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More Burmese scribes imprisoned, PEC denounces military action

Geneva, Switzerland: As the dictators of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) and military courts continue to detain and imprison journalists, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses annoyance over the military junta’s actions. The Geneva-based global media safety & rights body urges the international community to support the Burmese media fraternity at this time of ...

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PEC expresses serious concern over sharp rise in journo-murders

Geneva/Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body is alarmed by the large number of journalists killed in different parts of the world in the first 100days of 2022. Till date 38 journalists have been killed globally since 1 January, which is a sharp rise with over 150% increase compared ...

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PEC condemns killing of scribes in Ukraine

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern and condemns the killing of scribes in Ukraine, who have been reporting from  ground after theRussian invasion, and urges every concerned to respect  freedom of the press. PEC  also criticizes the Taliban, who continues to victimise the Afghan journalists after ...

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PEC condoles demise of Ukraine scribes, appeals to ensure safety of journalists

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, condoles the demise of twoUkrainian journalists in the week of Russia’s aggression to Ukraine and urges the United Nations to recognise their professional services for disseminating authentic information about the ongoing conflicts. PEC also appreciates the restrained role played by the mainstream media outlets ...

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Journalist shot dead in Pakistan, PEC demands justice

Geneva: Expressing grief over the demise of Karachi-based Pakistani television journalist Athar Mateen, the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign insists on a genuine probe into the incident that led to his killing during the morning hours on 18 February 2022. PEC also demands compensation to the bereaved family. Associated with the ...

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Scribe beaten to death, PEC demands punishment to perpetrators

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, demanded stringent punishments to perpetrators of the murder of a young scribe in central India’s State of Uttar Pradesh some days back. Condoling the demise of Sudhir Saini (30), the PEC also urges the UP government in Lucknow to adequately compensate the reporter’s ...

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PEC condoles demise of Odisha scribe Rohit Biswal in blast

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, mourns the demise of a promising Indian scribe in a landmine blast, planted by left-wing rebels in Kalahandi locality of Odisha province. A native of Mohangiri village under Madanpur Rampur area, Rohit Kumar Biswal (40) stepped on the mine on 5 February 2022 ...

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12 journalists killed in one month, PEC demands justice

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 adequate compensation to the bereaved families. PEC laments that another journalist has been cowardly assassinated in  Mexico. The slain journalist is Roberto Toledo, ...

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PEC maintains demand for release of all Burmese journalists

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 in the south-east Asian country.  The military rulers of Myanmar (also known as Burma and Brahmadesh) detained over ...

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Burmese junta continues to arrest scribes, PEC condemns military

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 Tatmadaw) and demands the unconditional release of all 45 journalists still behind the bars since 1 ...

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PEC demands probe into Chin journalist’s killing

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 death. Tui Dim died in the police firing at Matupi locality of Chin State in north-western Myanmar on ...

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Nearly 2000 journalists died of Covid-19 in 94 countries

Geneva: 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 average, announced Friday in Geneva the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC). No continent is spared by the ...