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3,000 foreign journalists are working in Ukraine, six have been killed

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The Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Saturday that 3,000 foreign journalists are working in Ukraine but six have been killed, dozens wounded and two kidnapped by Russia since Feb 24. The journalists were killed under various circumstances from shrapnel … Continue reading →

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12 journalists killed in one month, PEC demands justice

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Geneva: Expressing shock over the murder of a record number of 12 journalists in the first month of 2022, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign demands justice and adequatecompensation to the bereaved families. PEC laments that … Continue reading →

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PEC maintains demand for release of all Burmese journalists

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Appreciating the release of three digital media workers in Myanmar recently, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) maintains its demand to the Burmese junta for unconditional release of all detained journalists … Continue reading →

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Burmese junta continues to arrest scribes, PEC condemns military atrocities

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Geneva: As the military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) continue to arrest scribes in the south-east Asian country, the global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns the Burmese junta (also known as … Continue reading →

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PEC demands probe into Chin journalist’s killing

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the killing of Chin journalist Pu Tui Dim by the Burmese military forces and demands a fair probe into the incidentsthat led to his … 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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Burmese photojournalist dies in military custody, PEC deplores

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Freelance photojournalist Ko Soe Naing died lately under the Myanmar military custody and thus the young scribe becomes the first media-victim in the country (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) after the 1 February 2021 military … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Shan journalists jailed in Myanmar, PEC deplores sentences

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Three ethnic Shan journalists along with a civilian were imprisoned for three years recently by a military court in Myanmar for spreading misinformation about the regime in Naypyidaw. Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety … 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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PEC demands unconditional release of all Myanmar journalists

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: As the year approaches its end, Myanmar continues to be an unsafe country for journalists in particular and pro-democracy activists in general. Soon after the military coup on 1 February last, the south-east Asian nation witnessed … Continue reading →

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