PRESS FREEDOM
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Politics
Historic drop in number of murdered journalists, record incarcerations
By Luis Miguel Pascual Paris, Dec 16 (EFE) .- Some 46 journalists were killed in 2021, according to the annual…
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Politics
Pakistan urged to stop attacks on journalists
Islamabad, June 3 (EFE).- Several international rights organizations Thursday expressed concern over attacks on journalists critical of the government in…
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Detained anti-graft woman journalist gets bail in Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 23 (EFE).- A Bangladesh court on Sunday granted bail to a female investigative reporter a week after she…
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Business & Economy
Gabriela Cañas: ‘Scarcity is biggest threat to press freedom’
Alida Juliani Madrid, May 1 (EFE).- Wherever there is freedom of the press in the world, “scarcity is its greatest…
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Politics
Watchdog finds journalism not free in three-quarters of 180 surveyed nations
Paris, Apr 20 (EFE).- Journalism is “completely or partly blocked” in nearly three-quarters of the 180 countries surveyed for the…
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Politics
Amal Clooney denounces ‘legal charade’ against Filipino journalist Maria Ressa
Bangkok, Jan 19 (efe-epa).- Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has decried the “legal charade” by the Philippines government to silence…
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Politics
Watchdog says 50 journalists killed in 2020, majority in countries not at war
By Maria D. Valderrama Paris, Dec 29 (efe-epa).- A total of 50 journalists were killed in connection with their work…
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Politics
Vietnam cracks down on online journalism to curb dissent
By Eric San Juan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Oct 9 (efe-epa).- The arrest of a prominent journalist has brought…
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Politics
Amnesty flags persecution of media in Bangladesh under digital security law
Dhaka, Oct 8 (efe-epa).- Rights watchdog Amnesty International on Thursday alleged that Bangladesh had intensified persecution of independent media and…
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Politics
Filipino journalist shot dead in 17th such killing in Duterte rule
Manila, Sep 15 (efe-epa).- The assassination of Philippine journalist Jobert Bercasio on Monday night in the central city of Sorsogon…
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