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In October you addressed the European Broadcast Union and stated:
“Press Freedom is a pillar of democracy. When journalists are targeted, all of society pays the price. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees the right to freedom of opinion and expression to all.
I wish to assure you of my strong commitment to defend those rights and, at a time when journalists face growing harassment and attacks in so many parts of the world, to ensure that journalists have the safety and civic space to carry out your essential mission.”
It is this spirit that I write to you today. On Saturday 12 December, a member of the UN General Assembly and a signatory of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the Islamic Republic of Iran, executed a journalist in cold blood, Ruhollah Zam. His apparent crime was “Corruption on Earth”, or rather being a leading dissident against the Government.[.]
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The winner of the international children’s song contest Junior Eurovision-2020 will be announced on Sunday, November 29. Voting for participants will begin on November 28 at 1:00 a.m. Everyone has the opportunity to pick their favorites from three countries. The voting is available on the official website of the competition. Kazakhstan takes part in the contest for the third year in a row. This became possible due to Khabar Agency’s becoming an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union. This time, a young singer Karakat Bashanova will represent our country. She paved her way to the final and will perform the song “Forever.” The author is a famous composer Khamit Shangaliev. He also wrote Yerzhan Maxim’s triumphant song “Armanynnan Kalma.” The final, which will be held online, will be broadcast live on Khabar TV channel.
Liz Corbin: ‘24 Hours for the Future of Journalism’ Speech
Liz Corbin, EBU Head of News, delivers a keynote address to ‘24 Hours for the Future of Journalism’, a Constructive Journalism Institute conference:
HOPE
There’s a phrase in English football which says “It’s the hope that kills you”. It means it’s better not to hope that your team will win because, when they’re defeated, it makes it that much harder to bear.
But what is life without hope? Certainly, no-one would follow a football team if there was really no hope at all of victory.
Having lived through 2020, perhaps now you might be tempted to agree that those who had fewer hopes for this year were spared the depth of the disappointments. Hopes of travels, hopes of time together with our families and friends, hopes for new adventures, hopes for good health.