This article is published in association with United Nations. Newborns and infants in Gaza have reportedly died of hypothermia, deaths described by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as preventable. The news comes amid continued Israeli bombardments and an expected further drop in temperatures. In Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes are […]Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned
December 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Newborns and infants in Gaza have reportedly died of hypothermia, deaths described by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as preventable. The news comes amid continued Israeli bombardments and an expected further drop in temperatures. In Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes are […]85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished
November 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The dangers faced by journalists, including risks to […]UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists in Russia
July 25, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists. On Friday, Mr. Gershkovich was handed a 16-year prison sentence on spying […]Rule of law: MEPs travel to Malta to meet with government, NGOs and journalists
December 3, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Following developments in the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, MEPs will visit Malta 3-4/12 to take stock of the situation on the ground. In light of recent political and judicial developments in Malta and continuing its long-standing defence of […]Heard about deepfakes? Don’t panic. Prepare
November 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Samuel Gregory, Programme Director, WITNESS You may have noticed the panic around the threat of ‘deepfakes’. They are one form of so-called ‘synthetic media’, which draw on advances in AI and machine learning to change elements of a […]Europe bows to Turkey’s rulers, sends Syrian refugees back to chaos
April 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Last Saturday we learned from his own lips that the President of the European Council Donald Tusk has “thick skin”. Of course, people who follow the political day-to-day of the Council already knew it. Tusk made this statement last Saturday from Turkey, a country where thick skin politicians are in abundance. The President of the […]
