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2019-05-03 10:11Indonesia is a place of great beauty, but its location on the Ring of Fire makes it especially prone to natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. In addition, the string of islands also faces conflict due to its wealth of ethnic and religious diversity. In early April, over a dozen journalists gathered for a training in Bali to discuss comprehensive strategies for safe reporting. Read more ... -
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2019-02-13 14:39UPDATE: Reports from the Philippines confirm that Maria Ressa was arrested today and will be taken to court in relation to cyber libel offences. Read more ... -
2019-01-30 17:40WAN-IFRA and WEF have written to Milo Djukanovic, president of Montenegro, denouncing a serious deterioration in journalist safety over recent months and calling on the government to do more to protect media professionals. Read more ... -
2018-12-13 15:23WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have written to Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, President of Puntland, to express serious concern at a shooting attack by a police officer on a journalist and a growing climate of impunity ahead of elections scheduled for 2019. Read more ... -
2018-12-13 13:49The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF), have condemned police attempts to seize documents and equipment from Europa Press news agency and newspaper Diario de Mallorca, moves that risk exposing journalistic sources in connection to a high profile corruption case on the island. Read more ... -
2018-12-03 13:57The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF), call on the government of the Philippines to drop tax fraud charges against online news publisher Rappler and its Co-founder, CEO and Executive Editor, Maria Ressa. Read more ... -
2018-11-08 03:43UPDATED: Angela Quintal, CPJ's Africa programme coordinator, and Muthoki Mumo, CPJ's sub-Saharan Africa representative, have both been released from detention. Read more ...
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WAN-IFRA’s Declaration of Table Mountain is an earnest appeal to all Africans, particularly those in power, to recognise that political and economic progress flourishes in a climate where the press is free and independent of governmental, political or economic control. -
The Golden Pen of Freedom is WAN-IFRA's annual award recognising individuals or organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom.
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Media employees worldwide face physical violence and persecution of all kinds, whether from public officials, criminals or terrorists. Assaults are daily - and often deadly - for those who challenge governments, report on conflicts or investigate corruption and crime. -
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The African Press Network (RAP21) is a digital network that supports a strong independent press throughout Africa by sharing, distributing and exchanging information between newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and human rights advocates. -
WAN-IFRA's activities in Latin America focus in promoting innovation amongst the region's news media industry, in helping media companies lead a successful digital transition and in advocating for a free and independent press.
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Media Freedom Committees are positioned across the globe to assist WAN-IFRA's partners in fighting challenges to press freedom and help place the media at the heart of society.