “aid was supposed to increase not decrease” to meet the huge needs...
Argentine journalist gets death threats after reporting on illegal medication sales
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São Paulo, April 12, 2024—Argentine authorities must thoroughly investigate the death threats received by journalist Julio Ernesto López on...
