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Two young Asian scribes killed; PEC condoles their demise

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condoles the sad demise of two young journalists in India and Afghanistan within 24 hours and urges the concerned authorities to probe the developments that led to their untimely deaths, and subsequently to book the perpetrators to justice.It may be mentioned that a ...

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PEC endorses demand of Cambodian CSOs for ensuring safety to journalists

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign, the global safety and media rights body, endorses the statement of Cambodian civil society organizations (CSO) on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (2 November 2021) for ensuring safety and security to all working journalists in the south-east Asian country and urged the Cambodian government ...

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PEC demands justice to victim journalists on the impunity day

Geneva:  On the impending occasion of United Nation’s impunity day on crimes against journalists, the Geneva-based media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) raises demands for justice to all victim scribes around the world. The PEC (https://pressemblem.ch/pec-news.shtml) opines that the observation on the particular day will be fruitful only if the culprits-who killed, ...

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PEC laments the shrinking space for press freedom in Afghanistan

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva based Global Media rights body, laments over missing of newspapers from the stands across Afghanistan as most of the media managements shifted toon line space after the arrival of Taliban forces in the capital city of Kabul. Expressing serious concern on the growing security threats for professional journalists ...

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PPFA reiterates demand to revitalize Hinglaj temple in Baluchistan

Guwahati: As Durga Puja (also known as  Durgotsav or Sharodotsav) is set to begin next month (11-15 October 2021), a northeast India-based forum of nationalist citizens reiterates its demand to revitalize the Hinglaj Mata Mandir, a Shakti Peeth located in Baluchistan, which has mythological connections with Kamrup Kamakhya legends. Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) in a ...

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PEC urges UNHRC to initiate for release of Burmese journalists

Geneva: Expressing concern over the recent arrest of three more journalists by the military rulers of Myanmar, the Switzerland based global media rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) calls upon the UN Human Rights Council meeting now in progress at Geneva to condemn the military junta and initiate for release of over 50 scribes along ...

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PEC condoles demise of Afghan scribe Fahim Dashty

Geneva/Guwahati:  Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland-based global media safety body, expressed condolences over the death of prominent Afghan journalist Fahim Dashty, who fell prey to clashes erupted between the Taliban fighters and the national resistance force in Panshir valley on 5 September 2021. Associated with Kabul Weekly newspaper, Fahim was lately working as a ...

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Covid-19 killing journalists globally

Guwahati: The list of journalists dying from Covid-19 is still growing, where more than 1,754 media workers have succumbed to the novel corona virus in 80 countries during the last 18 months, said the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) on Thursday in the picturesque Swiss city.Given the new variants, PEC ...

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Russia launches its own Internet, wants sovereignty on internet

Russia wants to protect itself against cyber attacks with a controversial Internet law that came into force today. Critics believe this law is an extension of state control. But implementation is still lagging behind. Russia wants sovereignty on internet. In other words, Russia wants to be independent on the World Wide Web and set up ...

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Researchers demand ban on filter cigarettes

London: Around ten billion cigarette filters  are thrown away worldwide every day. The filters in particular are growing plastic garbage problem. Experts demand that they should be banned as a measure in the fight against plastic waste. Researchers say filters have no health benefits anyway. They can be found on sidewalks, on beaches, in track ...

Eric Wehner

Germany occupies leading position in Well-Being Ranking

Warsaw:  Germany is one of the world’s top countries inwell-being ranking of its population. Among 143 countries, Germany currently ranks twelfth, according to a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). “Germany is above the EU average in all areas,” said Matthias Tauber, head of BCG Germany. The Consulting Group examined how states performed in ...

Eric Wehner

Over 70,000 innocent children forced into displacement in Syria

Warsaw: Displacement in Syria has been a heart-wrenching consequence of the ongoing civil war that has ravaged the nation for years. Millions of innocent civilians, including children, have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety and shelter. Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has begun to withdraw from the northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic ...