Tag: press
Jeremy Hunt’s campaign to promote #MediaFreedom is just the start
The risk-bearing nature of journalists’ work continues to be laid bare for all to see. The world witnessed the brazen murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul last October, and still we decry the prolonged imprisonment of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo in Myanmar, writes Daniel Bruce, chief executive in […]
Journalists disappointed: No questions allowed at Mogherini-Abbas press point in Brussels
By Yossi Lempkowicz Journalists who covered the press point by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting Monday evening (26 October) in Brussels left the European External Action Service (EEAS) building with a feeling of disappointment as their weren’t allowed to ask any question after […]
Full transcript of G7 press conference of President Juncker
Full transcript of the G7 press conference of President Juncker
Human Rights Watch says Merkel should press Ukrainian prime minister to ensure Ukrainian forces take ‘all feasible precautions’ to minimize harm to civilians
The demand comes ahead of a meeting on Thursday (8 January) between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk. Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Merkel should stress the need for Ukraine’s defence ministry to issue “clear and specific” orders to troops fighting a Russian-backed insurgency in eastern Ukraine not to use certain explosive […]