Category Archives: World

Journalist found dead in Bangladesh, PEC demands authentic probe

Posted on July 11, 2022 - 2:45pm by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Journalists continue to be the victim of violence in Bangladesh as the police recovered a partially decomposed body of Hashibur Rahaman Rubel on 7 July 2022. The young scribe went missing five days back and his … Continue reading →

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PEC demands action against Bangladesh scribe killers

Posted on June 18, 2022 - 11:04am by UT News Service
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Nava J Thakuria Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the globalmedia safety and rights body, expresses concern over the police inaction to nab the killers of Dhaka-based television journalist Abdul Bari, who was found dead on the bank of Hatirjheel lake in … Continue reading →

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Failure to recognise indigenous rights will derail achievement of global climate pledges: case studies from Asia: AIPP

Posted on June 7, 2022 - 5:23pm by UT Desk
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A NEW STUDY reveals that Nationally Determined Contributions, a cornerstone of the international framework aimed at addressing climate change, are likely to fail unless indigenous peoples’ rights to their land, forests, waters and territorial management are included. As representatives of … Continue reading →

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GNF speak up at UN forum on AFSPA, Indo-Naga political issue, Oting killings & human rights protections

Posted on April 27, 2022 - 11:54am by UT Desk
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New York: The following is the oral presentation and the written statement submitted by the Global Naga Forum (GNF) at the 21st session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) at the United Nations Headquarters, New York … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 20, 2022 - 11:01am by UT News Service
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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

Posted on February 1, 2022 - 8:33pm by UT News Service
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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

Posted on January 28, 2022 - 4:32pm by UT News Service
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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

Posted on January 21, 2022 - 3:35pm by UT News Service
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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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Nearly 2000 journalists died with Covid-19 in 94 countries

Posted on January 7, 2022 - 4:29pm by UT News Service
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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

Posted on December 9, 2021 - 11:24am by UT News Service
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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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