Tag: Reuters
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SAD! How journalists are dying daily in war ravaged Gaza
Israel-Hamas conflict continues to unfold, the toll on journalists covering the war has been staggering, with at least a dozen reporters losing their lives and numerous others sustaining injuries or facing harassment. This grim reality is highlighted in a report by the Voice of America (VOA), which sheds light on the risks faced by members…
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Reuters report on illegal abortions offensive to Nigeria, Military’s image – Witness
R etired Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, a former Operation Lafiya Dole Theatre Commander in Maiduguri, said the Reuters report on illegal abortions was offensive to the image of Nigeria and the military. Nicholas said this while testifying before the National Human Rights Independent
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CDS calls for investigation into alleged military abortion programme
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has called on the National Human Rights Commission to launch an independent investigation into allegation by Reuters of illegal abortion programme by the military. Irabor made the call when he led principal staff officers
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UN calls for investigation into allegations of forced abortions done by the Nigerian Army
The United Nations has urged the Nigerian authorities to investigate reports of systemic and coerced abortions allegedly perpetrated by its army since 2013, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. An investigation by the Reuters news agency published on Wednesday revealed that the abortions carried out on women and girls with pregnancies ranging from a few…
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Iraq suspends Reuters over report on coronavirus cases
Iraq has suspended the licence of the Reuters news agency after it published a story saying the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country was higher than officially reported. Iraq’s media regulator said it was revoking Reuters’ licence for three months and fining it 25 million dinars (21,000 dollars) for what it said was…
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Russia pressures Western tech firms to reveal cyber secrets
Western tech firms are under strong pressure by Moscow for access to closely guarded cyber secrets of products, a Reuters investigation reveals. This is coming at a time Russia has been accused of a growing number of cyber attacks on the West. According to the investigation, Russian authorities are asking Western tech companies to allow…