Photo by Korie Cull on Unsplash International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is being marked with the launch of a new initiative aimed at protecting the media in their work. To mark the international day on 1 November, the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, has launched its new Journalists’ Safety Tracker….
The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections has been awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The EU Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola announced the winners of the 2024 prize in the chamber in Strasbourg on Thursday. This follows a meeting of the Conference of Presidents…
Photo by Kuzzat Altay on Unsplash MEPs in Strasbourg have adopted three resolutions on alleged human rights violations in three countries: Türkiye, China and Iraq. They voiced “deep concern” about the ongoing “deterioration of democratic standards” in Türkiye, and the targeting of independent journalists, activists and opposition members. The sentence against Bülent Mumay…
Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash Pope Francis has talked about “the tragic instances of child abuse” in Belgium. He was speaking on the first full day of an official four-day visit to the country, the first by a Pope for nearly 30 years. A Pope was last in Belgium in 1995 when…
Photo by Allan Wadsworth on Unsplash More than 700 workers “united” on Tuesday in front of the European Parliament, Strasbourg, France, to call upon the EU institutions for urgent action to stop exploitation in subcontracting chains and labour intermediation. The European action organised by the EFBWW (European Federation of Building and Woodworkers), EFFAT…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Media freedom in Italy has been steadily declining in recent years, says a new report. This, it claims, is marked by “unprecedented attacks and violations often initiated by public officials in an attempt to silence critical voices.” The claims are made by the Media Freedom Rapid Response…
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Unsplash The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine has strongly condemned the killing of a British journalist working for the Reuters news agency. It also said the events of the last few days has been “unprecedented” for the media organisation and its representatives in war-torn Ukraine. This…
On 24 August President Zelensky signed Law No. 8371 “On Protecting the Constitutional Order in the Field of Religious Organizations”, aimed at banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) which had been adopted by the Verkhovna Rada four days earlier, writes Willy Fautre. The law will come into effect 30 days after its publication. However, with…
Japan, which on Friday hosted the preparatory proceedings for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), solemnly reiterated its non-recognition of the polisario puppet entity, according to reports from Medi1 T. Japan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fukazawa Yoichi, speaking at the plenary session, affirmed that the intrusion of the polisario at this…
Photo by Lāsma Artmane on Unsplash To mark the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, the Roma Foundation for Europe and its network members co-hosted a series of events to commemorate the estimated 4,300 Roma and Sinti who were murdered there 80 years ago on the night of 2 August 1944. …
