Every year on December 10 Human Rights Day is celebrated as the anniversary of the adoption in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year more than ever, fierce battles over free speech and press freedom are being played out in full public view across Europe.
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Call for contributions: Join us for the 2nd edition of the #JournoSafe FlashTalks – a space for academics and civil society organisations to exchange research ideas to address journalism safety problems. Following on from the successful hosting of its first #JournoSafe FlashTalks event at the 2021 World Press Freedom Day Academic Conference on the Safety of Journalists, the Journalism Safety Research Network (JSRN) is pleased to announce that a 2nd edition of the FlashTalks will be held on 16 December.
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International Journalism Week (IJW) 2021-2, organised by the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield in collaboration with the Center for Freedom of the Media, takes place on 8-11 November 2021.
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Message for Anti-Impunity Day 2021 by William Horsley, CFOM International Director, on the occasion of the “Roundtable discussion focusing on the important role of prosecutorial services in addressing threats of violence against journalists” arranged by UNESCO and Ossigeno per L’INformazione on 3 November to commemorate 2021 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
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The UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity, held by Professor Jackie Harrison, joins UNESCO, the University of Nambia and OsloMet in the organising committee of the 6th Academic Conference on the Safety of Journalists held during the 2021 World Press Freedom Day celebrations.
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