World Press Freedom Day

Journalist Melissa Martin wins Press Freedom Prize for compelling dispatches from Ukraine amid air raids and bombings

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
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Martin took a leave from the Winnipeg Free Press in 2023 to spend a year in Ukraine, chronicling the impact of war on civilians on her Substack platform.

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  • Martin took a leave from the Winnipeg Free Press in 2023 to spend a year in Ukraine, chronicling the impact of war on civilians on her Substack platform.
  • Between frequent air raids and bombings, Martin produced vivid and compelling dispatches on the resiliency of the people living amid fear and loss.
  • Judges considered nominations from across Canada for the annual press freedom award, the career achievement prize in honour of committee co-founder Spencer Moore, and our new student journalism prize.
  • The luncheon theme, to mark the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day, is Free Press, Fair Elections and Democracy.

Journalist Melissa Martin wins Press Freedom Prize for compelling dispatches from Ukraine amid air raids and bombings

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Martin took a leave from the Winnipeg Free Press in 2023 to spend a year in Ukraine, chronicling the impact of war on civilians on her Substack platform.

Key Points: 
  • Martin took a leave from the Winnipeg Free Press in 2023 to spend a year in Ukraine, chronicling the impact of war on civilians on her Substack platform.
  • Between frequent air raids and bombings, Martin produced vivid and compelling dispatches on the resiliency of the people living amid fear and loss.
  • Judges considered nominations from across Canada for the annual press freedom award, the career achievement prize in honour of committee co-founder Spencer Moore, and our new student journalism prize.
  • The luncheon theme, to mark the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day, is Free Press, Fair Elections and Democracy.

World Press Freedom Day Events At National Press Club Friday, May 3 (Update)

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are National Press Club World Press Freedom Day events that take place on May 3.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are National Press Club World Press Freedom Day events that take place on May 3.
  • World Press Freedom Day has always been important to the mission and purpose of the Club.
  • In 2011 – the only year where WPFD took place in the United States -- it was held at the National Press Club.
  • National Press Club news briefing to provide updates and status of cases of  U.S. journalists: Austin Tice, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva.

World Press Freedom Day Events At National Press Club Friday, May 3

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Monday, April 22, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are National Press Club World Press Freedom Day events that take place on May 3.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are National Press Club World Press Freedom Day events that take place on May 3.
  • World Press Freedom Day has always been important to the mission and purpose of the Club.
  • In 2011 – the only year where WPFD took place in the United States -- it was held at the National Press Club.
  • Event:  National Press Club news briefing to provide updates and status of cases of  U.S. journalists: Austin Tice and Evan Gershkovich.

Award-winning Guardian U.S. journalist Margaret Sullivan to be keynote speaker at annual World Press Freedom Day Luncheon, May 2

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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These elections are taking place against a backdrop of a global democratic decline, which threatens human rights including media freedom.

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  • These elections are taking place against a backdrop of a global democratic decline, which threatens human rights including media freedom.
  • The protection of a free press is a critical component for a healthy democracy, says UNESCO, the United Nations agency that established May 3 as World Press Freedom Day in 1993.
  • Career Achievement Award in honour of Spencer Moore, which honours a Canadian journalist who has demonstrated ongoing tenacity in pursuit of press freedom and freedom of information.
  • A new Student Achievement Award, given to a student journalist who overcame press freedom challenges in producing outstanding work for a media platform.

Press release - Opening: minute of silence in memory of victims of shootings in Serbia

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Monday, May 8, 2023
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Opening: minute of silence in memory of victims of shootings in Serbia

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  • Opening: minute of silence in memory of victims of shootings in Serbia
    President Metsola led MEPs in a minute of silence to remember the victims of the shootings in Serbia, at the opening of the 8-11 May session in Strasbourg.
  • The perpetrators of these indiscriminate attacks must be brought to justice, said the President, extending sincere condolences to the families and friends of all the victims on behalf of Parliament.
  • With a Swedish-Iranian national in Iran executed last weekend, all hostages, including Professor Ahmad Reza Djalali, must be immediately and unconditionally released, she said.
  • The prize takes on even more significance this year, said the President, as Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich remains detained in Russia.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Announces 2023 Book and Journalism Awards Winners

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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Winners of the 2023 RFK Journalism Awards were selected from over 450 global submissions to 13 categories, including a recently updated Criminal Justice category and pieces presented in a "nontraditional" format.

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  • Winners of the 2023 RFK Journalism Awards were selected from over 450 global submissions to 13 categories, including a recently updated Criminal Justice category and pieces presented in a "nontraditional" format.
  • "Despite frequent attacks on their work – and in some cases, their safety – journalists and authors around the world continue to courageously expose injustice," said Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.
  • The full list of honorees for the 2023 RFK Book and Journalism Awards can be found below.
  • Special thanks to historian and author Michael Beschloss, head of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award committee, and Margaret Engel, director of the Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation and chair of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards committee, as well as the more than 90 volunteer judges who participated this year.

JOURNALISTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RACHEL PULFER HONOURED WITH THE SPENCER MOORE AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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TORONTO, May 3, 2023 /CNW/ - This World Press Freedom Day, Rachel Pulfer, Executive Director of Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), is being awarded the Spencer Moore Award for Lifetime Achievement by Ottawa-based nonprofit World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) for JHR's work to help move thousands of at-risk Afghan human rights defenders and journalists to safety, after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

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  • TORONTO, May 3, 2023 /CNW/ - This World Press Freedom Day, Rachel Pulfer, Executive Director of Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), is being awarded the Spencer Moore Award for Lifetime Achievement by Ottawa-based nonprofit World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) for JHR's work to help move thousands of at-risk Afghan human rights defenders and journalists to safety, after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.
  • JHR is a Canadian charitable organization that works to empower independent media across the world and strengthen their coverage of human rights issues in their local communities.
  • I'm both grateful for and proud of what JHR has been able to do — work that continues to this day.
  • This year, to mark World Press Freedom Day and continue building awareness about these initiatives, JHR is organizing a two-part networking series for women journalists in exile.

Statement by the Prime Minister on World Press Freedom Day

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, May 3, 2023 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, May 3, 2023 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on World Press Freedom Day:
    "Journalists work tirelessly to report the truth, help hold governments accountable, and provide Canadians with accurate, reliable, and trustworthy information.
  • Today, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, we are reminded of the fundamental role that a free and independent press plays in our democracy.
  • As Co-Chair of the Media Freedom Coalition , Canada is working with international partners to promote and protect media freedom.
  • "On this World Press Freedom Day, we recognize the progress made to achieve a free and independent press around the world, and we recommit to the work left to do at this critical time.

Masih Alinejad Calls Upon U.N. To Back Journalists Facing Transnational Repression And Violence

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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"The UK government actually asked one of the biggest [broadcasters], Iran International TV, to stop its activities and to move from the UK.

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  • "The UK government actually asked one of the biggest [broadcasters], Iran International TV, to stop its activities and to move from the UK.
  • So, I want to call on you, the UK government … and the General Assembly to pass this [resolution]," Alinejad told delegations in attendance in the General Assembly Hall.
  • Earlier this year, the Justice Department filed charges in a murder-for-hire plot directed against her by the Iranian regime.
  • More than 70 journalists are in prison in Iran, and their weapon is their voice.