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The UK’s Sexist Culture

Earlier this week a UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo, told the press she believes that the UK has a ‘sexist culture’; particularly when it comes to the portrayal of women in the media. A professor in public law ...
by James Walker
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Human Rights

Humanity is broader than a border: Comparing Germany and the UK’s response to the refugee crisis

The word ‘refugee’ has been recent buzz word in the news. Having recently moved back into the UK after spending a year studying in Germany, I have had the privilage of comparing both the United Kingdom and the German approa...
by Nuzhat Fatima
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#50Days4Gaza

50Days4Gaza: Palestinian journalists tell their story

It’s been one year since Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip. Like any other war, the international media flocked to the region as soon as the war broke out – each one more desperate than the...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Photojournalism Revolution

During the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, photography was completely banned in the country. The recent press freedom that the country has seen since the removal of the regime is still minimal, but the ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Europe

The Press Needs to be Free(ish)

The Leveson Inquiry, set up as a result of the indiscretions of News International, has led to an increase in public doubt in journalistic integrity. According to a poll published by YouGov for the Media Standards Trust in 201...
by Urban Times
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Media Freedom – At The Heart Of The Post-2015 Framework?

World nations are gearing up for a new set of goals as the clock ticks towards the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals. Among the discussion for what the world’s new aims and objectives should be is the issue o...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Africa

Media Workers & Human Rights Activists Battle Against Zimbabwean Threats to Freedom of Expression

Many of us let out a sigh of relief when Owen Gagare and Dumisani Muleya – from the Zimbabwe Independent – were released following their arrest for publishing an article which had exposed secret relations between Zimbab...
by Katie O'Reilly-Boyles
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