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Free Jailed Journalist Dhondup Wangchen
The situation in Tibet is deteriorating, and Chinese authorities are working hard to keep it from the international spotlight. International journalists are barred, except on government-controlled tours. Independent coverage of ethnic tensions in the region is quickly censored in the Chinese media.
Free Jailed Journalist Azimjon Askarov | Свободу заключённому журналисту Азимжону Аскарову
Azimjon Askarov, an ethnic Uzbek from southern Kyrgyzstan, is an investigative journalist and human rights activist who exposed systematic human rights abuses by Kyrgyz police and prosecutors—including the fabrication of criminal cases against critics, arbitrary detentions, and the torture, rape,
How many journalists have been killed worldwide since 1992?
CPJ began compiling detailed records on all journalist deaths in 1992. CPJ staff members independently investigate and verify the circumstances behind each death. CPJ considers a case work-related only when its staff is reasonably certain that a journalist was killed in direct reprisal for his or
How many journalists were in jail worldwide as of December 1, 2011?
CPJ believes that journalists should not be imprisoned for doing their jobs. The organization has sent letters expressing its serious concerns to each country that has imprisoned a journalist. Each year, CPJ publishes its annual census of imprisoned journalists. Did you see our most recent census?
Why is this campaign important to you?
I am a journalist from Iraq.. I live in city of Mosul whom has lost 48 journalist since 2003 until present day.. the last one was before 3 months ago whom had been killed inside his house on the sight of his mother, father and wife with her tow kids.. his wife who was carrying one of his kids was enough to be shot wounded on only one scream the women called for help.. we call international society to take a real measurements in our case.
i think you live over the seas
In USA so far .
A journalist myself, I can see the thin line between the rights we have and what might be...
Thank you for your service.
Freedom, that is the way to the real democracy..and journalists are the link between people.
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A journalist should be able to bring to light, the inhuman treatment of others and be allowed to freely expose what horrors some peoples suffer, (sometimes at the hands of their own government) so that others around the globe can be made aware and the entire global community can speak out and end the suffering and murders of innocents. Its what keeps the world informed and exposes the violence that some leaders use to keep their people, oppressed, afraid and barely able to survive. If not...
…A journalist should be able to bring to light, the inhuman treatment of others and be allowed to freely expose what horrors some peoples suffer, (sometimes at the hands of their own government) so that others around the globe can be made aware and the entire global community can speak out and end the suffering and murders of innocents. Its what keeps the world informed and exposes the violence that some leaders use to keep their people, oppressed, afraid and barely able to survive. If not for a safe, free press the atrocities that are committed would never be known journalist must be protected and safe to keep telling the world what needs to be told.
The fact is that people wanto to hide and reveal the truth at the same time. And journalists are the one ones to reveal. And this is dangerous to my regret.
These people willingly risk their lives and liberty to expose injustice and corruption and so make the world a better place for us all. They are true heroes and have my total respect. Knowing there are journalists imprisoned for telling the truth makes me sooo angry... I wish there was more I could do to help them <3.
because free press and journalism is the essential aspect of the real democracy that esteems the human rights.
hallo mr ali where is the human righjts in this world cant you feel the innocent people who are dying in plastine?