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Putin Accuses West Of Openly Persecuting Russian Journalists
The West is openly persecuting Russian journalists, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Monday, days after Moscow banned dozens of US journalists from entering the country.
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"Blunt Attack" On Freedom Of Expression: Amnesty On Pak Internet Suspension
Amnesty International on Thursday described Pakistan's decision to suspend mobile internet services throughout the day as the country held its general elections a "blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
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Technology Industry Allowing 'Deluge' of Misinformation to Drown Out Reliable Information, RSF Says
Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial int...
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UK Says To "Restore Our Freedoms" After Covid Lockdown
Britain's government confirmed Monday it will press ahead with "Freedom Day" next week by lifting most pandemic curbs in England, but urged caution as experts warned that politicians were moving too fast.
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Modi Government Should Practise What It Preaches To World: P Chidambaram On PM's G7 Speech
The government should practise in India what it preaches to the world, Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Monday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on democracy and freedom of thought at a G7 meet.
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World Press Freedom Day: Theme, Key Facts Of This Year's Press Freedom Day
Press Freedom Day 2021: Today is World Press Freedom Day. The theme of this year's World Press Freedom Day is, Information as a Public Good. Every year World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd
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PM Modi Wishes Donald Trump On Independence Day Of US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated US President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the country's 244th Independence Day, saying as the world's largest democracies "we cherish freedom and human enterprise that this day celebrates."
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Opinion: Bharatiya Janata Party Isn't The Only Press Freedom Violator In India
"The day Prime Minister Modi won his historic mandate, he paid homage to the democratic values of India and said "the entire world has to register and recognise India's democratic prowess". I'm not sure what exactly he meant by it when Indian journalists growingly find it difficult to practice their craft."
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Short Of 'Magic Number' To Prove Majority: Spokesperson
Sri Lankan strongman and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa remains short of the 'magic number' 113 required to prove his majority in parliament, his spokesman acknowledged Friday, days ahead of the floor test in the House.
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Free Press Makes For A Stronger Democracy: PM Modi On World Press Freedom Day
Multiplicity of ideas and human expression make us more vibrant as a society and a free press makes for a stronger democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on World Press Freedom Day today.
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Free And Vibrant Press Vital For Democracy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched for a "free and vibrant press" and said it is "vital for democracy". He said this on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.
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Pakistan Acts Against Journalist Whose Report Denied 3 Times By Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan's government has imposed a travel ban on a leading journalist after he sparked an uproar by reporting that civilian officials had clashed with the military over its covert support for militants.
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Egypt Journalists Call Protest Over Police Raid At Syndicate
Egypt's journalist syndicate has called for the dismissal of the interior minister and an immediate sit-in at its headquarters in downtown Cairo to protest the police detention of two journalists on its premises a day earlier.
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California Terror Investigators Can't View NSA Phone Records
The US government's ability to review and analyze five years' worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed just four days earlier when the National Security Agency's controversial mass surveillance program was formally shut down.
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People of Berlin Inspired the World: Barack Obama
Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall some 26 years ago, US President Barack Obama has said the people of Berlin inspired the world.
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Putin Accuses West Of Openly Persecuting Russian Journalists
The West is openly persecuting Russian journalists, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Monday, days after Moscow banned dozens of US journalists from entering the country.
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"Blunt Attack" On Freedom Of Expression: Amnesty On Pak Internet Suspension
Amnesty International on Thursday described Pakistan's decision to suspend mobile internet services throughout the day as the country held its general elections a "blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
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Technology Industry Allowing 'Deluge' of Misinformation to Drown Out Reliable Information, RSF Says
Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial int...
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UK Says To "Restore Our Freedoms" After Covid Lockdown
Britain's government confirmed Monday it will press ahead with "Freedom Day" next week by lifting most pandemic curbs in England, but urged caution as experts warned that politicians were moving too fast.
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Modi Government Should Practise What It Preaches To World: P Chidambaram On PM's G7 Speech
The government should practise in India what it preaches to the world, Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Monday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on democracy and freedom of thought at a G7 meet.
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World Press Freedom Day: Theme, Key Facts Of This Year's Press Freedom Day
Press Freedom Day 2021: Today is World Press Freedom Day. The theme of this year's World Press Freedom Day is, Information as a Public Good. Every year World Press Freedom Day is observed on May 3rd
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PM Modi Wishes Donald Trump On Independence Day Of US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated US President Donald Trump and the people of the United States on the country's 244th Independence Day, saying as the world's largest democracies "we cherish freedom and human enterprise that this day celebrates."
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Opinion: Bharatiya Janata Party Isn't The Only Press Freedom Violator In India
"The day Prime Minister Modi won his historic mandate, he paid homage to the democratic values of India and said "the entire world has to register and recognise India's democratic prowess". I'm not sure what exactly he meant by it when Indian journalists growingly find it difficult to practice their craft."
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Short Of 'Magic Number' To Prove Majority: Spokesperson
Sri Lankan strongman and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa remains short of the 'magic number' 113 required to prove his majority in parliament, his spokesman acknowledged Friday, days ahead of the floor test in the House.
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Free Press Makes For A Stronger Democracy: PM Modi On World Press Freedom Day
Multiplicity of ideas and human expression make us more vibrant as a society and a free press makes for a stronger democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on World Press Freedom Day today.
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Free And Vibrant Press Vital For Democracy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pitched for a "free and vibrant press" and said it is "vital for democracy". He said this on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.
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Pakistan Acts Against Journalist Whose Report Denied 3 Times By Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan's government has imposed a travel ban on a leading journalist after he sparked an uproar by reporting that civilian officials had clashed with the military over its covert support for militants.
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Egypt Journalists Call Protest Over Police Raid At Syndicate
Egypt's journalist syndicate has called for the dismissal of the interior minister and an immediate sit-in at its headquarters in downtown Cairo to protest the police detention of two journalists on its premises a day earlier.
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California Terror Investigators Can't View NSA Phone Records
The US government's ability to review and analyze five years' worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed just four days earlier when the National Security Agency's controversial mass surveillance program was formally shut down.
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People of Berlin Inspired the World: Barack Obama
Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall some 26 years ago, US President Barack Obama has said the people of Berlin inspired the world.
