World Press Freedom Day to focus on 'new voices'
A key theme for this year's World Press Freedom Day will be how to preserve and deepen the free speech gains symbolised by the Arab Spring.
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Israel releases frozen Palestinian tax funds
Israel has decided to release tax money it had been withholding from the Palestinian Authority since its admission to Unesco a month ago.
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Tax sanctions leave Palestinian public servants in the lurch
Palestine says if Israel continues to withhold $100-million in tax revenues from it's people, about 153 000 public sector workers will not be paid.
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Palestine's Unesco membership threatens programmes
The US's funding cutoff to Unesco after Palestine was accepted as a full-fledged member could hamper the agency's pro-democracy projects worldwide.
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Palestine UN bid soldiers on despite Security Council failure
Palestine has vowed to continue its quest for full UN membership despite facing a setback at the Security Council and a possible veto from the US.
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US punishes Unesco over Palestine
The US cut off funds to the Unesco as a punitive action after the Palestinian Authority was accepted into the United Nations agency as a full member.
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US disappointed in Israel settlement move
The US has expressed disappointment with Israel's decision to speed up settlement building following Unesco's grant to the Palestinians.
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US cuts off Unesco funding after Palestinian vote
The US announced it has stopped funding Unesco, following its vote to grant the Palestinians full membership on Monday.
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US, Israel lament Palestine's Unesco membership
Palestine has become a full member of Unesco in a highly divisive move that the US and other opponents say could harm renewed Mid East peace efforts.
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One final honk
The 200th edition of Converse is also its last: a swansong timed to coincide with South Africa's National Press Freedom Day.
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