The military junta is tightening its grip on the nation’s press following last week’s military coup in Thailand. After martial law was declared and soldiers stormed several TV stations, orders effectively stifling any free expression have been followed by the arrest or summoning of hundreds of politicians, activists and journalists.

The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting on 8th June 2014 in Turin, Italy, during the 66th World Newspaper Congress, 21st World Editors Forum and 24th World Advertising Forum, calls on the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, to put an end to censorship and halt the violence against the press in his country.

The Board of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), meeting on 8 June in Torino, Italy during the 66th World Newspaper Congress, 21st World Editors Forum and 24th World Advertising Forum, recognises the courageous work of Ukrainian journalists who have faced daily attacks in their coverage of the county’s on-going political crisis.

In the wake of intense global pressure, the Turkish government has released several of its imprisoned journalists in recent weeks. Among those freed is Füsun Erdoğan, arrested in 2006 and condemned to a life sentence + 300 years. Erdoğan was featured in WAN-IFRA’s “30 Days for Freedom” campaign, and her son spoke to WAN-IFRA’s Alexandra Waldhorn after his mother’s release.