World Press Freedom Day Highlights Global Challenges for Journalists
On World Press Freedom Day, organizations and leaders worldwide highlighted persistent threats to journalists, including red-tagging, attacks, and impunity, with concerns raised over declining press freedom in various countries.
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Hong Kong’s government on Friday slammed foreign media and press freedom groups, rejecting claims of a crackdown on press freedom as “slander” after jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai was awarded a free speech prize in Germany. Press freedom in the city has sharply declined since a 2020 National Security Law clamped down on dissent. Journalists face visa denials, surveillance, self-censorship and legal threats, while independent outlets struggle to survive.
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President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed the government’s resolve to protect press freedom and stressed the importance of credible journalism. They issued separate messages on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, reaffirming that Pakistan, as a state, remained firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting freedom of the press. In his message, President Zardari said this year’s theme, “Shaping a Future at Peace”, underscored that peace cannot be sec...
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Read full article →NUJP on World Press Freedom Day: Red-tagging, attacks on media persist
MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called out the government for failing to protect media workers from red-tagging and harassment as the country marked World Press Freedom Day on Sunday. “The climate of impunity remains, and so, no amount of safety measures would be enough to protect ourselves from
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The United Nations has voiced concerns over what it termed the growing attacks on journalists, warning that attacks on media workers must stop. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stated this in a message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, observed annually on May 3. Worldwide, roughly 330 media workers are currently detained Read More: https://punchng.com/attacks-on-journalists-must-end-un-warns/
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Read full article →NGE, SERAP to Tinubu Govt, governors, others: Protect journalists, end insecurity, impunity now
As the international community marks World Press Freedom Day, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on “the government of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to urgently ensure press freedom, protect journalists, and bring an end to the escalating insecurity and widespread human rights violations across several parts of northern Nigeria, including Benue, B...
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Read full article →Truth, not silence, key to Pacific peace: PINA on World Press Freedom Day - The Fiji Times
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