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Ukhrul journalist harassed by 24 AR subedar; journalist body condemns

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Ukhrul: The Ukhrul District Working Journalist Association (UDWJA) expressed strong resentment against the 24 Assam Rifles, COB at Ramva, Ukhrul District, Manipur whereby one of the active members of UDWJA was unnecessarily harassed by subedar Kamla Pati Joshi of 24 … Continue reading →

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PEC condemns continued harassment to scribes in Myanmar

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Nava Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns the continued arrest and imprisonment of journalists in Myanmar, and urges the military authority to release all media persons detained, arrested or imprisoned in fake cases across the southeast Asian nation. The … Continue reading →

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Assam journos in scam, many emerge as saviours

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Nava J Thakuria IF SOME EDITOR-JOURNALISTS are allegedly involved in a financial scam, shouldn’t the people get an opportunity to identify them? As the mainstream newspapers and news channels of Assam are avoiding the issue in their coverage, how come … Continue reading →

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Nearly 2000 journalists died with Covid-19 in 94 countries

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Geneva (PEC): Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries since March 2020. Last year, in 2021, at least 1400 media workers succumbed to the virus, that is to say 116 par month or some 4 per day on … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan followed by Mexico, Pakistan, India emerge dangerous for journalists in 2021

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva/Guwahati: Afghanistan and Mexico are the most dangerous countries for media work this year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in its annual report in Geneva on Thursday in view of Human Rights Day. Since 1 January, … Continue reading →

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Global award to north-eastern journalist, Nava Thakuria

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Guwahati: The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) rewards senior journalist Nava Thakuria, a resident of northeast India, for his relentless initiatives to safeguard the rights of media persons in thesouth Asian country and also defending the press freedom in the … Continue reading →

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IJU expresses concern over militant’s intimidation to Guwahati editor

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Nava J Thakuria Hyderabad: Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern over the intimidation of banned separatist outfit United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) to a Guwahati-based news channel editor for his views on three youths’ departure to join the … Continue reading →

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IJU urges State governments to pay compensation to corona-victims

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Nava J Thakuria Hyderabad: Indian Journalists Union (IJU), while appealing to the Union government to declare working journalists as frontline warriors, urges all States and Union territories to separately announce compensations to the families of corona-media victims. The national union … Continue reading →

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Peter Adani Elected as President of Manipur Hills Journalists’ Union, 2021-24

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Senapati: The 6th edition of the Presidential election of the Manipur Hills Journalists’ Union (MHJU) was held today at Press Club, Imphal. Representatives from different hill districts of the state including Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Senapati and Ukhrul were present during the … Continue reading →

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