Gambia Abuses Human Rights by Detaining Journalists: UN
The United Nations (UN) human rights agency said Tuesday it is concerned that two weeks after their detention, two Gambian journalists continue to be held incommunicado, with no access to…
UN Hosts Training Programme for Palestinian Journalists
Nine Palestinian journalists from broadcast, print and online media will participate in a training programme organized by the UN Department of Public Information, from 7 November to 8 December. The…
‘End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’
Over the past decade, according to the United Nations (UN), more than 800 journalists have been killed for bringing news and information to the public. Worryingly, the UN says, only…
UNESCO Demands Safety of Journalists in Iraq
Kurdistan TV cameraman Mustafa Saeed was killed on 14 August while covering fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on Thursday urged measures to…
UN Deplores Crackdown on Journalists in Turkey
Two top media freedom experts of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) condemned Thursday the ongoing crackdown on journalists and the media launched…
Journalists Covering Pu Zhiqiang Trial Attacked in China
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) has condemned the violence against overseas media by the Chinese authorities in an effort to block reporting of the trial of rights lawyer…