Women still bear greatest brunt of online harassment, World Press Freedom summit told

By Rachel Ombaka,

Female journalists are more visible than ever in the digital era making them easy targets for online harassment, the World Press Freedom Day summit wa...

digital rights , Female Journalists , Online Harassment , world press freedom day

Putin seems to pop up wherever there is a political vacuum in the world

By CNN,

Russian President Vladimir Putin capped a week of high-profile diplomacy on Friday, when he appeared at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing -- and rece...

Chinese President Xi Jinping , Russian President Vladimir Putin

Journalist Maria Ressa arrested at Manila airport

By CNN,

Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippine journalist and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested once again after being detained at ...

Maria Ressa

Philippines journalist Maria Ressa’s court appearance postponed

By CNN,

Maria Ressa, the Philippine journalist and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, has had her court appearance postponed, after she filed a mo...

Maria Ressa , Philippines journalist Maria Ressa's court appearance postponed

Detained Philippine journalist seeks bail after arrest causes outcry

By Reuters,

Lawyers for a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte sought bail on Thursday after the arrest of its chief execu...

Maria Ressa , Philippine journalist

Pope Francis arrives in UAE for historic Gulf visit, condemns Yemen war

By Reuters,

Pope Francis on Sunday became the first pontiff to set foot on the Arabian Peninsula, just hours after issuing his strongest condemnation yet of the w...

Pope Francis , Yemen

Time’s ‘Person of Year’ goes to journalists, including jailed Reuters pair

By Reuters,

Time on Tuesday presented its “Person of the Year” honor to a group of journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer and a pair of Reuters r...

Jamal Khashoggi , Kyaw Soe Oo , Person of the Year , Reuters journalists jailed , TIME Magazine , Wa Lone

She exposed Duterte’s drug war, now she faces prison in the Philippines

By CNN,

Images and stories from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs have shocked audiences worldwide, as bodies have stacked up in cit...

Duterte's brutal war on drugs , news site Rappler , Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte , Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Pierre Omidyar , Rappler CEO Maria Ressa

Top Philippines news site and company chief face tax evasion charges

By CNN,

A move by the Philippines Justice Department to charge investigative news site Rappler with tax evasion is being seen as a thinly disguised attempt ...

Maria Ressa , Philippine Justice Department , Rappler

Political leader in Australia replaced after harassment allegations

By Reuters,

The leader of the opposition in Australia’s most populous state was replaced on Saturday after he resigned over a #MeToo row sparked by alleged inap...

Luke Foley , New South Wales (NSW) , New South Wales (NSW) state Labor party , NSW Labor deputy leader Michael Daley

Brazil elects far-right Bolsonaro as president

By CNN,

Jubilant supporters of Brazil's president-elect Jair Bolsonaro took the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after the far-right congressman was declar...

Brazil , Brazil President

Lamborghinis, Benzes worth Ksh.500M crushed in the Philippines

By CNN,

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has overseen the destruction of $5.5 million (Ksh.500million) worth of luxury vehicles and motorcycles as part o...

Duterte , luxury cars phillipines

Trump unveils ‘Fake News Awards’ after drawing rebuke from Republican senator

By AFP,

Arizona Republican Jeff Flake unleashed a broadside against Donald Trump, criticizing his attacks on the press ahead of the president's announcement o...

Arizona Republican Jeff Flake , Fake News Awards , Trump attacks on the media , Trump unveils 'Fake News Awards' after drawing rebuke from Republican senator , Trump unveils winners of his much-touted "Fake News Awards" late Wednesday , US President Donald Trump

Philippines Escalates Drug War; 80 Dead in 3 Nights

By VOA,

Police killed at least 13 people in Manila on the third night of an escalation in President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruthless war on drugs and crime, takin...

Towards employable graduates: Kenya mulls dual education system

By Faiza Wanjiru,

The precision with which he guides the solder to put together tiny bits and pieces of metal and wires onto an intricately designed motherboard makes t...

dual education system , german education system , kenyan change of education curriculum

Obama, Duterte exchange ‘pleasantries’ after spat

By CNN,

President Barack Obama exchanged "pleasantries" with his Philippines counterpart on Wednesday following an ugly outburst earlier this week that led to...

obama , Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte , U.S. President Barack Obama

Email Server Controversy Is ‘Load of Bull’- Former President Clinton

By VOA,

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton defended his wife saying the controversy about her use of a private email server is “the biggest load of bull I�...

Paris climate deal must ensure respect for human rights – UN

By Agencies,

From Pacific islanders losing their homelands to encroaching seas, to indigenous people forced from their forests in the name of conservation, human r...

climate , CLIMATE CHANGE , Paris