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India calls UK lawmakers' debate on press freedom, farmers' stir 'one-side
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 9 (ANI): India on Tuesday called the UK Westminster discussion on press freedom and farmers' stir as "one-sided and based on false assertions".
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Australian journalist Cheng Lei's arrest in China causes concern
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 9 (ANI): Former colleagues and press freedom advocates have expressed concern for the well-being of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of 'supplying state secrets' by China, reported South China Morning Post.
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Spreading rumours not a part of press freedom, says Prakash Javadekar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that he always wanted press freedom but the media should also be responsible for its work.
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IFJ demands release of filmmaker Du Bin, asks China to cease suppression o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels, [Belgium], December 22 (ANI): International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Monday urged China to release Chinese journalist and filmmaker Du Bin and called on authorities to cease their suppression of press freedom and journalist independence.
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China worst offender in record-breaking year for jailing of journalists am
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [China], December 16 (ANI): China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the world's worst jailer for the second year in a row, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent press freedom advocacy
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Pakistan's hypocrisy on press freedom exposed amid PM's 'don't mind critic
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan recently claimed that there is no crackdown on the press in the country. However, the arrest of editors and threats of violence against journalists clearly show the stark reality of the situation in Pakistan.
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Imran Khan fails again in convincing world of 'freedom of press' in Pak
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], September 05 (ANI): Imran Khan does it again. In an interview to the Arab network-- Al Jazeera, the Pakistani prime minister goes back to one of his favourite topics: Freedom of press. Repeating once again the same (most probably written) speech with the same words and the same
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Imran Khan continues to throttle voices of press criticising Pak govt, mil
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 3 (ANI): Pakistan has been known for strangling press freedom by imposing censorship or arresting journalists over bizarre reasons. The recent abduction of Mattiullah Jan, a reporter and a critic of Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, has again brought forth Khan's a
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Hong Kong Journalists' Association unveils 'Freedom in Danger' report, get
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 8 (ANI): Shortly after Hong Kong Journalists' Association (HKJA) unveiled its annual press freedom report titled 'Freedom in Danger, the organisation has been slammed for supporting "violence, terrorist attacks and inciting sedition", Hong Kong Free Press reported.
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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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Mamata govt announces Rs 10 lakh health insurance cover for COVID-19 warri
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 3 (ANI): West Bengal on Sunday announced health insurance coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh for frontline COVID-19 workers, including journalists.
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V Muraleedharan: Modi govt stands for press freedom, asks Kerala CM to rea
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Monday said the Kerala Chief Minister should read the constitution before expressing his opinions on the ban of two Kerala-based TV channels and reiterated that the "Narendra Modi government stood for press freedom".
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