The Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression said she was encouraged by the Government’s plans to reform media laws in line with international standards. However, she was also alarmed by “the toxic public discourse, from politicians or public officials and amplified by tabloids, scapegoating the media, human…
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay was in Ukraine to reaffirm support to the population amid the continuing full-scale Russian invasion, which began on 24 February last year. She visited the capital, Kyiv, and the cities of Odessa and Chernihiv, during the two-day mission, which concluded on Wednesday. Pillar of peace …
The Abortion Dream Team (from left to right Natalia Broniarczyk, Justyna Wydrzynska, Kinga Jelinska) outside the Warsaw court after Wydrzynska’s conviction. Credit: Abortion Dream Team by Ed Holt (bratislava) Wednesday, April 05, 2023 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Apr 05 (IPS) – “People want the abortion laws here liberalised. Society has changed;…
Manfred Profazi, who is based in Vienna, Austria, has been touring some of the regions in Ukraine which have been most seriously affected by over 13 months of conflict following Russia’s full-scale invasion. He has told UN News what he’s been seeing across the devastated country and how IOM has…
Opinion by Elisabeth Vallet (quebec, canada) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Inter Press Service QUEBEC, Canada, Mar 29 (IPS) – In the wake of Finland’s announcement last fall that it will build a barrier along its border with Russia, the discussions surrounding the European Council meeting of 9 February 2023 confirmed that…
Pinar Selek, a Turkish writer, is the victim of one of the most Kafkaesque trials in Turkey’s history. Credit: Juantxo Egaña/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (biarritz, france) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service BIARRITZ, France, Mar 23 (IPS) – The woman we’re meeting in a house on the outskirts of Biarritz…
Black Sea Grain Initiative has been renewed – for now. Credit: Ihor Oinua/Unsplash by Alexander Kozul-Wright (geneva) Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Inter Press Service GENEVA, Mar 22 (IPS) – Given the complex interplay between geopolitics and financial markets, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sent shockwaves across the global economy….
Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, has been attracting hundreds of thousands of Russians since the war in Ukraine started in February 2022. The city is a favored destination where Russians can still travel visa-free. by IPS Correspondent (tbilisi) Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Inter Press Service TBILISI, Mar 21 (IPS) – Since the war…
The announcement was made in a Note to Correspondents, released by the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Saturday, which emphasized that the Initiative allows for the “facilitation of the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.” Following the invasion…
Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, March 17, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Mar 17 (IPS) – Georgian civil society can breathe a sigh of relief. A proposed repressive law that would have severely worsened the space for activism has been shelved – for now. But the need for vigilance remains….
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