Ivor Gaber: Shouts of ‘fake news’ are endangering public trust in media
Former ITN correspondent receives OBE for contribution to UNESCO and efforts to protect media freedom.
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BBC files third complaint to UN in five years over Iran’s ‘escalating’ harassment of journalists
The BBC has lodged an “urgent complaint” with the UN against the Iranian government over “escalating actions and threats” towards…
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UN report highlights ‘relentless distress’ faced by BBC Persian service staff
The BBC and the National Union of Journalists have welcomed a new United Nations report highlighting the harassment and persecution…
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Journalists not doing enough to make press freedom a ‘sexy issue’, says academic
Journalists are “not doing a good job” at raising awareness of press freedom issues in a way that will galvanise…
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Saudi Arabia should not host G20 summit in wake of Khashoggi killing, says UN expert
A United Nations investigator who authored a report which found Saudi Arabia responsible for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi…
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UN expert defends report into Jamal Khashoggi killing after Saudi criticism
A UN expert has defended her report into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi after it drew condemnation from a top…
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Saudi crown prince should face investigation over Jamal Khashoggi killing, UN report says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman should face further investigation over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a…
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Media groups back call for UN convention on safety of journalists after rise in killings
International media groups have supported calls for the United Nations to adopt a convention on the safety of journalists following…
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