UN General Assembly adopts resolution on journalist safety and proclaims 2 November as International Day to End Impunity
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the Resolution on Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity at its 68th Session on 18 December 2013. This landmark Resolution “condemns unequivocally all attacks and violence against journalists and media...
Statement by public broadcasters: work of international reporting ‘impeded’ by violence and intimidation
Source: BBC Global News Press Office Statement: Broadcasters impeded by dangers facing journalists A group of the world’s leading international broadcasters say that the dangers facing their journalists are such that it is difficult to provide accurate...
Press freedom organisations announce press freedom mission to the UK in response to recent events
Paris, France and Darmstadt, Germany, 10 November 2013 International Delegation: UK Press Freedom Mission An unprecedented top-level press freedom mission is being sent to the United Kingdom by the world’s press freedom organisations in response to recent actions by...
Attacks on the press: Stamping out impunity
Wednesday 8 May 2013, 7:00 PM at the Frontline club Across the world everyday journalists face injuries, kidnappings and death in the line of their work. In the majority of cases the perpetrators are not brought to justice and this evading of punishment often leads to...
World’s Press Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Royal Charter
World’s Press Calls for Withdrawal of Proposed Royal Charter Issues prompting the Leveson Inquiry are no cause for additional statutory regulation of the press, which would have a ‘chilling effect’ on press freedom worldwide. The World Association of Newspapers and...