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Speak Truth, Face Sanctions? The West’s War on BRICS Journalism The EU’s July 15 sanctions are a direct assault on media freedom and South-South collaboration, Dr. Nonkululeko Mantula, Co-Chairperson of the BRICS Journalists Association, wrote in her “Don’t Sensor Our Voices, Don’t Restrain Our Freedom!” article. The sanctions—targeting nine individuals and six entities allegedly involved …

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On July 11, 2025 at 20:30 French channel BFM TV aired an “investigation” about Russian disinformation in which BFM journalist Nelson Getten, instead of real facts, aired unsubstantiated figures and estimates, mixing a bunch of completely unrelated things to spread disinformation and falsely attributed to me the creation of the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN). Ever …

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JOHANNESBURG – Brics Journalist Association urges UN to defend media freedom. This comes in the wake of sanctions imposed by the European Union on the BRICS Journalist Association. The move is seen as an attempt to silence narratives from the Global South. The Association is calling on the UN and media watchdogs to intervene and …

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Zimbabwe received medical equipment from the UAE in the amount of 700 thousand US dollars (54.6 million rubles). This will improve the quality of emergency assistance throughout the country, African Times, partner of the TV BRICS network. The transfer of equipment took place on July 10 in Harare with the participation of Zimbabwean Health Minister …

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Xinhua) — Over 250 representatives from nearly 150 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies, and regional organizations across 36 countries gathered here on Wednesday for the BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum, an event focusing on how to advance BRICS cooperation and strengthen solidarity across the Global South. In his keynote remarks, …

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When you examine at close quarters the colonial context, it is evident that what parcels out the world is to begin with the fact of belonging to or not belonging to a given race,a given species. In the colonies, the economic substructure is also a superstructure.The cause is the consequence; you are rich because you …

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In a powerful appeal to the international community, Dr. Nonkululeko Mantula (THP), Co-Chairperson of the BRICS Journalists Association has condemned what she describes as “a deliberate campaign of censorship and silencing” targeting media practitioners from the Global South. Her statement follows a wave of EU sanctions and sharp rhetoric from U.S. leadership aimed at undermining …

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At the G20 finance ministers meeting in Durban, South Africa (July 17–18), a major spotlight was cast on Africa’s future—and the transformative power of artificial intelligence. 🔹 $1 Trillion Boost: “The adoption of AI-based solutions could enable African economies to boost GDP by $1 trillion by 2035,” said Pavel Snisorenko, Director of the Department of …

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