Sachini Kavindya

2021-12-21. WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum are alarmed at the passing of a controversial media bill in Poland, which if signed into law, will have the effect of silencing critical media. If adopted, the legislation will tighten rules of foreign ownership of media and ​would make it illegal for any non-European company to hold

2021-12-21. In Denmark, publisher-owned distributors disseminate more than 99 percent of newspapers. With the impending merger of distribution companies Bladkompagniet and DAO, Danish publisher JP/Politikens Hus is set to become the majority shareholder in the merged entity. Distribution is no easy business. Rising costs and troubles in staffing the operations had created challenges for several

Emmanuel Mbombog Mbog Matip, a Cameroonian newspaper editor who was detained in a completely arbitrary manner for 16 months and had to spend a further week in prison after his acquittal, has finally been freed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes his release but fears further proceedings against this journalist. The editor of the newspaper Climat Social,

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges for the release of Uyghur journalist Yidiresi Aishan, who is facing extradition to China despite the cancellation of the Interpol “red notice” calling for his arrest. On 16th December, the United Nations called on the government of Morocco to halt the extradition to China of Uyghur journalist Yidiresi Aishan, 33, citing the risk

2021-12-17. The Zimbabwe MFC proposes to emphasize the importance of building extensive networks and alliances while continuing capacity building, information sharing with peers, advocacy benchmarks, connecting with community newspapers and global engagement alike. By Alex Fitoussi On Thursday December 9th, over two dozen media professionals gathered for a virtual conference on the current state of

RSF and six civil society organizations welcome the opinion of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) to recognise that Belarusian journalist Raman Pratasevich is a victim of arbitrary detention and urge the international community to exert pressure on Belarus to release Raman Pratasevich and drop the criminal case against him. Читать на