Current Affairs 22nd November 2015

Current Affairs 22nd November 2015 - Important Points

• Name of the journalist who won 2015 Reporters without Borders Prize - Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim

• Which country house passes the bill to restrict entry of Syrian, Iraqi refugees - US house

• India and China agreed to - Deepen cooperation in combating terrorism

• Which is celebrated as World Television Day - 21st November

Current Affairs 22nd November 2015 - Details

Name of the journalist who won 2015 Reporters without Borders Prize - Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim

Among the Important International Current Affairs, Zaina Erhaim who is a UK-based Syrian journalist has won prestigious 2015 Reporters without Borders Prize. She won this prize for her work in war-torn Syria. She not only went there and did her duty but also trained over 100 citizen reporters. Thus many independent newspapers and magazines started there.

Do You Know : 

Reporters Without Borders (RWB) prize is an annual award established in 1992 by Paris (France) based NGO Reporters Without Borders (RWB).The prize is bestowed upon journalists who have made a significant contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom. 

Which country house passes the bill to restrict entry of Syrian, Iraqi refugees - US house

US house of representatives has passed legislation to  tighten security screenings for Syrian and Iraqi refugees and suspend President Barack Obama's program to admit 10,000 of them in the next year. 

The bill follows the attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead.

India and China agreed to - Deepen cooperation in combating terrorism

India and China agreed to deepen cooperation in combating terrorism and fighting transnational crime. This breakthrough was achieved when Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh visited China and held talks with Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs (CPLA) of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Do You Know : 

Rajnath Singh is the first Indian Home Minister to visit China in a Decade. Before him in 2005 Shivraj Patil visited China.

Which is celebrated as World Television Day - 21st November

21st November 2015 was observed as World Television Day. 

Do You Know : 

United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 November as World Television Day in December 1996.