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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
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Afghan media struggle to survive under Taliban regime
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 28 (ANI): Following the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan after two decades, the media industry in the country is struggling to work freely, as the group banned TV stations to stop showing soap operas featuring women and asked female journalists to follow a d
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Self-censorship of journalists highest under Taliban: Former Afghan offici
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Under the Taliban's oppressive regime self-censorship of the journalists has gone to the highest, said a former Afghan government official, adding that no government or institution is any longer promoting or supporting free media in the country.
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Journalists must protect the security, privacy of victims when they report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): An expert has said that the most important thing for journalists when they report on terror incidents is to protect the security, privacy and dignity of victims.
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Communal violence case: Tripura CM instructs DGP to review UAPA cases agai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 28 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplav Kumar Deb on Saturday instructed Director General of Police (DGP) VS Yadav to review the cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act registered against journalists and lawyers during the communal violenc
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Afghan activists chides new Taliban media guidelines
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 27 (ANI): Afghan journalists and activists have expressed concerns over a new "religious guideline" issued by the Taliban, saying the move is "yet another form of control over women."
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Taiwanese journalist lodges protest after Asian American Journalists Assoc
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 27 (ANI): The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) has invited criticism after it listed Taiwan as a "province of China" in its 'style guide'.
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Amid unfolding Afghan humanitarian crisis, Taliban worry more about 'Islam
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 24 (ANI): Even as a humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Afghanistan, the Taliban seem to be more worried about whether or not 'Islamic' values are being followed in the country.
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Pakistan Journalist body condemns chasing of journalists, FAFEN members
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the chasing of journalists and Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) members by unknown persons in different vehicles and called for immediate stop of "third-grade" tactics, loca
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Pakistan Journalist body objects to some clauses of journalists protection
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 21 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Saturday said some clauses of the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Act 2021 could be used to frame a media person in a false case and that should have been avoided, local media repor
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No coercive steps against lawyers, journalist; SC notice to Tripura police
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Tripura police challenging its action to invoke Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) provisions against two lawyers and a journalist over their social media posts regarding the recent communal vi
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US, China reach agreement on issuing visas to journalists
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 17 (ANI): The United States and China reached a bilateral agreement regarding visas for journalists, according to multiple media reports.
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