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Shelters for migrants are filling up across Germany as attitudes toward the newcomers harden

Bennington Banner 28 Sep 2023

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Nominees for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards – Journalism

X Index 22 Sep 2023

Bilan Media (Somalia). Bilan Media is Somalia’s first women-only media organisation and newsroom, which aims to challenge gendered threats against women in journalism, as well as covering under-reported issues ... As a career for women in Somalia, journalism is considered to be “the bottom of the pile”.

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Shortlists announced for the 2023 Freedom of Expression Awards

X Index 22 Sep 2023

And the shortlisted candidates for the Journalism award are Bilan Media, Somalia’s first women-only media organisation and newsroom; Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of the Indian fact-checking platform Alt News which has led to threats after challenging misinformation; and Afghan ...

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Full text: The Report on Origins, Facts and Perils of U.S. Military Hegemony (3)

People Daily 08 Sep 2023

Chapter III. Perils of U.S. Military Hegemony. In 1901, U.S ... Numerous facts have proved that U.S ... According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, headquartered in London, U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen have killed between 910 and 2,200 civilians, including 283 to 454 children, from February 2004 to February 2020 ... U.S.

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With Drone Strike, the Occupied West Bank Could Turn Into War-Ravaged Gaza

Scheerpost 09 Jul 2023

Support our Independent Journalism — Donate Today! ... According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, U.S. drone strikes in Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Pakistan killed between 910-2,200 civilians from 2010-2020 ... drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia resulted in 35 ...

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CPJ marks World Press Freedom Day

CPJ 05 May 2023

AMA with CPJ’s Jodie Ginsberg and Wall Street Journal about Evan Gershkovich — Read the Q&A on Reddit ... Despite abuse and sexism, women journalists in Somalia are fighting back to do their job — Maurice Oniang’o, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

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Hong Kong ranks 140th in world press freedom rankings, trailing behind Singapore, Rwanda

Hong Kong Standard 03 May 2023

The rankings, released on Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders on World Press Freedom Day, saw the situation in Hong Kong, along with 41 other regions, labeled as “difficult” in terms of the environment for journalism ... The regions included Mexico, Singapore, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, and Cambodia.

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Reactionaries and Progressives Jointly Call For U.S. Military to Leave Somalia

The Intercept 27 Apr 2023

troops from Somalia, just months after the Biden administration sent them back there, is expected to garner support from far-right Republicans and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus when it comes up for a scheduled vote on Thursday ... Fearless journalism ... “None of these requirements are met in the current situation in Somalia.

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GOOD NEWS: SRSU’s student newspaper wins statewide awards

Odessa American 12 Apr 2023

Advisor Sidney Balman, Jr ... The Bridge Between Journalism and Fiction .”. Balman, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, covered wars in the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, and later traveled with U.S ... He serves as the Writer in Residence at SRSU, and teaches journalism, creative writing and communications courses ... ....

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It’s dangerous being a female journalist in Somalia. But, one year on, we are still shining our light

The Observer 11 Apr 2023

Being a journalist in Somalia is a dangerous business, especially if you are a woman ... One of the most difficult subjects I have tackled is female drug addiction in Somalia ... ‘Journalism is my calling’ ... I told him I could not stop, that journalism was my calling ... Unlike other female media workers in Somalia, we do all our journalism from start to finish.

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A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died last year amid Somalia's historic drought, ...

The Berkshire Eagle 20 Mar 2023

... year amid Somalia's historic drought, half of them children ... Quality local journalism needs your support.

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In Somalia, Women Journalists Are Changing the Narrative

Beijing News 02 Mar 2023

But when it came to pursuing a career in journalism - a male-dominated profession in Somalia - her father was against it ... That's a problem common among Somalia's female journalists, many of whom defy family and societal expectations to do work that they believe is integral to their nation's future.

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Somali Journalist Freed in Surprise Move Hours After Conviction

Voa News 14 Feb 2023

... in Somalia," he added.� ... "Continuing his prosecution not only casts a chilling effect on media freedom and journalism, but it also significantly contributes to the closing civic space in the country," they said in a joint letter to Somalia's attorney general in December.��.

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Rwanda: Ensure Independent Investigation into John Williams Ntwali’s Death

Human Rights Watch 31 Jan 2023

Al Khatim Adlan Centre for Enlightenment and Human Development (Sudan) Amnesty International Article 19 Eastern Africa Association Des Journalistes Indépendants Du Bénin Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia Baraza Media Lab (Kenya) Bloggers Association of Kenya Botswana ...

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US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia

The Berkshire Eagle 26 Jan 2023

special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, the Biden administration announced Thursday ... Al-Sudani had originally been designated the Treasury Department in 2012 for his role with al-Shabab, another terrorist organization operating in Somalia.