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Chilean TV Reporter and Cameraman Shot and Wounded – Havana Times

Chilean authorities must conduct a thorough investigation into the shooting of Chilean National Television (TVN) staffers Iván Núñez and Esteban Sánchez, and bring those responsible to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On March 27 at about 9 p.m., unidentified attackers shot at Núñez, a reporter, and Sánchez, a camera operator with the state media outlet, injuring Núñez in his forearm and Sánchez in the eye and chest, according to news reports. The attack occurred as the journalists were driving in an unmarked car in the Lleu Lleu area of Chile’s central Bío Bío region, according to those reports and Danilo Ahumada, president of the Chilean Journalists Union, who spoke with CPJ via messaging app Sánchez lost an eye and remains hospitalized, but his injuries are not life-threatening, according to news reports and Ahumada. Núñez received a minor injury to his forearm, according to those reports. At the order of the federal prosecutor’s office, the Special Police Investigations Brigade of the Chilean Investigative Police is investigating the attack, according to news reports. “Chilean authorities must continue their investigation into the shooting of TVN staffers Iván Núñez and Esteban Sánchez, and ensure the perpetrators face justice,” said CPJ Central and South America Program Coordinator Natalie Southwick, in New York. “In a case as dangerous as this one, it is essential for authorities to send an unequivocal message that it is unacceptable to target the press.”

Source: Chilean TV Reporter and Cameraman Shot and Wounded – Havana Times

In the Philippines, Brave Health Workers Won’t Let COVID-19 Stop Them | UNICEF USA

On March 4, more than 480,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines via the COVAX Facility. Hardworking health workers and people with underlying health conditions were among the first to be vaccinated. For ICU nurse Kareen Mae Abalahin, that meant a chance to see her husband and son again, after almost four long months apart.

“I have this hope that I will go home soon,” she said. “I can hug them, I can kiss them.”
“Knowing that I’ve been vaccinated, I know that I have an added layer of protection. Vaccines have been studied well and have been proven throughout the years, with the eradication of some of the virusus like smallpox. Because of this vaccine, we are protected and we are protecting [our patients] also.”

Source: In the Philippines, Brave Health Workers Won’t Let COVID-19 Stop Them | UNICEF USA

Coronavirus: French President Emmanuel Macron extends lockdown nationwide | News | DW | 31.03.2021 (Me: Stay the course…)

Paris and other northern regions of France had already seen restrictions on movement and non-essential shops closed. But now President Macron says they should apply to the whole country as he shutters school as well. Source: Coronavirus: French President Emmanuel Macron extends lockdown nationwide | News | DW | 31.03.2021

Facebook and Instagram ′could act tomorrow′ against online hate speech | Sports| German football and major international sports news | DW | 31.03.2021

“Social media companies could tackle hate speech tomorrow if they wanted to,” Troy Townsend, head of development at Kick It Out, told DW. “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean that anyone that looks like me should be affected by someone’s freedom to talk about me in the way that they do.

“I cannot believe that in 2021 we’re still talking about how we do it — how do we make sure that everyone that uses their platforms can do so free from fear?” added Townsend, who has been campaigning with Kick It Out for almost a decade. “The social media companies are the ones who could make a difference tomorrow. That’s how quick it can happen. Tomorrow!”

Source: Facebook and Instagram ′could act tomorrow′ against online hate speech | Sports| German football and major international sports news | DW | 31.03.2021

Vaccine passports and digital vaccination records, explained – Vox

A growing number of companies, health care providers, and state governments are launching their own efforts. New York released the first state-backed vaccine passport, called the Excelsior Pass, just last week. This digital health certificate, which IBM built using blockchain technology, allows people in the state who have been vaccinated or recently tested negative for Covid-19 to download their health records onto a smartphone app that displays a QR code, which can be scanned by participating venues to verify their status. That New York has spent months developing the Excelsior Pass shows some states didn’t expect the federal government to take the lead on key aspects of the country’s pandemic response. Source: Vaccine passports and digital vaccination records, explained – Vox