Maurya Times

 PEC laments the shrinking space for press freedom and collapse of  media fraternity in Afghanistan  Geneva,: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva based global media rights body, laments over missing of newspapers from the stands across Afghanistan as most of the media managements shifted to online space after the arrival of Taliban forces in the capital city of Kabul. Expressing serious concern on the growing security threats for professional journalists in the southeast Asian country, the PEC ( www.pressemblem.ch ) calls upon the United Nations and the international community to urge the new government in Kabul to respect press freedom and the safety of journalists. According to local media outlets, the press has been paralyzed particularly in Kabul, which is under the grip of Taliban once again after the fall of President Ashraf Ghani's government on 15 August 2021. Before their advent, the ancient city used to witness a number of newspapers and other media outlets which surf

 PEC demands authentic probe into killing of Indian scribe Raman Kashyap Guwahati: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based media rights body condoles the demise of young television scribe Raman Kashyap at Lakhimpur Kheri locality of Uttar Pradesh in central India and demands an authentic probe into the incident that led to killing of the rural reporter on 3 October 2021. According to local sources, Raman (35) was hit by a vehicle amidst a chaotic situation where a large group of agitating farmers (against farm laws brought by the Union government in New Delhi) were in confrontations with some political workers. He was along with many reporters at the site to cover an event, but Raman turned unlucky and died on the spot. Later the agitators set the vehicle on fire and finally eight others died in the violent  incident. Raman’s family members claimed that he was also shot by the miscreants. Hailed from  Nighasan village, Raman used to work for a news channel and left behind his wif