0 By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 18, 2018 RSF urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address press freedom violations. Source: MEDIA FEED Share this:FacebookX Abubaker Lubowa HRNJ-Uganda / About Author More posts by HRNJ-Uganda Related Posts Doxxing of journalists is the latest attack on press freedom in Hong Kong (Demo) This statement was originally published on hkja.org.hk on 18 September 2019. Selected members of the Hong Kong press covering the… Share this:FacebookX 0 22 Sep 2019 Australia: ‘Court decision on ABC raid a blow to press freedom’ (Demo) This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 18 February 2020. Australia’s Federal Court rejected the case put forward by… Share this:FacebookX 0 18 Feb 2020 Chile accused of spying on investigative journalist Mauricio Weibel (Demo) This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 15 August 2019. The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern today over… Share this:FacebookX 0 20 Aug 2019 International support for petition to declare Cuba’s Decree-Law 370 unconstitutional (Demo) The undersigned organizations and media outlets support the petition presented on June 8 in Cuba before the National Assembly, the… Share this:FacebookX 0 15 Jun 2020 France: RSF and 13 journalists file complaint about French police violence (Demo) This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 20 December 2019. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 13 journalists who were… Share this:FacebookX 0 21 Dec 2019 – India issues sweeping rule on internet shut-offs (Demo) India's communication ministry issued a rule that allows the government to temporarily shut down internet and telecommunications services in the… Share this:FacebookX 0 02 Sep 2017 – Implementation of the Kremlin's law on "undesirable organisations" reaching farcical proportions (Demo) A court in Moscow fined the Andrei Rylkov Foundation group for involvement with an "undesirable organisation". The charges stem from… Share this:FacebookX 0 16 Nov 2017 – Guatemalan journalist Jerson Xitumul Morales imprisoned after covering protests (Demo) Local officials and mining company employees had harassed journalist Jerson Xitumul Morales since May for his coverage of a fishermen… Share this:FacebookX 0 21 Nov 2017 Turkey: Re-arrest of novelist Ahmet Altan is arbitrary and cruel (Demo) This statement was originally published on article19.org on 20 November 2019. Turkish authorities have re-arrested the internationally-known Turkish novelist Ahmet… Share this:FacebookX 0 20 Nov 2019 Nails in the coffin of a tyrant and the country where everything is satirical (Demo) Scepticism over public inquiry into murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia The big news this month was the announcement that the… Share this:FacebookX 0 30 Sep 2019 UAE: Activist Ahmed Mansoor continues a five-month hunger strike (Demo) This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 8 February 2020. Prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, a member of… Share this:FacebookX 0 11 Feb 2020 MRA accuses Nigeria police force of being manipulated by politician (Demo) This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on 3 September 2019. Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called for the immediate… Share this:FacebookX 0 03 Sep 2019 – Private radio and television stations shut down in Niger for non-payment of taxes (Demo) Several private radio and television stations in Niger have been closed down by the authorities for non-payment of taxes despite… Share this:FacebookX 0 03 Aug 2018 If extradited to the US Julian Assange faces 175 years in jail (Demo) This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 10 September 2020. “If you criminalise news gathering, you are criminalising journalism…. Share this:FacebookX 0 10 Sep 2020 – Religious extremists and politicians undermine artistic freedom in Sri Lanka (Demo) Extremists and politicians targeted a novel, radio drama and stage play for alleged blasphemy. Source: MEDIA FEED Share this:FacebookX 0 02 Sep 2018