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Director-General deplores the death of journalist, poet and film maker Baktash Abtin in Iran
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Launch of the MIL Mexico Network, an effort to promote Media and Information Literacy in the country
Eight Mexican organizations and institutions are cooperating to multiply the actions on Media and Information Literacy MIL The Network will propose Mexico to be the host the UNESCOs 2022 MIL Week celebration
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UNESCO launches must-read handbook on reporting on migrants and refugees
Every journalist must read this before leaving on an assignment that deals with migrants and refugees Handbook for Journalism Educators Reporting on Migrants and Refugees
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Director-General condemns murder of journalist Luis Enrique Ramirez in Mexico
UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killing of veteran journalist Luis Enrique Ramirez whose body was found in the city of Culiacan in northwestern Mexico on 5 May
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Presidents of UNESCO General Conference, UN General Assembly and UN Human Rights Council issue a first statement on Safety of Journalism
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2022 the Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly the UNESCO General Conference and the Human Rights Council have issued a joint statement to recall the paramount importance of ensuring journalists and media workers can work freely independently and safely without hindrances threats or violent reprisals
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UNESCO and ICFJ release new research on online violence against women journalists
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day UNESCO and the International Center for Journalists ICFJ released two extracted chapters of the upcoming fulllength report The Chilling A global study of online violence against women journalists
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Journalists and Whistleblowers: A dynamic relationship to fight corruption
On World Press Freedom Day 3 May UNESCO launched an Issue brief on Journalism and whistleblowing an important tool to protect human rights fight corruption and strengthen democracy as part of the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development series
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New policy brief on media viability launched a World Press Freedom Day
Discussion around this new UNESCO policy brief will be another milestone in the long walk to a free and sustainable press said Swedens Ambassador to UNESCO HE Anna Brandt in a video message on 3 May World Press Freedom Day
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Director-General condemns killing of prominent television journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Palestine
The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of television reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank city of Jenin Palestine on 11 May
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Director-General condemns murder of journalists Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi and Sheila Johana García Olivera in Mexico
The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killings of two online journalists Sheila Johana García Olivera and Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi who were shot dead in the state of Veracruz Mexico on 9 May
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Enhancing the status of press freedom is central to UNESCOs mandate to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image as a vehicle for advancing peace and dialogue The Organization recognizes freedom of expression is both a fundamental human right in itself and an enabler of other rights
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Belarusian Association of Journalists awarded the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2022
The Belarusian Association of Journalists BAJ has been named as the laureate of the 2022 UNESCOGuillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize following the recommendation of the International Jury of media professionals The Award Ceremony will take place on 2 May in Punta Del Este Uruguay on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference and be streamed online
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Director-General deplores the killings of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky in Ukraine
The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has denounced the killings of journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysky whose bodies were found by residents of the Ukranian localities of Yahidne and Bucha