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Free Taiwan will continue to support freedom in Hong Kong, says President
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed regret over the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and said a free Taiwan will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong.
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Sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong, world: Biden on Apple Daily's shut
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): When Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily closed its doors after 26 years due to government crackdown, US President Joe Biden on Thursday termed it as a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world.
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Pakistan should look at alternatives to China, G7 initiative on global inv
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan should look at alternatives to its alliance with China and not miss a historic opportunity of 'Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative' launched at the G-7 June 2021 Summit and which aims to influence, broadly within a decade, 40 trillion dollar
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EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC, says it violates Chinese constitutio
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 14 (ANI): Asserting that it is strongly committed to safeguarding media freedom, the European Union (EU) said China should reverse its ban on BBC World News as it violated both the Chinese constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Pakistan is being destroyed in a systematic manner: SC Justice Isa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5 (ANI): Emphasising that Pakistan is being destroyed in a systematic manner, the country's Supreme Court Justice Qazi Feez Isa lashed out at the government over the state of democracy, media freedom and governance.
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Canada allots USD 1.1 million to fight COVID-19 misinformation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is contributing USD 1.15 million towards fighting misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Affairs Canada said in a statement at the conclusion of the Global Conference on Media Freedom.
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Action against fake news won't affect media freedom: Kerala CM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 18 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday clarified that the police arrangements to take action against fake news is not targetted at any specific individuals and will not affect media freedom in any way.
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Pakistan: Journalist Bilal Farooqi arrested in Karachi for exposing Army
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 12 (ANI): A Pakistani journalist associated with a leading English-language daily in the country was taken into custody by police from his residence in Karachi after he allegedly posted social media posts criticising the Army, according to his family and fr
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Shakil-ur-Rahman case highlights Pak's attempt to throttle media freedom
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan has been known to strangle press freedom by imposing censorship or arresting journalists for some bizarre reasons. The owner-editor of Jang, nation's most powerful media conglomerate, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman's appearance in court on Wednesday has aga
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Muzzling Baloch voices: Pakistan bans website of Balochistan rights group
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have imposed an indefinite ban on the official website of Human Rights Commission of Balochistan.
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Responsible freedom for media doesn't mean 'regulated' freedom: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], August 30 (ANI): Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday stated that media freedom is the essence of a democratic society but asserted that responsible freedom does not mean "regulated freedom".
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Media will always be free during BJP rule: Javadekar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said on Monday there will be complete freedom to the media under the BJP government.
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