No Lasting Peace in Afghanistan if Media Under Threat: Report
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Center for the Protection of Afghan Women Journalists (CPAWJ) sounded the alarm about the plight of the media and the future for journalism in Afghanistan. The press freedom situation is disastrous in Afghanistan 14 months after the Taliban and United States signed a peace accord on 29 February 2020, and eight months after the Taliban and Afghan government began peace talks, the report said.
At least 20 journalists and media workers have been the victims of targeted attacks in the past six months, and eight, including four women, have been killed. Around 30 others have received death threats in connection with their journalistic work, according to the watchdog organizations.
Duterte calls for protection of press from threats, intimidation
Published May 3, 2021 12:22pm President Rodrigo Duterte has called for protection for journalists against threats and intimidation to mark World Press Freedom Day. “This year s theme affirms the nature of news and information as a public good that must be utilized effectively to achieve their intended benefits. Moreover, the messenger itself, the press, must be protected from all forms of threat and intimidation so that they may fully serve the best interest of our people,” the President said in a statement issued Monday. “Let us continue to use the power of communication in nation-building and ensure the integrity and safety of the press. Together, let us nurture a better informed citizenry and realize a brighter future for everyone,” he added.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over what he calls the growing number of attacks and intimidation of journalists on social media.
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Ramaphosa says it is particularly harmful when directed at female journalists accompanied by threats of sexual violence.
Monday marks World Press Freedom Day.
“Such intimidation is totally unacceptable but is particularly harmful when it is directed at female journalists and is occasionally accompanied by threats of sexual violence. This is a matter of great concern and cannot be allowed,” Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly newsletter.
At the same time, Ramaphosa said he takes comfort in the fact that South Africa still honours freedom of the media.
Support, don’t hinder media – Ramaphosa
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Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to continue to safeguard the country’s media freedom, as the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, on Monday.
Celebrated on May 3 annually, World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993, following the adoption of a recommendation at the 26th session of Unesco s general conference in 1991.
Curbed freedoms: A timeline of press suppression in Malaysia
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When the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government came into power in February last year, its new Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah had expressed the government s commitment to upholding press freedom.
However, within 14 months, multiple probes against media outlets as well as the 2021 World Press Freedom Index in which Malaysia fell by 18 spots to number 119 have indicated that the country has a long way to go when it comes to press freedom.
Amid the ongoing battle against the pandemic, and the media’s relentless effort to keep the readers well-informed, outlets not considered “official media” were also not allowed to cover certain pertinent press conferences and events.