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WATCH: Al Jazeera interview | Is anywhere in Gaza safe from Israeli attacks?

Oct 27, 2023 | News, Top-line

Irene Khan was interviewed on 26 October 2023 by Al Jazeera during its programme Inside Story about the threats to journalists living and working in Gaza. As of October 26, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 27 journalists were among more than 7,000...

Afghanistan: UN experts alarmed by media outlet’s spreading of disinformation

Jul 28, 2023 | Statements

28 July 2023 – UN experts* today voiced their concern at disinformation by a media outlet concerning a Human Rights Council event about women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in June. They issued the following statement: “We are dismayed that a media outlet named...

Russia: UN experts alarmed by ‘choking’ information clampdown

Mar 11, 2022 | News, Top-line

GENEVA (11 March 2022) – Russia’s recent adoption of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the government to gag and blindfold an entire population, UN human rights experts* said today.  On 4 March, the Russian Parliament adopted amendments...

Call for comments on opportunities, challenges and threats to media in the digital age

Jan 17, 2022 | News

Objectives Free, independent, plural and diverse media are an essential pillar of democracy and a core component of the right to freedom of expression. Journalism has been acknowledged as an essential service to society, playing a vital role in informing the public...

#JournalistsToo: Women Journalists Speak Out

Nov 24, 2021 | #JournalistsToo, Reports, Top-line

A collection of essays on personal experiences with harassment READ THE FULL REPORT IN ENGLISH HERE LEA EL INFORME COMPLETO EN ESPAÑOL AQUI LIRE LE RAPPORT COMPLET EN FRANCAIS ICI In the Special Rapporteur’s report on gender justice and freedom of expression,...

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