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IPS Director General was invited by UNESCO as a panelist at the World Press Freedom Day 2017 gathering in Jakarta, in the Plenary Session Quality journalism: a public good for just, peaceful and inclusive societies. Left to right: H.E. José Ramos-Horta Former President of Timor-Leste and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Farhana Haque Rahman, Director General, Inter Press Service, Georja Calvin-Smith, Journalist and Presenter Eye on Africa, France 24, Peter Greste, Award-winning Freelance Journalist, Elif Akgul Freedom of Speech Editor, BIAnet, Yosep Adi Prasetyo, Chairman, Dewan Pers (Indonesian Press Council)
Journalist Killings in Sri Lanka Predicated on a Deadly Irony Thalif Deen
The widespread belief in the politically-motivated killings of journalists in Sri Lanka is predicated on a deadly irony: the hidden hand has always been visible, but the fingerprints have gone missing. Lasantha Wickrematunge, the Sri Lankan journalist killed in 2009.The two most widely … MORE > >
Reflections on World Press Freedom Day Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim
This year’s theme for the 2017 World Press Freedom Day “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies” is one of the most important days honouring press freedom. Hanif Hassan Ali Al QassimInevitably, the impact of media has the power to … MORE > >
A Free and Diverse Media is Essential to Protecting Democracy in the 21st Century Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Images of protestors flooding the streets – whether in Caracas, Bucharest, Istanbul or Washington DC – send a powerful message to those in power, especially when they are plastered across newspaper front pages. In far too many countries, the response has been to shut down the space for citizens … MORE > >
The Very Survival of Africa’s Indigenous Peoples ‘Seriously Threatened’ Baher Kamal
The cultures and very survival of indigenous peoples in Africa are seriously threatened. They are ignored, neglected and fall victims of land grabbing and land dispossession caused by extractive industries, agribusiness and other forms of business operations. These are some of the key findings … MORE > >
Caribbean Rolls Out Plans to Reduce Climate Change Hazards Desmond Brown
Climate change remains inextricably linked to the challenges of disaster risk reduction (DRR). And according to the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Robert Glasser, the reduction of greenhouse gases is “the single most urgent global disaster risk … MORE > >
New Generation Rallies to Climate Cause in Trinidad Jewel Fraser
As two environmental activist groups in Trinidad and Tobago powered by young volunteers prepare to ramp up their climate change and sustainability activism, they are also contemplating their own sustainability and how they can become viable over the long-term. IAMovement and New Fire Festival … MORE > >