In a world already fractured by disinformation and rising authoritarianism, Russia’s latest crackdown on journalists is a chilling escalation.
The Asansol Durgapur Development Authority today handed over the newly-built Durgapur Press Club building to the working journalists of Durgapur.
Tension escalated at the Guwahati Press Club as journalists staged a protest against the arrest of senior journalist Dilwar Hussain Mazumdar. Mazumdar was detained after questioning Assam Cooperative Apex Bank’s Managing Director, Dambaru Saikia, during a protest against alleged financial irregularities in the institution.
The decision to withdraw the decision came in the wake of journalists boycotting the House proceedings.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday stated that the Ukrainian security forces have captured two North Korean military personnel in the Kursk region amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Venediktova said besides the 12 victims, there were 10 other journalists who "have received injuries of varying severity", Ukayinska Pravda reported.
A statement issued on behalf of the administration read; "In view of the unpleasant developments and dissensions between various groups of journalists, it has been decided that the allotment of the premises at Polo View in view of the now deregistered Kashmir Press Club be cancelled and control of land and buildings situated at Polo View Srinagar which belongs to the Estates Department be reverted back to the said Department".
The Foundation has assessed the lives of Afghan journalists in the past one and a half months and found that they are living the worst life due to the fragile economic situation.
The 2021 press freedom index released recently by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) makes for grim reading. The report reveals that 488 journalists were detained in 2021 – an increase of 20 per cent compared to the previous year – while a total of 46 were killed and 65 held hostage. Of those detained, 60 were women (33 per cent higher than 2020).
The journalists' advocate groups in Afghanistan say that Kam Air has committed a crime by stealing the identity of journalists and asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to bring to justice the culprits, Khaama Press reported
