Press freedom

Illustration by Moshtari Hilal, used with permission via Unbias the News This article by Tina Lee was originally published on Unbias The News. An edited version is republished by Global Voices under a content sharing agreement. Imagine two…

Russia's now notorious Foreign Agents Law - a key tool for repressing independent media - first emerged a decade ago, in July 2012. Its development provides a unique perspective to track the expansion of authoritarian control in the…

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Sunday's by-elections in Punjab will bury the narrative and politics of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). "Today Imran Khan…

India on Thursday rejected comments by the German Foreign Ministry on press freedom in India and the arrest of fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, according to various media. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) claimed that this was an…

JEFFERSON CITY — The National Press Club honored St. Louis Post-Dispatch data reporter Josh Renaud with a freedom of the press award after discovering that teachers' Social Security numbers could be exposed to the public…

Subject: Open letter to Prime Minister Edi Rama from international press freedom groups regarding the decision to ban journalists from press conferences July 6, 2022 TO THE ATTENTION OF: Edi RamaPrime Minister of Albania CC : Endri…

The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear a case challenging the landmark freedom of the press ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan of 1964. The current precedent remains – protecting the media from unnecessary libel…

In January, chief executive Carrie Lam said Hong Kong authorities were "not seeking to clamp down on press freedom" after newsrooms closed, and - in April - she said the suppression by a club of their Human Rights Press Awards was…

Two press freedom groups, the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria and the International Press Center (IPC), have condemned the arrest and prosecution of two Bauchi-based journalists, Haruna Mohammed and Idris Kamal. Police…

HONG KONG — A year ago, Beijing's tightening grip on press freedom in Hong Kong forced the closure of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. Founded by Jimmy Lai in 1995, Apple Daily had more than 3.8 million registered internet…

'It is not acceptable that Switzerland has a law that prevents journalists from doing their job,' says politician © Keystone / Gian Ehrenzeller The United Nations Human Rights Council points the finger at the Swiss media…

Shadow Attorney General Roysdale Forde SC yesterday condemned what he said was the latest attack on press freedom based on a Stabroek News report that Public Works Minister Deodat Indar , had provoked the visit of the police to the premises…

ISTANBULSpeaking heavily to Western countries over press freedom, China said on Monday that the case of jailed investigative journalist Julian Assange reflected "hypocrisy" in the United States and the United…

Speaking strongly to Western countries over press freedom, China said on Monday that the case of jailed investigative journalist Julian Assange reflected "hypocrisy" in the United States and the United Kingdom. "The case of Julian…

As supporters of Julian Assange held a press conference Friday at the British Consulate in New York to demand the freedom of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder, a trio of prominent left-wing figures denounced the British government's approval of…

British politicians will mark World Press Freedom Day next week by debating the safety of journalists and the importance of free speech without any sense of irony.But if you want to know how much the government really values ​​a free press,…

The story at a glance A new report from the Pew Research Center examined the views of working journalists on the state of the news industry. One of the main findings of the study is that more than half of the…

Russia advised US officials on June 7 to first focus on ensuring press freedom and fair access to information in their own country before lecturing others. In a press conference on June 7, the Russian ambassador to the United States…

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas speaks during the DCAB talks hosted by the Bangladesh Diplomatic Correspondents Association…

The Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) of Hong Kong voted overwhelmingly in favor of a press freedom motion. More than half of the members of the board of directors abstained during the vote. The non-binding motion was raised at…

On April 26, an official from Ethiopia's attorney general's office spoke to state media to lament what he called a lack of police action in cracking down on disinformation and hate speech. A number of journalists in the country saw it as a…

Journalists covering the Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour say they were barred from filming or accessing the events, and no questions from a Pacific reporter were allowed to be asked. Wang Yi.The allegations raise serious press…

Google sees increasing pressure on journalists and the erosion of press freedom not just in Asia,…

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The elected president urged not to repeat the abuses committed by his father and his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte A student holds a sign during a protest on the grounds of Manila State University on February 14, 2019, in support of…

Expressing concern over the two proposed media freedom laws, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas fears that some of the bills' provisions could be used to intimidate journalists. "We are concerned about the draft 'Regulations for…

Media groups note an increase in attacks on journalists and independent media, leading to a drop in media freedom rankings in the Philippines ILOCOS SUR, Philippines - Media organizations in Southeast Asia have…

Affi Agbenyo is a gender activist.Gender equality campaigner Affi Agbenyo has blamed the country's poor performance in the 2022 Press Freedom Index on the government's worryingly lazy attitude towards the safety of journalists.She says…

National leaders who attack independent media attract the most attention. But powerful authoritarian sub-national elites and a local political milieu that virtually guarantees them impunity pose the deadliest…

Reporters Without Borders wrote a report stating that the Greek police had "regularly used violence” to prevent journalists from covering the refugee crisis and anti-lockdown protests. As a result, Greece fell from 70th to 108th place in…

Freedom of the press has remained a very important element of democratic life because it essentially aims to improve the quality of a democracy. With this freedom, the mass media…

To commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2022, the U.S. Consulate General, in partnership with the Media Career Development Network, recently hosted a month-long program to celebrate investigative journalists and the freedom of the press…

May 3 is celebrated as World Press Freedom Day. The General Assembly of the United Nations approved it in 1993 following a recommendation by the General Conference of UNESCO held two years earlier. Every year around this time, the…

Jessica Kim and Spencer Izen with The Griffins' Nest newspapers, at Vanpress Printers in Burnaby, British Columbia, on May 5. Students at Eric Hamber High School wrote the Student Press Freedom Act.JENNIFER GAUTHIER/The Globe and MailA…

• Complete public meeting/capacity building training for 350 journalists • Commend the US Embassy for their tremendous support The Nigerian Publishers Guild (NGE) concluded its public!-->!-->!-->!-->…

The Nigerian Editors Guild (NGE) closed its public meeting/capacity building conference in six geopolitical zones, during the week – the last in Port Harcourt, the south-south zone, resolving not to yield to any circumstances in its…

UN Censorship Collusion by Council of Mayors on Migration UNresponsive to Press Freedom Letter By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell's…

Attacks on Serbian journalist Slobodan Georgiev culminated when he uncovered links between President Aleksander Vučić's brother, Andrej Vučić, and a notorious Kosovo businessman in 2019.A video was quickly released on social media…

MFRR Mission Report Highlights Two Major Challenges Facing Media Freedom The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partner organizations to release a…

The United Nations celebrated World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The organizers organized a world conference on the subject in Uruguay last week.This year's theme for World Press Freedom Day was…

Following the physical, psychological, moral and emotional injuries suffered by journalists due to exposure to traumatic events during their careers, communication specialists unanimously underlined the need…

What has been dubbed the 2022 World Press Freedom Day National Conference and Symposium has at least drawn public attention to what is needed for the media to operate without interference and hold to account to decision makers.The…

A professor of political science at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has urged President Akufo-Addo to admit the challenges to press freedom in Ghana.He said the president must "send a clear message of intolerance for…

New Delhi | Sugandha Jha: The press is considered the fourth pillar of democracy and the media must report the facts and control everything. Thus, in order to encourage and honor journalists, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the…

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney, said the country's performance in the 2022 Press Freedom Index should not be entirely blamed on the ruling government.According to him, the report produced by…

Award-winning investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says President Akufo-Addo and his government's nonchalant attitude towards press freedom in the country is very worrying.He said various state actors close to the presidency have…

Reporters Without Borders has responded to claims by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama that reports of media violations in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index were "lies" and "fantasies", by debunking it.Albania fell 20 places in this year's…

How often does our Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet the press? You must have already seen a small video clip making the rounds on social networks. This did not happen in India. It happened in Denmark the other day. On his way…

For World Press Freedom Day, the Student Press Law Center and PEN America co-sponsored a panel discussion at the UNESCO World Conference in Ponte del Este, Uruguay, and broadcast on Zoom around the world. SPLC Board Member Pratika…

Coinciding with World Press Freedom Day, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said that “no journalist in Bhutan has been the victim of violent attacks. Nor has anyone faced life-threatening situations in the performance of their duties.…

PETER OKORE, UmuahiaAhead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, a panel of participants in Umuahia, Abia State, advocated for the education of the political class, especially candidates for elected office, on the role of journalists in…

ZURICH, May 6 (Reuters) - Lawmakers on Friday blocked an attempt to overhaul Switzerland's strict banking secrecy rules, dealing a blow to freedom of information advocates who were demanding an exemption for journalists and…

Last update: 11 hours ago Tunisian journalists protested on Thursday…

Ahmed Sahid Nasralla: Sierra Leone Telegraph: May 5, 2022: On May 3, 2022, SLAJ joined the world in observing World Press Freedom Day 2022. And this is SLAJ's official statement marking the day. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS STATUS Since the…

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Heal Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day. This year's theme “Journalism Under Siege” highlights the myriad ways in which surveillance and digitally mediated attacks put journalists at risk.…

In the 2022 edition of the Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders, India ranks 150th, eight positions lower than last year. In the 2022 edition of the Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders,…

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) condemned parts of the 2022 World Press Freedom Index that called the Akufo-Addo administration "intolerant of criticism from citizens and the media."The party argued that in contrast, the media under the NPP…

TOURISM The General Assembly met today for the high-level thematic debate on tourism. General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid convened the debate titled “Putting Sustainable and Resilient Tourism at the Heart of an Inclusive Recovery”.…

A politician bent on manipulating the election outcome may have found a new weapon to replace traditional guns, goons and gold: disinformation. The impact of growing misinformation and disinformation is highly relevant today as it has…

'GET WORSE': Hong Kong's latest ranking showed "one of the biggest drops in our index in the last 20 years," said Cedric…

Sudan – As the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day 2022 on Wednesday, journalists and media professionals in Sudan are crying out for their voices to be heard in an increasingly restrictive, intimidating and deadly dangerous…

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has described as depressing the 60e position in the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index.Speaking at a press conference to commemorate International Press Freedom Day in Accra on…

Wednesday 04 May 2022 20:11 MYT GENEVA, May 4 — The rise of social media has allowed dangerous propaganda to flourish and has left professional journalists under constant threat of attack, according to Filipino journalist and…

Weldiya, Ethiopia — When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office four years ago, Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based group that promotes press freedom, lifted Ethiopia's ranking by 40 places in its international ranking of…

Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa speaks during a press conference at Palacio del Gobernador in Manila on February 24, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News GENEVA — The rise of social media has allowed…

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY Today is World Press Freedom Day. General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid took part in a high-level dialogue on press freedom and the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. The…

On World Press Freedom Day, the Afghan media community has expressed concern over the lack of access to information and the absence of a Media Violations Commission (CMV) . General concerns about the uncertain fate of the media in…

Some of the participants in the training in Germany. A German organization, Taz Panter Foundation, claims to train African journalists to promote journalism. A member of the foundation's board of directors, Ms. Konny Gellenbeck,…

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's son defended press freedom at an event marking World Press Freedom Day in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, ignoring his father's crackdown on journalists who criticized his…

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Press freedom has improved in the Czech Republic according to this year's Press Freedom Index, which now ranks the country 20th from the 40th place it achieved last year. The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of…

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign correspondents working in the Philippines on Tuesday urged social media platforms to investigate online attacks their colleagues have suffered during the campaign season. In a statement marking Press Freedom…

This year, Norway leads the RSF ranking out of 180 countries, followed by Denmark and Sweden. Estonia and Finland ranked fourth and fifth respectively, with scores just below those of Sweden.Elsewhere in the region, Lithuania ranked ninth,…

Nearly 40% of countries in Europe and Central Asia are in a "problematic" press freedom situation, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index 2022 published on Tuesday 3 May. Overall, the…

After many years of Bulgaria being the lowest ranked EU country in terms of press freedom, the World Press Freedom Index for 2022 painted a different picture on Tuesday 3 May: Bulgaria s improved as the deteriorating media…

Blantyre, Malawi— Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera pledged to protect press freedom in comments to journalists invited, for the first time, to the supreme leader's home for World Press Freedom Day. At the event, broadcast on Malawi's…

Hong Kong, once a bastion of press freedom, fell 68 places, slipping to 148 in the latest Reporters With Borders (RSF) ranking.The region, which was 80th in last year's press freedom rankings, has seen a steady decline since 2020, when…

OTTAWA (ON), May 3, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Journalist Fatima Syed and tai huynheditor and publisher of The Local, were declared co-winners of the 2022 Press Freedom Award by the Ottawaadvocacy group based at World Press Freedom Canada…

Renowned Turkish journalist Can Dündar meets exiles and dissidents around the world to tell them about the fate he himself shares with them. Together with DW editor-in-chief Linda Vierecke he created the DW documentary series "Guardians…

Breadcrumb Links Opinion Columnists The law that is supposed to give Canadians access to federal government records needs some teeth. In 2008, the National Gallery of Canada alerted the RCMP to an incident…

A woman sits in front of a poster made up of the names of murdered journalists, during the World Press Freedom Conference on July 10, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)…

In a statement to mark world press freedom day the 3 Maythe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burićurged European governments to better protect the media and journalists so that they can play their essential role…

Journalists have long been targeted for telling the truth; but the methods deployed to silence independent reporting have expanded. Two sinister and distinct trends in harassment have emerged: the onslaught of online abuse targeting – in…

Cameroonian journalists mark World Press Freedom Day (May 3) by calling on government troops and rebels to stop abusing journalists covering the separatist conflict. According to Cameroonian media groups, at least 80 journalists have fled…

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The United Nations General Assembly has declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day or simply World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of press freedom. Each year the day is commemorated!-->…

World Press Freedom Day 2022: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, a message from the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay “We must all do more to face the risks and seize the opportunities of the digital age. On this World…

Russia suspended from World Press Freedom Day (FM) conference Moscow, May 2…

This year, the war in Ukraine; the murder of journalists throughout the war zone; and restrictions and prosecutions against journalism in Russia are at the forefront. The same goes for acts of violence, arrests and threats in other…

Russia has not been allowed to participate in the UNESCO conference on media freedom issues, which takes place from May 2 to 5 in Uruguay, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - May 02,…

In a statement to mark world press freedom day the 3 Maythe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burićurged European governments to better protect the media and journalists so that they can play their essential role…

New Delhi | Simran Srivastava: World Press Freedom Day is observed annually on May 3 to raise awareness of the importance of press freedom in the provision of information and to remind governments to respect the right to freedom of…

New York: The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named Tuesday as the winner of this year's UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of the international jury. BAJ was established in…

Since the Chinese regime imposed the National Security Law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, almost all independent and pro-democracy media outlets have been forced to shut down, and many journalists and media executives have been imprisoned…

The Ministry of Information sent its congratulations and reaffirmed its commitment to continue to defend press freedom in Cambodia. In his remarks on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2022, Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith…

Many IFJ affiliates are taking action to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Here is a non-exhaustive list of their initiatives.Cambodia: CamboJA, in collaboration with UNESCO and other CSO partners of the World Press Freedom Day…

BAJ was established in 1995 as a non-governmental association of media workers with the aim of promoting freedom of expression and independent journalism in Belarus. It gathers more 1,300 associated journalistsand is a member of the…

World Press Freedom Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1993. The date chosen for this annual celebration is 3 May. From May 2-5, 2022, UNESCO and the Republic of Uruguay will host the annual World Press…

By Yuras Karmanau, Associated PressLVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' main organization of independent journalists has received a UNESCO prize for press freedom.The Belarusian Association of Journalists has been named the winner of the 2022…

“For twenty-five years, the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Prize has drawn the world's attention to the bravery of journalists around the world who sacrifice so much in the search for truth…

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The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) was named the winner of this year's UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Tuesday, following the recommendation of the international jury. BAJ was established in 1995 as a…

The number of press freedom alerts among Council of Europe (CoE) member states soared 41% in 2021 and should be a wake-up call for Europe, according to their recently released annual report . Two hundred and eighty-two…

Hong Kong Watch calls on the international community to denounce the "catastrophic" situation facing the media Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong reads the latest edition of the Apple Daily newspaper in Taichung, central Taiwan, on August 5,…

The Ministry of Information, in collaboration with UNESCO, will organize World Press Freedom Day 2022 on May 3 under the theme “Journalism under the digital siege” to encourage and develop initiatives that promote freedom of press.…

Digital authoritarianism – when governments assert their power and control information using digital tools and the internet – disrupts journalism and can put journalists and human rights defenders at risk. Deployed to influence citizens,…

Digital authoritarianism – when governments assert their power and control information using digital tools and the internet – disrupts journalism and can put journalists themselves, as well as human rights defenders, at risk . Used to…

Hong Kong's only candidate for chief executive, John Lee, has said freedom of the press exists in the city, so there is no need to ask him to "defend" it. John Lee. File Photo: John Lee Campaign. “Freedom of the press still…

How are free speech attacks affecting our Southwest Florida community? Will the erosion of press freedom and the continued hacking of Florida sun laws kill local news? What are news leaders living in Southwest Florida? To celebrate World…

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Nadine Dorries pledges to use safe web law to protect press freedomNadine Dorries is committed to improving online safety laws to protect press freedomThere were concerns about the impacts of the government's online security…

The arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor has troubled scholars and journalists. Authorities arrested Allan Au, a lecturer and consultant at the School of Journalism at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), on April 11 for…

New Delhi: In its recent report on the state of human rights in India, the US State Department identified several instances where freedom of the press has been violated - noting that there have been instances where the government "…

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The Federal Government has rejected the World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2021 which identified Nigeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism. Dismissing the index, he argued…

World Press Freedom Day 2022 is expected to engage Nobel Peace Prize laureates. The event is co-organized with the Nobel Peace Summit on the role of journalism in promoting peace. Under the…

By Alex Nelson Malanga Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian President, Mrs. Samia Suluhu Hassan, will honor World Press Freedom Day 2022 in Arusha in May as guest of honour. The event will see the Eastern Africa Editors Society (EAES) come…

1. Oleksandr Gunko (Ukraine)On April 3, Russian soldiers from the town of Nova Kakhovka in southeastern Ukraine searched Oleksandr Gunko's home, seized his phones and electronic devices and took him to an undisclosed location. Gunko is…

New York, April 4, 2022 – The Sri Lankan government must respect freedom of the press, ensure unrestricted access to social media and communication platforms, and allow the media to operate freely and independently…