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Freedom Of The Press: We Need To Treat Our Journalists Better, Youth Ki Awaaz

Youth Ki Awaaz 09 August 2020 By Kalyani Singh in Media, Politics “Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.”- Thomas Jefferson Media plays a pivotal role in democracy. It is considered the fourth pillar in democracy because it works as a messenger between government and unheard voices. The press […]

Stop criminalising free speech, protect journalism: PUCL, The Week

The Week By Puja Awasthi, June 23, 2020 The Peoples’ Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has issued a statement demanding that criminalising free speech should be stopped and journalism should be protected. The statement draws attention to many journalists facing police complaints under various laws, including the Disaster Management Act, SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, […]

Is the Commonwealth’s relevance fading?

Al Jazeera Published on October 30, 2010 Facing several serious human rights issues, the Commonwealth is under pressure to reform or become irrelevant. Commonwealth leaders met in Perth, Australia to discuss ideas meant to keep the organisation relevant and active. Controversially, however, leaders have failed to endorse a report put forward by an Eminent Persons […]