Against the background of reports from the Council of Europe Safety of Journalists Platform showing that physical attacks on journalists more than doubled between 2019 and 2021 in the in the Council of Europe region, UNESCO Chair Coordinator Sara Torsner discuss this worrying trend for the Conversation UK.
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In this The World Today piece for Chatham House, Centre for Freedom of the Media Co-founder & International Director, William Horsley, discusses why Britain must stop turning a blind eye to oppression of media freedom.
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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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New statistics published show an 87% impunity rate for journalist killers. November 2, for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, UNESCO and its partners are organizing around 20 events around the world, aiming to raise awareness on States’ obligations to prosecute not only killings but also threats of violence against journalists.
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In partnership with computer scientists from the University of Sheffield and the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM), ICFJ’s research division will lead a major project designed to identify key indicators and metrics signalling escalation of online violence against women journalists. They will study the two-way trajectory between online and offline attacks before developing open-source digital tools to detect, monitor and alert key responders to high-risk cases.
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