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Journalist moves Delhi HC challenging Twitter's decision to block her acco
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): A writ petition has been moved by journalist Aarti Tikoo, founder and editor of 'The New Indian' in the Delhi High Court challenging Twitter Inc's decision to lock her account for allegedly making a tweet violating the social media platform's rules.
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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 6 (ANI): Authorities in Myanmar are being urged to conduct a full investigation into the killing of a journalist last month, reportedly during an army attack in the southeast, the UN's educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Wednesday.
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Disqualification in Beijing Olympics 2008 led to birth of One Thousand Hoc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In the year 2008 when the Indian hockey team failed to qualify for Olympics, K Arumugam, a freelance journalist, decided to do something for the game: He started an NGO named 'One Thousand Hockey Legs' (OTHL) which started giving training to underprivilege
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488 journalists detained worldwide in 2021, China tops list
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 2 (ANI): Journalists' detention set a "new record" in 2021 and out of 488 detained, 127 were reported from China, who topped the list.
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FIR against 'Bulli Bai' over doctored photos of women; mobile app creator
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Delhi Police on Sunday registered a case based on a complaint filed by a woman journalist alleging that she was being targetted by an unidentified group of people on a mobile application named 'Bulli Bai' created on GitHub platform.
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HRCP, PILDAT appeal to Islamabad HC to drop proceedings against journalist
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed disappointment at the Islamabad High Court (IHC)'s decision to frame charges against journalists for covering a case pertaining to the former chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan, Rana Shamim, loca
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45 journalists killed in 20 countries in 2021: Media watchdog
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 1 (ANI): A total of 45 journalists and media professionals were killed in 20 countries in the year 2021, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said on Friday, adding that it is "one of the lowest death tolls" it has recorded since the body started publ
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Nicole Kidman slams journalist for 'sexist' question about ex-husband Tom
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI): Actor Nicole Kidman recently called out a reporter who tried to compare her marriage to ex-husband Tom Cruise to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's relationship.
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International community urged to impose sanctions on Myanmar junta after j
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 31 (ANI): Paris-based NGO--Reporters Without Borders-- called on the international community to toughen its sanctions on Myanmar's military junta after a journalist who was covering the plight of refugees in the southeastern state of Kayin was killed during an army a
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Pakistan: Reporters Without Borders calls for annulment of contempt procee
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday called for the annulment of the Islamabad High Court judicial inquiry for contempt proceedings against two journalists for having published the affidavit of a former judge highlighting a suspect influencing
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam terminating press freedom in Hong Kong: NGO aft
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI): Condemning the recent raid on the office of Hong Kong independent media Stand News, Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders said that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is terminating press freedom in the territory and called on authorities to release a
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Reporters Without Borders urges China to release ailing Chinese COVID-19 j
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 28 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday urged Beijing to release Zhang Zhan, one of the first of China's "citizen journalists" who was jailed for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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