Courtesy of IFJ The military’s brutality is a daily reality for all the people of Myanmar. As Myanmar’s army prepares to deploy and reinforce its bases with hundreds of extra troops, the country’s media workers remain exposed to Covid-19 and under extreme threat, writes Phil Thornton. Myanmar’s military leaders used its armed forces to launch […]
Researchers have found evidence that a coronavirus epidemic swept East Asia some 20,000 years ago and was devastating enough to leave an evolutionary imprint on the DNA of people alive today. The new study suggests that an ancient coronavirus plagued the region for many years, researchers say. The finding could have dire implications for the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Members of the South East Asia Journalist Union (SEAJU) network call on governments to do more to protect media workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic and more adequately support journalists as frontline workers. SEAJU and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) remain concerned that that journalism as a profession is under threat from wage instability, lack […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced further ease in Covid-related restrictions in the city starting from 5 am on Monday. The CM announced the resumption of all economic activities except some that will remain prohibited and some that will continue in a restricted manner. In a press briefing, CM Arvind Kejriwal said the […]
The mayor of Moscow has announced a “non-working” week in the Russian capital, with non-essential workers told to stay home as coronavirus cases hit a six-month high. Sergei Sobyanin’s decision on Saturday marked a change of tone for officials in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly insisted that the country has handled the pandemic […]
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Tuesday it will begin testing its Covid-19 vaccine in a larger group of children under age 12 after selecting a lower dose of the shot in an earlier stage of the trial. The study will enroll up to 4,500 children at more than 90 clinical sites in the United States, […]
Asad Ali Toor, a journalist and vlogger known for his criticism of the Pakistani military, was summonsed on May 31 by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on accusations of defaming a government institution thorough a social media post. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the intimidation and harassment of the journalist and urges authorities to withdraw the case. The […]
More than 7,000 cases spread across the state’s 403 out of 800 large tea gardens since April, while at least 53 people have died. Hundreds of workers are reporting sick in Assam’s tea gardens amid an abysmally low rate of vaccination as the state government battles to contain the spread of the virus. According to […]
by Professor Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera, Vice-Chancellor, Uva Wellassa University The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic started in the latter part of April in India is continuing to be threatening. Though there is a significant decrease in the daily count of fresh corona patients, from 400,000 in the first week of May to 200,000 in […]
The managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, Danny Fenster, has been detained by Myanmar’s military at Yangon Airport on May 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on Myanmar’s military to release Danny Fenster immediately. Fenster was arrested on May 24 while attempting to board a flight to leave Myanmar. According to his brother, Fenster was travelling in […]
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