By Debbie Ransome, editor of the CJA Newsletter
Here follows a summary of presentations and panel discussions from the Commonwealth Journalists Association’s rally in Malta (29 January – 1 February 2012). More info here. Full …

DON’T TURN BACK CLOCK ON JOURNALISTS’ RIGHTS, CJA URGES MALDIVES
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) urges the new authorities in the Maldives to respect the right of journalists in that country to go about their work …

The Commonwealth Journalists Association’s ninth conference, which ended last Saturday in Malta, saw CJA-UK chair and ex-BBC Asia chief Rita Payne elected international president. The four day rally, which was attended by around 80 journalists and …

February 3, 2012 - St. Julians, Malta
“At its triennal conference held in Malta (January 29 to February 2, 2012) the Commonwealth Journalists Association unanimously condemned instances of state repression against media reported out of Pakistan, Sri …

CJA-UK chair Rita Payne (picture, left) was elected President of the Commonwealth Journalists Association on the last day of the CJA conference in Malta on Thursday 2 February.
She has taken over from Hassan Shahriar …

Amid concerns that any restrictions on the British media recommended by the Leveson inquiry could adversely impact media in countries where it is already oppressed, former UK Solicitor-General Vera Baird (picture, right) suggested that the …

The Commonwealth should speak up and speak out where democracy and human rights are threatened in member countries, Canadian Senator Hugh Segal (pictured, with the Eminent Persons’ report in hand), his country’s Special Envoy on …

The following is the full text of the speech given by Senator Hugh D. Segal, Special Envoy for Commonwealth Renewal, at the Commonwealth Journalists Association conference in Malta on 31 January 2012:
It is an honour …

Journalists from across the Commonwealth are meeting in Malta between 29 January and 2 February at the Radisson Blu Bay Point Hotel to discuss media freedom and threats to democratic principles. More information available here.

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The following is the full text of the speech given by Hon. Mario de Marco, Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Environment, during the opening of the Commonwealth Journalists Association conference in Malta on 30 …