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October 29, 2022
Pakistani journalist’s murder exposes the military’s authoritarian rule
topic: Transparency and Corruption
by: Shadi Khan Saif
The suspicious murder of Arshad Sharif in Kenya has sparked protests across Pakistan against the military establishment's tight control of the press.
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September 15, 2022
To protect democracy, we must protect independent journalism
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Katarina Panić
On World Democracy Day, we reflect on the harassment of journalists around the world, even by members of the media, which endangers democracy.
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August 30, 2022
Will Latin America overcome its persistent corruption?
topic: Transparency and Corruption
by: Ellen Nemitz
Plagued by election scandals and embezzlement cases, Latin American democracies suffer from high levels of corruption that have yet to be challenged.
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August 20, 2022
Press freedom is in crisis in the world's largest democracy
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Hanan Zaffar
Recent crackdowns on dissident journalists has raised alarms about freedom of expression in India.
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March 25, 2022
Afghan media forced into silence
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Shadi Khan Saif
The Taliban has stifled Afghanistan's press, punishing dissenters or outspoken journalists.
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November 30, 2021
Media censorship in Bosnia just got a lot scarier
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Katarina Panić
New tactics used by Bosnian politicians to silence the media could, quite literally, change history.
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November 19, 2021
Exiled Afghan journalists require a platform and support
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Shadi Khan Saif
As the Taliban cracks down on Afghan media and journalists, the exiled journalists require fostering and aid from the international community.
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November 02, 2021
Crimes against journalists weaken democracy and remain mostly unpunished
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Ellen Nemitz
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we reflect on the dangers that journalists face, especially in Latin America.
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October 15, 2021
The cycles of generational conflict in Afghanistan
topic: Political violence
by: Shadi Khan Saif
Decades of international and regional conflicts in Afghanistan have left destitute Afghans with generational traumas and limited rights.
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October 13, 2021
Nobel Prize shows the ultimate price for Russian journalists: their lives
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Andrew Getto
The Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov highlights the high price other dissenting reporters have had to give: their lives.
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October 02, 2021
India’s democratic decline demands international scrutiny
topic: Democracy
by: Tish Sanghera
With the BJP-led government's infringements on press freedom and its islamophobic policies, the Western world must speak up and act to preserve a threatened
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September 25, 2021
India’s government suppresses criticism with tax raids
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Tish Sanghera
The Indian government has resorted to accusing journalists and social activists of tax fraud for speaking out about human rights infringements
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September 03, 2021
Taliban must respect freedom of press and women’s rights
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Shadi Khan Saif
As the military group sets up its government, the International community must ensure the Taliban respects democratic freedoms.
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August 25, 2021
Russian government requires journalists to register as foreign agents
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Andrew Getto
A vague policy in Russia requires journalists receiving funding from abroad to register as foreign agents
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July 20, 2021
Will Cubans’ voices finally be heard?
topic: Democracy
by: Ellen Nemitz
The protests sparked on 11 July in Cuba could spell the end of authoritarianism in the island nation.
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April 02, 2021
Why isn’t Taliban ceasing hostilities in Afghanistan?
topic: Peace and Reconciliation
by: Shadi Khan Saif
Afghans have a legitimate question to ask: why can’t there be a ceasefire during the ongoing peace negotiations?
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