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THE SYMBOL OF PRESS FREEDOM!* – Cocorioko

By Paul Kamara Dear Friends, Colleagues! May 3 is observed every year as International Press Freedom Day to remind us of the challenges journalists are faced with everyday in bringing the news to our doorstep. Many lives continue to be lost as ruthless and anti-democratic regimes clamp down on journalists with such brutal force, terror and death; simply bcos the journalist would like to know what’s beneath the Emperor’s clothes. These ruthless regimes have created a culture of silence and fear inorder to perpetually keep their oppressed people in total darkness from their evil and corrupt ways. But despite it all, a defiant and courageous press continues to prove beyond doubt; that truth has the power to shed light on the darkest pits and corners of our world; and so inspite of the contrivance of these monolithic regimes, yet no corner in the world has been left untouched by these journalists who take such steadfast personal risks to bring truth to light the world.

Segenalese journalists stage sit-in protest to mark int l press freedom day

Segenalese journalists stage sit-in protest to mark int l press freedom day Africanews 5 hrs ago © cleared Wahany Sambo Like every 3 May, all over the world, the International Press Freedom Day was celebrated in Senegal on Monday. But unlike in previous years, journalists organised a huge rally in front of the ministry of communication. They held a sit-in to demand more respect for their profession. Secretary General of the Union of information and communication Ahmadou Bamba Kasse said it was to look each other in the eye and convince ourselves once again that we journalists, we members of the media, know how to mobilise .

Senators propose bipartisan bill promoting international press freedom

Senators propose bipartisan bill promoting international press freedom Carly Roman © Provided by Washington Examiner Alert the presses: Bipartisanship is possible, according to Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Kaine, who are working together to promote international freedom of the press. On Friday, the South Carolina Republican and Virginia Democrat introduced the International Press Freedom Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill that would promote global press freedom by creating a coordinator for international press freedom at the State Department, authorize new funding for programs that protect journalists, use existing funds to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crimes against journalists who are overseas, and create a new visa category to allow threatened journalists to come to the United States.

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