Russia-Ukraine: The Media Front Line
From: The Listening PostA compilation of Listening Post reports on the media dimensions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict – from information warfare to the crushing of dissent.On this special edition of our programme – a timeline of our reports through 2022 on the media dimension of this conflict – from the build-up to the invasion, right
Albin Kurti: Can Kosovo bond with its ethnic Serbs?
From: Talk to Al JazeeraKosovo’s prime minister discusses the latest ethnic tensions.As 2022 was drawing to a close, the Balkans was once again on the verge of ethnic conflict. Tensions had built up in July in northern Kosovo, and the situation escalated even further in December as ethnic Serb protesters blocked roads and cut off
HRW former head denied Harvard fellowship over ‘anti-Israel bias’
Kenneth Roth, the longtime head of Human Rights Watch, had his fellowship offer rescinded because of the organisation’s criticism of Israeli policies, according to The Nation.The Harvard Kennedy School in the United States rescinded a fellowship offer to the former head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) over the well-respected organisation’s criticism of Israeli government policies
Big money is choking India’s free press — and its democracy
When popular Indian television journalist Ravish Kumar announced his resignation from New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) — the country’s oldest private broadcaster — at the end of November, it was a grim reminder of the vanishing independent news media landscape in the world’s largest democracy. It was no ordinary departure. Kumar had been a popular voice on
China may ease ‘three red lines’ property rules: Bloomberg
Strict lending rules were introduced in 2020 to tackle property developers’ unbridled borrowing.China is planning to relax restrictions on borrowing for property developers to support the troubled sector by dialling back the “three red lines” policy, Bloomberg News has reported. The “three red lines” policy was unveiled in August 2020 to tackle property developers’ unbridled
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