CFOM members provide expertise to new Southeast Asian initiative to monitor attacks against journalists in line with SDG 16.10.1
A new civil society platform to monitor attacks against press freedom in Southeast Asia has just been launched. The platform provides statistics on attacks and threats against journalists and media workers in Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and...
CFOM Co-hosts two events as part of World Press Freedom Day’s 30th Anniversary
As part of World Press Freedom Day's 30th anniversary, CFOM co-hosted two events in both London and New York. In New York, the Academic Conference took place on 1 May and featured several speakers over the course of three panels alongside discussion from UNESCO Chair...
JSRN Hosts the Fifth #JournoSafe FlashTalks Focusing on Journalism Safety in Latin America and the Caribbean
On Thursday 27 April, the Journalism Safety Research Network (JSRN) hosted the fifth edition of the #JournoSafe FlashTalks focusing on journalism safety in Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the third of the regional FlashTalks to have taken place, with the...
UNESCO Chair attends Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) workshop: Universities – Civil Society Collaboration to Protect Activists and Enhance Political Space
UNESCO Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity, Professor Jackie Harrison, attended a workshop organised by the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR), University of York. The conference entitled: Universities - Civil Society Collaboration...
CFOM attends UNESCO’s Internet for Trust Conference
By Stef Pukallus and Jackie HarrisonCFOM attended UNESCO’s Internet for Trust Conference from 21-23 February in Paris. It was a multi-stake holder conference to discuss the current version of UNESCO’s draft guidelines on how to regulate the Internet. The over 4000...