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International lawyers & Activists Organize Independent Inquiry Into US Police Violence

News Public TrustDecember 17, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 17, 2020122

By Rupa Shenoy It’s been more than six months since George Floyd’s killing by police on May 25 sparked worldwide protests, and led the United Nations Human Rights Council...

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Number Of Journalists Jailed Worldwide Hits Record Amid Unrest, Pandemic

News Public TrustDecember 15, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 15, 2020114

Police officers detain a photojournalist during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, on September 26, 2020. Authorities arrested...

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35% Rise In Number Of Women Journalists Held Arbitrarily Worldwide

News Public TrustDecember 14, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 14, 2020025

Worldwide, a total of 387 journalists are currently detained in connection with their work, 54 are held hostage and four are missing, according to the...

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International Diplomatic Missions Hail Liberians For “Smooth And Orderly” Elections

News Public TrustDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020123

The United Nations and other international diplomatic mission in Liberia have praised Liberians for the “smooth and orderly running ” of the December 8 elections...

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Liberia To Get $10.65M In 2021 To Improve Health & Well-being Of Women, Children

News Public TrustDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020030

Funding secured to recover health and social services lost to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening three decades of improvement in health and social services...

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International Diplomatic Missions In Liberia Alarm Over Election Violence

News Public TrustDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 7, 2020December 7, 2020016

The United Nations, ECOWAS, United States and European Union countries diplomatic missions in Liberia have condemned acts of political violence in the run up to...

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Landmark Alliance Launches In Africa To fight COVID-19 Misinformation

News Public TrustDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020127

Brazzaville, 3 December 2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources...

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Côte d’Ivoire: Post-Election Violence, Repression

News Public TrustDecember 3, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 3, 2020120

New York,– Côte d’Ivoire’s authorities should urgently investigate the killing of more than 50 people in the political and intercommunal violence that accompanied the October...

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OP-ED: To Control HIV/AIDS in Liberia, Reduce Stigmatization

News Public TrustDecember 2, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 2, 2020025

On December 1, World AIDS Day, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) envisions a future in which HIV is a manageable chronic...

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ALJA Questions Liberian Auditors’ Autopsy Reports

News Public TrustDecember 1, 2020December 1, 2020

by News Public TrustDecember 1, 2020December 1, 2020031

PHOTO: Joe Mason, ALJA President Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA- The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) has expressed serious reservation over the autopsy report...