Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, June 09, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jun 09 (IPS) – Nothing was more predictable than repression. Merely for holding candles and flowers, people were taken away by Hong Kong’s police. The occasion was the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, 4 June 1989. Hong…
Opinion by Simone Galimberti (kathmandu, nepal) Tuesday, May 30, 2023 Inter Press Service KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 30 (IPS) – There have been an array of proposals to sustain journalism around the world — from tax incentives and subsidies to the idea of allocating 1% of governments’ GDP to a drastically increased…
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin (here pictured with fighters), claims that Bakhmut is now in Moscow’s control. However his claims are disputed by Ukraine. by Fawzia Moodley (johannesburg) Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, May 24 (IPS) – The Wagner group, a shadowy mercenary group that…
by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, May 12, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (IPS) – The world’s news media — both under authoritarian regimes and democratic governments– continue to come under relentless attacks and political harassment. “Freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy and justice. It…
Credit: Victor Drachev/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Friday, May 05, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, May 05 (IPS) – Where will you be in 2040? For Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the answer is: in the Kuksaroy Presidential Palace. That’s the chief consequence of the referendum held in…
Experts say drone journalism, or the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, holds great potential for news-gathering purposes during a volatile environment such as political protests. Photo: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Wednesday, May 03, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, May 03 (IPS) – In a departure from the past, where…
Credit: UNESCO Opinion by Khadija Patel (johannesburg, south africa) Tuesday, May 02, 2023 Inter Press Service 2023 year marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. The UN says three decades have passed since it was proclaimed in 1993, in which “we have seen substantial progress towards achieving a free…
Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Audrey Azoulay (paris) Monday, May 01, 2023 Inter Press Service PARIS, May 01 (IPS) – Freedom of the press is the cornerstone of democratic society. Without a debate of ideas, without verified facts, without diversity of perspectives, democracy is a shadow of itself; and World Press Freedom…
Credit: UNESCO Attribution 3.0 IGO by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, May 01, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 01 (IPS) – The United Nations has consistently been a vociferous advocate of freedom of the press – and, most importantly, the right of journalists to report without fear of reprisals….
Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Sunday, April 30, 2023 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Apr 30 (IPS) – Peak oil was first up, followed by peak gas, gold and others, as if the world was draining natural resources like toilet roll panic buying in a lockdown supermarket. But should…
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