World Press Freedom Day 2024. Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis
Between May 2 and 4, Chile and UNESCO will host the 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference. World Press Freedom Day will be dedicated to the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environmental crisis. World Press Freedom Day 2024 A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the […]
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 2 November
Violence against journalists, the integrity of elections, and the role of public leadership. Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the most important and complex challenges of recent times. It is an essential precondition to guarantee freedom of expression and access to information for all citizens. The 2023 observance seeks to raise awareness […]
World Press Freedom, 3 may: “Shaping a Future of Rights”
World Press Freedom Day 30th Anniversary – Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights. Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and […]
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed around the world, with close to 9 out of 10 cases of these killings remaining judicially unresolved, according to the UNESCO observatory of killed journalists. Impunity leads to more killings and is often a symptom of worsening conflict and the breakdown of law and judicial systems. […]
World Press Freedom, 3 May 2022
3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. Just as importantly, World Press Freedom Day is a day of support for media which are targets for the […]
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 journalists have been killed around the world, with close to 9 out of 10 cases of these killings remaining judicially unresolved, according to the UNESCO observatory of killed journalists. Impunity leads to more killings and is often a symptom of worsening conflict and the breakdown of law and judicial systems. […]
World Press Freedom, 3 May 2021
3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. Just as importantly, World Press Freedom Day is a day of support for media which are targets for the […]
Two leading women journalists to join 2021 Jury of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
Zainab Salbi (Iraq) was recently appointed as a new Jury member for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Her colleagues are proud to welcome her as a lead female activist and journalist who has been very influential and impactful over the last decades. At the age of 23, Zainab founded Women for Women International, a […]
