By Staff Reporter
As the World is commemorating the World Press Day today,the human rights grafting body, Human Rights Defenders Coalition ( HRDC) has asked the current Chakwera’s Tonse government to fully committ itself in creating the conducive environment for journalists.
The human rights body Chairperson Gift Trapence has made the call through a statement 247 Malawi News has seen.
In a statement, Trapence says media plays a crucial role in disseminating information and contribute more in the development of this country therefore, a need for journaliststo be respected.
Trapence says time has now come for the government to stop intimidating and doing unnecessary arrests of the journalists.
He adds that journalists cover the untruth to fight corruption as well as checking the abuse of power and demand of transperancy from those in power.
” As we cerebrate world press freedom day today there is a need to acknowledge a grim landscape where efforts to silence media should decrease,” says Trapence in a statement.
Journalists around the world commemorate world press day on May 3 every year and this year’s theme falls under ” journalism and digital siege” which weighs in on digital era impaction, freedom of expression, the safety of journalists, access to information and privacy.
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