Understanding India’s Central Media Accreditation Guidelines 2022 · Global Voices

A newly added clause that lays down the conditions for the suspension of accreditation has sparked fears of press censorship by the state. The clause states that a journalist’s accreditation can be withdrawn in case “they act in a manner that is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence.” Among the other clauses, the journalist’s accreditation can also be suspended if they have been charged with serious cognizable offences.

Those opposing the rules point out that such vaguely defined clauses could jeopardise how journalists work, leaving them working at the behest of the state. The Editor’s Guild of India has asked the Centre to revoke the rules, especially since key stakeholders were not consulted. Questioning the broad grounds for suspension including “being charged with serious cognizable offence” and “defamation,” they say, “It is clear that these vague, arbitrary, and draconian clauses have been included with an intent to restrict any critical and investigative reporting of government affairs.” They also express concern regarding the conditionality of obtaining police verification for accreditation as it may be misused to stifle free speech. As an extension to the concerns listed by the Guild, it is imperative to note that it is not uncommon for journalists to be slapped with a First information report FIRs for violation of some criminal law, including anti-terror laws. Defamation is another tool used to silence critics and journalists. In India, media organisations file defamation cases against each other as well. If these guidelines continue, under which defamation is a criteria for withdrawal of accreditation, it may just solidify the existing will to file defamation cases against the media.

The Press Club of India (PCI), along with other prominent journalist groups, has taken several steps to pressure the Government. On February 11, the PCI sent a letter to the government expressing dissatisfaction with the guidelines. Following up, the club also started a signature campaign. On February 25, the PCI, the Editors Guild of India, and the Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) passed a resolution unanimously against the rules and sent a copy of the letter to the ministry. This document stated: “The Government has failed to clarify the logic and emergency behind this move, which has unnecessarily created the crisis between the government and media.”

 

Source: Understanding India’s Central Media Accreditation Guidelines 2022 · Global Voices

Anotaciones sobre mi padre

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Voló aviones de dos alas, montó un elefante, habitó las celdas y los espacios conventuales, participó en el desembarco de Normandía durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tocó el violín, elaboró esculturas en madera y se entregó a la ciencia, a la investigación, para la creación de su invento; pero también formó una familia y amó a su esposa y a sus hijos. Así fue mi inolvidable padre.

Trabajó y sostuvo dignamente a su familia, a la que amó profundamente y por la que era capaz de entregar lo mejor de sí. Le preocupaba e interesaba educarnos integralmente, y a tal tarea dedicó gran parte de su existencia. Era un hombre incansable, educado, inteligente y sencillo.

Sabía que en el mundo coexisten amistades tejidas con madejas de falsedad, intereses y mentiras, y adversarios reales, capaces de actos ruines. No confiaba…

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Alltagsszenen in Myanmar

Senioren um die Welt

Schon bei meinem ersten Besuch vor mehr als 20 Jahren hat mich das Land Myanmar und seine Menschen in den Bann gezogen. Und das hat sich nicht geändert, mich fasziniert noch immer die Schönheit der Natur, die enormen Kunstschätze, die es dort gibt und vor allem der Charme der Menschen, denen ich begegnet bin. Mich beeindruckt ihre unumstößliche Glaubensstärke und ihr Lächeln, ihr Stolz und die stoische Ruhe, mit der sie die harte Kehrseite der Realität in ihrem Land seit so langer Zeit ertragen haben und noch immer ertragen.


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Rondhangende koekoeken

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Af en toe wat paren en verder een beetje rondhangen. Die vogels hebben zeeën van tijd.

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Mijn vriend leest mij elke dag voor uit de krant. Daar heb ik om gevraagd en hij doet het graag. Ik luister rustig het hele artikel uit. Maar vandaag niet. Terwijl hij leest hoor ik wat anders en het is de koekoek. Al weken hebben we een koekoek die almaar door roept. Dag en nacht. Soms is hij even stil. Als teveel andere vogels er doorheen roepen neemt hij de moeite niet. Het lijkt wel een ijdele vogel, eentje die graag solo zingt. Dat dacht ik. Een eenzame narcist. Maar nu luister ik vol verbazing. Want volgens mij hoor ik nog een koekoek. Een tweede! Zijn geluid…

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Myanmar Foreign Minister excluded from ASEAN-India meeting – The Hindu

The Foreign Minister of Myanmar was not part of the 24th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-India Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) held in New Delhi on Wednesday, an official source has confirmed. Myanmar’s representation at the meeting was in focus as India had been under pressure to avoid Myanmar’s inclusion in the high-level meeting. The other factor behind Myanmar’s absence is the souring ASEAN-Myanmar ties that were affected beginning with the February 1, 2021 coup that overthrew the Aung San Suu Kyi government in Myanmar.

Source: Myanmar Foreign Minister excluded from ASEAN-India meeting – The Hindu

Quebec expands monkeypox vaccination efforts as virus continues to spread | CBC News

With 132 confirmed cases in Quebec, the province’s interim director of public health says the spread of monkeypox is slowly progressing every day and now vaccination efforts are expanding to men who expect to have sexual contact with other men in Montreal this summer.

Quebec has 40,000 doses of the vaccine and Montreal officials expect 25,000 doses will cover the target population in the city.

“There are certainly cases we haven’t seen because it is an insidious disease that doesn’t show many symptoms,” said Dr. Luc Boileau during a news conference Monday.

Montreal’s public health director, Dr. Mylène Drouin, said the city is the epicentre of the North American outbreak.

So far, more than 3,000 vaccine doses have been administered, with officials focusing on those who may have been exposed to the virus. Now, the vaccine is available to any man who may have sex with other men in the coming months, said Drouin.

“By enlarging the vaccination, we are trying to prevent the spread, knowing that we will have visitors, we will have different events, that will put people at risk,” she said.

“I don’t know that we can have zero cases, but we think we can at least manage the current outbreak and minimize the number of new cases.”

 

Source: Quebec expands monkeypox vaccination efforts as virus continues to spread | CBC News

WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency | AP News

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday he decided to convene the emergency committee on June 23 because the virus has shown “unusual” recent behavior by spreading in countries well beyond parts of Africa where it is endemic.

“We believe that it needs also some coordinated response because of the geographic spread,” he told reporters.

Declaring monkeypox to be an international health emergency would give it the same designation as the COVID-19 pandemic and mean that WHO considers the normally rare disease a continuing threat to countries globally.

The U.K. said Monday it had 470 cases of monkeypox across the country, with the vast majority in gay or bisexual men. British scientists said last week they could not tell if the spread of the disease in the U.K. had peaked.

 

Source: WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency | AP News

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