From the awards ceremony yesterday – from the left: Düzen Tekkal (German Yezidi Journalist), Hanene Zbiss, Ensaf Haidar (Raef Badawi’s wife) and Michaela Lissowsky (Friedrich Naumann Fondation).
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom presented the Raif Badawi Award for Courageous Journalists to Hanéne Zbiss from Tunisia at the Frankfurt Book Fair 16 October. Read More
Sandra Musoga Waswa, Acting Regional Director, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa
On 25th and 26th September 2019, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa in collaboration with UNESCO and the Journalism & Media International Center of OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway, sought to undertake two major activities in commemoration of the “International Day of Universal Access to Information 2019”. Read More
From the left: Deema Assi, Farid Abudheir, Rasha Amarneh, Hala Tannous, Hilde Haraldstad, Maher Awawdeh, Maher Abu Zant, Asaad Taffal, Reema Alamleh, Naser Saadat, Naser Jawabreh (Photo Asem Shunnar)
The Arabic version of the UNESCO report on access to information was launched at An-Najah National University in Nablus in Palestine 29 September in cooperation with the local UNESCO office and JMIC, with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read More
Abeer Saady and Shahidul Alam in Dublin this week
JMIC´s safety trainer Abeer Saady attended 2019 Dublin Platform for Human Rights Defenders this week.
Among over 120 human rights defenders from more than 80 countries was also Shahidul Alam, Person of the Year in Time magazine last year – a long time cooperation partner of OsloMet. Read More
Panel on press freedom and media responsibility. From left: Agus Sudibyo, The Indonesian Press Council; Jati Savitri, MedCom.id; Gunnar Kagge, Aftenposten; Elisabeth Eide, JMIC; Shoaib Sultan, Norwegian Centre Against Racism. Rudi Sukandar, the Habibie Center, also participated. (Photos courtesy of the Embassy of Indonesia)
Together with The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, the Embassy of Indonesia in Norway organised a two day seminar. Read More
Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. David Bahati, Vice Chancelor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe joing alumni to celebrate 30 years of teaching journalism and Communication at Makerere University. (DJC photo)
Uganda Christian University Professor, Monica Chibita has described Uganda’s state of access to information as pitiable. Read More
From Oslo: JMIC Director Elisabeth Eide greets the participants at the workshop in Nairobi 25 September om skype
The Access to Information Day is being celebrated all over the world this week
28 September has been the International Day for Universal Access to Information” (IDUAI) for the last four years. Read More
Amani Abdulrahman (left) discussing her work with fellow students and workshop participants, Masa Faleh and Reem Marie (right). (Photo Mathias Falch)
This week JMIC arranged a workshop on news journalism in Nablus in co-operation with An-Najah National University. Read More
Marte Hoiby about threats and dangers (Photo: Lada Price)
JMIC staff Marte Hoiby held a journalist safety workshop at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK this summer.
Three women journalists from Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Malta are the recipients of the Press Freedom Awards of Reporters without borders.
Abeer Saady, representing JMIC and International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), reports from the awards ceremony in Berlin:
