Category: Opinion
AJA statement on the violence against journalists in Gaza
SEOUL: Asia Journalist Association (AJA) is deeply alarmed and outraged by the escalating attacks, brutal killings, injuries, and unjust detentions of media workers—blatant violations of international law. We demand […]
AJA statement following death of Iran’s president
SEOUL: The death of the president of any country is an exceptional event, especially if that departure occurred during a plane crash, as was confirmed with the death of Iranian […]
CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa launched in Egypt
CAIRO: An annual award will celebrate the important work done by African publishers, a report written by Kuhelika Ghosh, Brittle Paper, said. The CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa was […]
AJA calls for safety of journalists caught in crossfire
SEOUL: Asia Journalists Association (AJA) is deeply concerned about the severe toll on journalists and their deplorable status in the intensifying armed action between Hamas and Israel. The Committee to […]
World Poetry Movement calls for defending human beings and their dignity
MEDELLIN: The World Poetry Movement (WPM), a coordination of organizations and poets, international poetry festivals, educational projects and poetry publishers, has urged the international agencies to assume their legal and […]
NATO’s partnerships in Asia: Practical cooperation in response to changes in global security environment?
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Individually Tailored Partnership Programs, cooperation on transnational issues that span regional borders, enhanced military information […]
NATO and its partners: An inevitable global security architecture?
Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Yonhap) By Habib Toumi SEOUL: Amid the recent moves by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to […]
South Korea’s dynamics with NATO to demonstrate its capabilities as a pivotal state
By Habib Toumi TUNIS: History was made in the June 2022 Madrid North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit with the groundbreaking participation of two far-eastern states, South Korea and Japan, as […]
No future for newspaper columns, opinions?
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Sipping an orange juice with friends as the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day, I was confronted with a “negative” attitude that underestimates writing in the realm […]
Asia Journalist Association urges Iran’s government for peaceful solution to Hijab Protests
SEOUL: In September of 2022, the unexplained death of 22-year-old Masha Amina, who was in police custody for not wearing her hijab appropriately, sparked nationwide protests throughout Iran. In suppressing […]