: Friday, May 7, 2021, 2:30 AM IST
SC has said, in the age of internet, media is free to report on all judicial proceedings, including oral remarks, writes Olav Albuquerque
The apex court bench said there was no substance in the prayer of the EC to restrain the media from reporting court proceedings. âIt is essential to hold the judiciary accountable,â Justice Chandrachud said while observing the Madras high courtâs remarks were a bit âharshâ
The Supreme Court has done a disservice to the high courts and the media by not levying hefty costs on the Election Commission (EC) for filing an absurd petition contrary to law and the peopleâs right to know. While dismissing the EC petition which may be seen as nonsensical, the Dhananjaya Chandrachud-led bench refused to gag the media and said as Madras high courtâs oral remarks were not part of the order, expunging them âdid not ariseâ. The EC had sought expunging the remarks of Madras High Co
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Launched on World Press Freedom Day, BETC s innovative prints raise awareness for journalist Maria Ressa who faces lifetime imprisonment in the Philippines
On World Press Freedom Day 2021, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the #HoldTheLine coalition have launched an innovative campaign of solidarity with journalist Maria Ressa, who faces a possible lifetime in prison in the Philippines. A new website features hundreds of videos from prominent supporters around the world - with a call for public contributions - that will stream on a continuous loop until all charges are dropped against Ressa and the media outlet Rappler.
Prof Adibe Faults Buhari, Lawan’s Statements on ‘Responsible Freedom’
Prof Adibe Faults Buhari, Lawan’s Statements on ‘Responsible Freedom’
Jideofor Adibe, a Professor of Political Science at Nasarawa State University, Keffi and publisher of Adonis & Abbey Publishers, a London and Abuja-based publisher of professional books and peer-reviewed and indexed academic journals, has faulted the remarks by President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan over press freedom in Nigeria.
Buhari, in a statement on World Press Freedom Day by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, while suing for ‘Responsible Freedom,’ urged media professionals to wield freedom responsibly, and without licentiousness.
Over 300 Yemeni Journalists Killed in The War Published May 6th, 2021 - 08:10 GMT
A mourner stands with others showing the face of the murdered Yemeni journalist and AFP contributor Nabil Hasan Al-Qaiti. (AFP/ File Photo)
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The 6 years old war has killed more than 300 Yemeni journalists.
The Yemeni Media Union says more than 300 journalists and correspondents have lost their lives as a result of the devastating military campaign Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies have been waging against the Arab country since 2015.
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The union, in a statement released on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, announced that 337 Yemeni members of the press, including 47 citizen journalists and 290 war correspondents, have been killed in the course of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on their homes and workplaces within the past six years.
World Press Freedom Day: GJA demand justice for slain Ahmed Suale GJA LISTEN
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The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it is frustrated by the lack of progress made in bringing persons who murdered investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein Saule, to book two years after the incident.
Mrs. Linda Asante-Agyei, Vice President of the GJA, who made the statement, said the incident remained a bloat on Ghana s image as a beacon of democracy and a champion of press freedom on the continent.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark this year s World Press Freedom Day in Accra on Tuesday, the GJA Vice President, called on the security apparatus to expedite investigations into the murder to bring the perpetrators to justice and offer respite to the family of the journalist.