Tag: Voices

Not far from Ghanta Ghar in Srinagar, which has morphed into a site for tourists and Instagram selfies, is the Bund and the Amira Kadal bridge. Like the clock tower, both have historic connotations that stand at risk of makeovers and erasures in rapidly-changing Srinagar.The Bund, a walkway, along ...

OHCHR denounced all acts of violence against political parties and candidates in the lead-up to Thursday’s vote.Spokesperson Liz Throssell said there have been no less than 24 reported instances in which armed groups have staged attacks against members of political parties. Harassment, arrests and detentions OHCHR also voiced concern over ...

With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is scheduled to wrap up next Tuesday – young people and children grabbed the spotlight today.In the lead-up to the ...

Several prominent Evangelical Christian voices rang through the National Mall on Tuesday, sharing solid messages of faith and support for the Jewish State in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas massacre.The Evangelical Christian lineup included Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson and Christians United ...

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning. (Photo/fmprc.gov.cn) Some Western countries are attacking China based on disinformation while disregarding their own serious human rights issues, China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said following the meetings of the Third Committee of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Earlier this ...

Several prominent authors and publishers from around the world have accused the Frankfurt Book Fair of “shutting down” Palestinian voices, after an awards ceremony due to honour a novel by a Palestinian author was called off due to the war in Israel.Palestine-born novelist and essayist Adania Shibli, who divides ...

The French far-right tsunami is comingOkaz, Saudi Arabia, July 6For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The end of the war in Europe in the late 1940s spawned a reconstruction process throughout the continent, led by France, which urgently needed a labor workforce. This necessity resulted ...

At least seven journalists and political commentators have been charged with sedition and other offences in the past week.Islamabad, Pakistan – Prominent rights and media watchdogs have expressed “extreme concern” after several Pakistani journalists and political commentators were charged with sedition earlier this week. The individuals include former newspaper ...

From the Gulf to the Red Sea Al-Ahram, Egypt, May 27For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org My recent trip to Jeddah was not merely for political commentary on the Arab League Summit; I also acted as part of an Egyptian media delegation, engaged in dialogues with ...

It is nothing less than a strong critique of the chief justice by his fellow judges as the long-simmering friction within the top judiciary finally comes out into the open. The dissenting judges have challenged what they call “the solitary decision of one man” and they want the “unbridled ...