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View More NewsAmman, September 7, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent escalation in Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, which have injured at least four journalists, including three on Sunday, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefires in both locations. On September 6, 2026, Lebanese correspondent for the local Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV Ali Chbib and camera operator Mohammed Barjawi both sustained cuts and bruises on their limbs from flying debris when an Israeli drone struck a parking lot in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh at around 6 pm. According to media reports, the team was on…
New York, September 7, 2026—Taliban authorities must allow independent broadcaster Rah-e-Farda TV to resume operations, immediately release its owner, Salman Akhlaqi, and end their crackdown on news outlets serving Afghanistan’s persecuted Shiite Hazara community, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday. On September 6, Taliban security forces raided Rah-e-Farda TV’s office in the capital Kabul, forced the broadcaster off the air, and took Akhlaqi to an undisclosed location, according to media reports and an Afghan journalist familiar with the case who spoke to CPJ on condition of anonymity for fear of Taliban reprisal. The raid followed mounting pressure on Rah-e-Farda’s management over…
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The scale of the global learning crisis is difficult to exaggerate. A recent analysis of international and regional assessments estimated that at least two-thirds of the world’s young people fail to acquire the basic skills needed to participate effectively in a modern economy. In affluent countries, roughly one child in four falls short. In low-income regions, the proportion is far higher. Published calculations estimate that broad improvements in children’s academic development could add more than US$700 trillion to the world economy by 2100. The standard response is to demand better schools: more competent teachers, stronger curricula, greater accountability, higher standards, and…
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