0 By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 19, 2018 More than 50 journalists and bloggers are currently imprisoned in China. Source: MEDIA FEED Share this:FacebookX Abubaker Lubowa HRNJ-Uganda / About Author More posts by HRNJ-Uganda Related Posts Open letter concerning PACE draft report on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination (Demo) This statement was originally published on ecpmf.eu on 28 May 2019. 28 May 2019 Dear Ms Cutajar, Mr Mallia, and… Share this:FacebookX 0 28 May 2019 – Egyptian and Iranian activists' relatives targeted, Bahrain advocacy, Israel continues arresting Palestinian journalists (Demo) Egypt continues to implement new laws to crack down on dissent; Iran persecutes environmentalists and religious minorities; Israel attacks Palestinian… Share this:FacebookX 0 06 Sep 2018 On Israeli social networks, racism against Arabs and Palestinians is on the rise (Demo) This statement was originally published on 7amleh.org on 27 February 2020. The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media,… Share this:FacebookX 0 28 Feb 2020 Glenn Greenwald, “Intercept Brasil” staff threatened after publishing corruption investigation (Demo) This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 18 June 2019. The founder, editor, and other members of the The… Share this:FacebookX 0 20 Jun 2019 Astonishing arrest of Somali soldiers for mistreating journalists (Demo) The arrest of 2 Somalian soldiers on charges of torturing and threatening two reporters, will go a long way in… Share this:FacebookX 0 01 Apr 2019 – Two years after Charlie, a tribute to persecuted cartoonists (Demo) On the second anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack at "Charlie Hebdo" magazine's office, a joint statement remembers lost colleagues… Share this:FacebookX 0 06 Jan 2017 – Yemeni writer Yahya al-Jubaihi previously facing death sentence, now released (Demo) PEN International welcomes news of the release of prominent Yemeni journalist and writer Mohammad Yahya al-Jubaihi, who was recently pardoned… Share this:FacebookX 0 23 Oct 2017 – Defiant cartoonists, detained foreign journalists, and 'recalcitrant' activists: December in Asia-Pacific (Demo) While we welcomed the release from Manus Island of award winning cartoonist Eaten Fish in December, the month also featured… Share this:FacebookX 0 05 Jan 2018 – Outrage in Japan after popular TV program "Tunnels" ridicules LGBTQI+ community (Demo) The revival broadcast of a popular Japanese television show in the 1980s featuring offensive stereotypes of gay men generated public… Share this:FacebookX 0 05 Oct 2017 – Russian authorities detain children as well as leaders in crackdown on protests (Demo) Approximately 1,600 people were detained during 5 May anti-Putin protests, including 158 children. Source: MEDIA FEED Share this:FacebookX 0 23 May 2018 Maxence Melo refuses to disclose identities of whistleblowers and pays fine for conviction (Demo) This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 9 April 2020. In response to a Tanzanian court’s conviction yesterday of… Share this:FacebookX 0 15 Apr 2020 – Bangladesh parliament passes draconian Digital Security Act (Demo) The Digital Security Act has provisions curtailing freedom of expression and independent journalism. Source: MEDIA FEED Share this:FacebookX 0 22 Sep 2018 Iran: Political dissent met with violent repression and lethal consequences (Demo) This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 14 January 2020. Iranian authorities intensified their crackdown during 2019 against protests… Share this:FacebookX 0 16 Jan 2020 – Mob attacks Lebanese TV station Al-Jadeed (Demo) A crowd of approximately 300 people, some waving flags of the Lebanese political party Amal, surrounded Al-Jadeed's office in Beirut… Share this:FacebookX 0 16 Feb 2017 AFEX reminds African leaders of possibility to chart new course around FoE (Demo) Against the backdrop of World Press Freedom Day commemorations in Ethiopia this year, the AFEX network is reminding African governments… Share this:FacebookX 0 01 May 2019