Last night Overseas Press Club gave out a new award for “Continuing Coverage of Conflict,” to honor journalism that sustains focus on underreported conflicts & crises, especially in cases where the headlines & stories move elsewhere, awarded to Reuters for “Slaughter in Sudan'

Monday is the 56th anniversary of the execution of one of the most inspiring public intellectuals in the history of the PRC, Lin Zhao. To commemorate this day, minjiandanganguan has put together most of her work and made it available free to download.

University authorities should not equate support for Palestine/ criticism of Israeli govt as hate speech/ anti-semitism. If they’re not protecting rights to peaceful protest/ free speech then what is ‘higher learning’? ⁦louis charbonneau⁩ ⁦Human Rights Watch⁩ hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

“How difficult it is to be a journalist today”

—@MariaRessa, journalist, co-founder+CEO of Rappler and winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks on #PressFreedom , “integrity of facts” and misinformation at the Overseas Press Club annual awards dinner: opcofamerica.org/2023-opc-award…

Burkina Faso has blocked Human Rights Watch’s website over a report on possible crimes against humanity by security forces.

Authorities should unblock HRW and all other outlets wrongfully censored. Access to information is a human right.

Read the report: hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

#BurkinaFaso : Don’t block-INVESTIGATE.

Gvt blocked Human Rights Watch website over our report on war crimes, possibly #crimesagainsthumanity by sec forces+suspended VOA Afrique BBC News Africa. They should investigate abuses vs blocking indpn’t media & rights groups,
hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Attacks on civilians in #BurkinaFaso are so widespread & systematic they could amount to crimes against humanity. Independent probes needed.

Massacres of 223 people in Nondin & Soro village are among among worst exactions committed by military.

hrw.org/news/2024/04/2… Emanuela C. Del Re

Extremely grateful to be a Livingston finalist for our work on Myanmar.

Even more delighted I get to share this honor with three young Myanmar journalists who have worked relentlessly to share the stories of their communities.

Their names are (cont.)

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#BurkinaFaso : Army Massacres 223 Villagers
“The failure of the Burkinabè authorities to investigate such atrocities underlines why int'l assistance is critical to support a credible investigation into possible crimes against humanity”, Tirana Hassan Human Rights Watch
hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Registration open! Interested in human rights and reform in Saudi Arabia? Join this historic gathering led by Saudi activists and civil society leaders in DC or online on the 2nd of May, and hear about the الرؤية الشعبية People’s Vision and more.

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I love this Prison Journalism Project piece, in which incarcerated writer Darrell Powell writes about what it's been like to watch his beloved Knicks make their playoff run from behind bars prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/04/24/new…

“With the truth up for grabs, Columbia’s young journalists are getting the story.” That’s you, ⁦WKCR-FM NY⁩ ⁦Columbia Daily Spectator⁩ ⁦Bwog⁩ ⁦Columbia Journalism⁩! inquirer.com/columnists/att…

Paris hosts its third The Olympic Games in 100 years—in less than 100 days.

@HRW’s Elvire Fondacci reviews 3 key #HumanRights concerns around the games:
🏅 Migrants evicted by French authorities
🏅 Algorithmic surveillance escalates
🏅 Hijabi women athletes banned from sport by France🇫🇷

Some good news in a bad news industry…

My role in Hong Kong is open. The Nikkei Asia bureau is looking for someone with a background in business journalism and an understanding of China. Apply here:

telummedia.com/jobs/view/hong…

DM if you have any questions

The combo of @calmatters and The Markup will be a force to be reckoned with. This is the kind of new and innovating idea we need to do more of in journalism: calmatters.org/inside-the-new…

A brilliant combination of the best investigative news team covering big tech & the leading public service journalism org in CA. This merger is smart, timely & powerful David Boardman Sisi Wei Neil Chase CalMatters The Markup Nabiha Syed axios.com/2024/04/18/cal… From Sara Fischer

NEW: Settlers and soldiers have displaced entire Palestinian communities in the West Bank, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities.

Abuses, including assault, torture, and sexual violence, against Palestinians in the West Bank are soaring.
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Study links #fossilfuel and #petrochemical plants to poor birth outcomes.
New PBS: PBS NewsHour William Brangham highlights @HRW report, critical new study from Dr. Kimberly Terrell Dr. Kimberly Terrell, and #CancerAlley residents Ashley Gaignard and Teesha.
pbs.org/video/toxic-ai…

🧵On this day one year ago, Sudanese had their lives turned upside down as conflict broke out first in Khartoum before spreading to other parts of🇸🇩 Despite the magnitude of destruction and abuses, the world’s response has been shameful hrw.org/news/2024/04/1…