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An Afghan journalist, in exile in Athens, Greece, stands on a terrace with her young daughter, 8 March 2022. Several Afghan women members of Parliament, along with activists and judges who escaped Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power of the country in August 2021, had been holding meetings in Athens to consolidate their network and […]

Pakistan Press Foundation released a year-end report which noted that despite the change in government, “little improvement has been seen in the state of press freedom”. This statement was originally published on pakistanpressfoundation.org on 31 December 2022. In a country where the press routinely remains under threat and faces attacks from many fronts, the media in Pakistan

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the sham trial that has ended with Ukrainian journalist Iryna Danilovych being sentenced to seven years in prison by a municipal court in Feodosia, in southeastern Crimea, on a charge of making explosives. Hounded by the Russian security authorities since 2016, this journalist must be freed at once, RSF says.

It is just as important to identify the actors who perpetuate disinformation as it is the false facts themselves: if a journalist is able to target the source of false information, they can expose and neutralize it. During an ICFJ Disarming Disinformation masterclass, held in partnership with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, award-winning data journalist

At the end of a year in which the number of journalists killed in connection with their work rose again, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has compiled and analysed the figures for journalists killed during the past 20 years – two especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform. What with

Stockholm, December 28, 2022 – In response to news reports that Tajikistan authorities recently sentenced journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda to seven years in prison, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the ruling: “The trial of Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda, like the trials of five other journalists recently sentenced to lengthy prison terms on anti-state charges in

One year after the forced shutdown of Hong Kong independent media Stand News, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the government to drop all charges against two of the outlet’s former editors-in-chief, who face up to two years in prison for alleged “seditious publications.” Since the enactment of the National Security Law, reporting in Hong Kong

With the new year quickly approaching, the time of goal setting and vision boarding will soon be in full swing. If you are still struggling to figure out what new career goal you want to pursue, don’t worry – our list of fellowships, competitions and grants all with deadlines next month has you covered! Ethical

By Catriona Aitken BBC News Welsh speakers are turning to TikTok to promote the language and teach it to others. The social media platform is helping to connect lovers of the language with new learners. “I think the one thing with TikTok that’s different is the videos are short and sweet. You’re able to engage

The 23rd Edition of the Journalism Awards for Excellence 2021, jointly organized by The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) and the Sri Lanka Press Institute was held on Tuesday, 13 December, 2022 in the Empire Ballroom of the Mt. Lavinia Hotel. The Chief Guest of the event was Sunday Island Editor Mr. Manik de