journalists

65 journalists and media workers killed in 2017

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday. Among them were 50 professional reporters, the lowest toll in 14 years. However, the downward trend is due at least in part to journalists giving up working in the world's deadliest spots.Read more

Detained journalists informed Myanmar of filming plans, Turkish broadcaster says

Yangon - Muslimchronicle

Turkey’s state broadcaster said a team of journalists filming a documentary in Myanmar had told the government of their plans before they were detained for attempting to fly a drone near the country’s parliament. The journalists, Lau Hon Meng from Singapore and Mok Choy Lin from Malaysia, have been held since Friday in the capital Naypyitaw, along with their MyanmarRead more

Rights activists express concern over attacks on journalists in Pakistan M. Ishtiaq | Published — Monday 30 October 2017

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Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Human rights activists have expressed concern over attacks on journalists in Pakistan. On Friday, six assailants riding motorcycles attacked and seriously injured investigative journalist Ahmed Noorani in broad daylight on a main road in Islamabad. They pulled him and his driver out of a car, badly beat them then fled the scene. Noorani was hospitalized and is now in aRead more

Bangladesh grants bail to two detained Myanmar journalists

Dhaka - Muslimchronicle

Two journalists from Myanmar, who had been detained in Bangladesh while reporting on the influx of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, have been released on bail, a police official said on Saturday. The journalists, Minzayar Oo and Hkun Lat, were detained in early September in the Cox’s Bazar border region of Bangladesh, where refugees are arriving from Myanmar to escape aRead more

Syria opposition activist, daughter found dead

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

A senior Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter have been found dead at their apartment in Istanbul, the Dogan news agency reported on Friday. Friends raised the alarm after being unable to reach Aroubeh Barakat and her daughter Halla Barakat by telephone, the news agency said. Turkish police then arrived at their apartment in the Uskudar district on theRead more

Kenya's defeated Odinga to take poll dispute to top court

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Defeated Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said Wednesday he has decided to take his claims that the presidential election was rigged to the Supreme Court, after previously refusing to do so. "We have now decided to move to the Supreme Court and lay before the world the making of a computer generated leadership," he told journalists. Read more

VP honors ceremony of awards ceremony of the National Council for Press

Khartoum - SUNA

The Vice President of the Republic Hassabou Mohamed Abdul Rahaman, will on Thursday honor the ceremony of award giving by the National Council for Press and publication to winning journalists for the year 2015-2016 The ceremony will take place in Police House in Buri, Khartoum and is due to be attended by the Minister for Information, Ahmed Bilal Osman andRead more

GIAD Industrial Group agree on Strategic Partnership

Khartoum - SUNA

The General Sudanese Journalists Union and the GIAD Industrial Group have agreed on a strategic partnership for the implementation of the Union investment projects for the provision of the journalist's income-improvement means and facilitation of possessing cars and household furniture installments. This came during the joint meeting Tuesday at GIAD Motor Tower. The Chairman of the General Sudanese Journalists UnionRead more

NUMP's conference to discuss proplems

Casablanca - Jamila Bzioui

The first deputy of the head of Moroccan journalists' Syndicate, Younis Mujahid said, in an interview with Arabs Today, that conference of the National Union of the Moroccan Press (NUMP) is an opportunity for members of the conference to discuss the performance of the current leadership of the union headed by Abdullah Bakali since two years. This came following theRead more

Structure for public advertising to be created

Tunisian - TAP

A public structure for the distribution of advertising and public subscriptions to the various newspapers will soon be created, announced Friday the Prime Ministry. The creation of this structure, which will be placed under the Prime Ministry, was decided after a series of meetings held by the committees responsible for defining the criteria for the granting of public advertising,Read more