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Mandate for ICRC's President extended for third term Friday, November 29, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

Guinea’s Supreme Court reopens Conakry radio station Friday, November 29, 2019 NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the decision by Guinea’s supreme court reopening Continental FM, a radio station that was closed after the Guinean media regulator, the High Authority for Communication (HAC), withdrew its licence on 30 October. (Full Story)

Iraqi authorities clamp down on TV channels covering protests Friday, November 29, 2019 NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled by last week’s decision by Iraq’s media regulator to suspend nine TV channels for three months, issue warnings to four others and shut down four radio stations for good. RSF now holds the Iraqi authorities responsible for the growing restrictions on journalistic reporting in Iraq. Announced by the Communications and Media Commission on 21 November, the susp (Full Story)

Hungary : RSF decries anti-Semitic attacks against two Hungarian website reporters Friday, November 29, 2019 NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Hungarian government to publicly condemn the anti-Semitic posters attacking two journalists with Index , one of Hungary’s few independent news websites, that were plastered on walls all over Budapest on 23 and 24 November. The posters showed the two journalists, Gábor Miklósi and Andras Dezso, in front of the Israeli flag and ben (Full Story)

Cameroon: Hope in the face of despair - The struggle of a displaced widower and his determination to be reunited with his two young daughters Friday, November 29, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

Targeted: Counterterrorism Measures Take Aim at Environmental Activists Thursday, November 28, 2019 On November 29, 2019, young people will gather at locations around the world for a Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike. On December 2, United Nations delegates, world leaders, business executives, and activists will meet at the 25th Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) in Madrid to discuss ways to protect the environment. Participants in these events should also discuss ways to protect the protectors: the individuals and groups targeted around the world for their efforts on behalf of the planet. The dangers facing environmental defenders do not stop… (Full Story)

128 detainees repatriated to Yemen from Saudi Arabia Thursday, November 28, 2019 Click on link for more details... (Full Story)

Outcomes of the 40th General Conference Thursday, November 28, 2019 Language English (Full Story)

Empower Every Person to Embrace Every Possibility Thursday, November 28, 2019 Language English (Full Story)

Greening TVET through strategic partnerships Thursday, November 28, 2019 Language English (Full Story)

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