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#Asia 🌏 In our latest brief: #India-#Pakistan tension ignites a vicious information warfare, #WPFD2025 in the region, media reform proposals for #SouthKorea & the #Philippines, plus a deeply moving letter from a journalist detained in #China.
Information warfare, World Press Freedom Day, and a prison letter from China - IFEX
May 2025 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Americas Group Alarmed by Rise in Exiled Journos tinyurl.com/bdysj8nw #pressfreedom
#journalism #WPFD #WPFD2025 #Nicaragua #Cuba @shiguerita @Rosental
#journalism #journalismsNEWS #USAID
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@LatAmPeriodismo #pressfreedom #Cuba #Haiti #Nicaragua #Venezuela #immigration #exile
June 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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My latest Asia brief for @ifex.org: Information warfare in Pakistan-India, #WPFD2025 in the region, @rsf.org media reform proposals, interviews with Myanmar media and an exiled Vietnamese blogger, and a prison letter from China. @mizzimadailynews.substack.com

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Information warfare, World Press Freedom Day, and a prison letter from China - IFEX
May 2025 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
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June 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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On 7 March, for World Press Freedom Day at Bozar, Brussels, AI's impact on journalism was discussed with speeches from @unesco.org DG @aazoulay.bsky.social and Belgian ministers.

Thank you to all speakers and participants.

#PressFreedom #WPFD2025 #UNESCO #Belgium #Bozar #ThankAJournalist
May 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Experts warn that existing legislation is failing to protect media.

Full story at: iwpr.net/gcrhsqz1

#WorldPressFreedomDay2025 #WPFD2025 #PressFreedom #journalism #FreeExpression #LawReform #Moldova
May 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Aida Al-Kaisy, co-founder of Jummar Media explains why young Iraqis urgently need an information space where they can learn, contribute and share perspectives.

Full story at: iwpr.net/ykec7l4x

#WorldPressFreedomDay2025 #WPFD #WPFD2025 #PressFreedom #FreeExpression #Iraq #youth
May 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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#Africa 🌍 @MISARegional launched their 2025 State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa report, warning that the region’s media faces an existential threat amid AI disruption, rising authoritarianism, and shrinking civic space. #WPFD2025
MISA Regional Director, Dr Tabani Moyo Opening Remarks, Regional World Press Freedom Day Celebrations & Launch of the State of Press Freedom Report 2025
I am proud to say that as a people, we have every reason to be proud of our historic efforts towards setting a collective agenda in response to the challenges impacting expression in SADC vis-à-vi…
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May 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
zulianalainez.bsky.social
#Perú En breve inicia encuentro por la Libertad de Prensa, en el marco de la #WPFD2025, organizado por @ANP_periodistas @PNUDperu @OACNUDHPeru @UNESCOperu @ConsejodePrensa @IPYS
En momentos en que el periodismo en Perú se encuentra bajo asedio, se convierte en espacio esencial
May 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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@yungonion.bsky.social from @mediadiversity.bsky.social
spoke at #WPFD2025 on two key panels: one on uplifting migrant voices through the MigraVoice platform, and another on rising threats to media freedom in Georgia, including FARA. Press freedom needs action now. #MediaFreedom #MigraVoice #Georgia
May 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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#Palestine 🇵🇸 “The international community’s paralysis in the face of these crimes is unacceptable,” said IFEX’s Sarah Clarke, reaffirming support for Mada Center and efforts to defend Palestinian journalists amid Israel's war on Gaza. #WPFD2025
MADA marks World Press Freedom Day with urgent call to protect Palestinian journalists - IFEX
At a seminar on World Press Freedom Day, MADA and partners condemned attacks on Gaza journalists, highlighting 240 deaths and nearly 1,000 violations in 2024, calling for international accountability.
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May 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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When we asked why this #WPFD2025 is different, Ukrainian journalist Anastasia Rudenko told us: “Right now, it feels like a perfect storm has hit independent media.” Hear from other journalists in our network: www.icfj.org/news/press-f...
May 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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How Pacific media groups celebrated World Press Freedom Day. #WPFD2025

My latest piece for @globalvoices.org

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Pacific media groups cite AI, censorship, and limited resources as key challenges in their work
“Our small newsrooms struggle to compete with global platforms that are reshaping the media landscape. We must not allow AI to weaken media freedom, independence, or diversity in our region.“
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May 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
icfjorg.bsky.social
When we asked why this #WPFD2025 is different, Ukrainian journalist Anastasia Rudenko told us: “Right now, it feels like a perfect storm has hit independent media.” Hear from other journalists in our network: buff.ly/8X3WaN3
May 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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#Nigeria 🇳🇬 Media Rights Agenda marked #WPFD2025 by launching a visual brief calling for ethical AI use in journalism - highlighting both its promise and threats to press freedom and the democratic discourse.
MRA Launches Visual Brief on Ethical Use of AI in Journalism
As the world marks the 2025 World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has unveiled
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May 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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#Bahrain 🇧🇭 Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses deep concern over the systematic repression of press freedom—from the 2017 closure of Al‑Wasat to ongoing criminalisation of speech, state #censorship, and a culture of fear that erodes civic space. #WPFD2025
Bahrain dismantles independent press, silences dissent - IFEX
Systematic repression, from the 2017 closure of "Al‑Wasat" to arbitrary arrests and torture, has criminalised speech and turned Bahrain’s media into an instrument of state control, surveillance, and…
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May 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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🚨 In conflictzones, #media have the right to report!
➡️ Free from violence
➡️ Free from jail
➡️ Free from bullets

📢 Last Saturday was #WorldPressFreedomDay, support the free press and join our fight! Share this message! 2/2

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#WPFD #WPFD2025 #pressfreedom #safetyforjournalists
May 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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This week, #Belgium hosted the World #PressFreedom Conference focusing on press freedom and the impact of AI on journalism, and a panel discussion on fair trials and accountability.

We stand up for media freedom and the safety of journalists. #WPFD2025
May 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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#Global 🌐 @rsf-interfr.bsky.social 's World Press Freedom Report 2025 shows press freedom declining globally. The last year has seen a wave of media outlet shutdowns in all regions, and media freedom is now "entirely absent" in 42 countries. buff.ly/ptRQnUi #WPFD2025 #PressFreedom
RSF report finds press freedom declining globally - with economic pressure a factor - IFEX
The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent".
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May 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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#Philippines 🇵🇭 Media watchdogs have documented 184 cases of attacks targeting journalists over the past year. Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility asserted that "without a free and fearless press, democracy dies in silence." #WPFD2025
State of media freedom in the Philippines - IFEX
Media watchdogs have documented 184 cases of attacks targeting journalists under the incumbent government.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
pressfreedom.bsky.social
Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history. We welcome the bipartisan resolution from Senators Brian Schatz and Thom Tillis that calls for accountability for attacks on journalists, including those in the U.S.

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Schatz, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating World Press Freedom Day | U.S. Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii
WASHINGTON – Following World Press Freedom Day on May 3, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#Lebanon 🇱🇧 A new Maharat Foundation report finds Lebanese journalists operate in unsafe conditions with weak legal protection, unchecked digital pressures, and rampant rumours—weakening their watchdog role. #WPFD2025 buff.ly/DH1mkLP
Profile of Journalists in Lebanon: Who They Are, How They See Their Reality, and What They Say About Their Role | Maharat Foundation
Profile of Journalists in Lebanon: Who They Are, How They See Their Reality, and What They Say About Their Role
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May 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#MENA: Media freedom still under attack across the region
On #WPFD2025 the MENA Alliance for Digital Rights, of which GCHR is a member, expressed deep concern over the ongoing deterioration of freedom of expression & media freedom @smex.org @article19.bsky.social
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May 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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#Gambia 🇬🇲 During #WPFD2025 commemorations, the Gambia Press Union warned that government inaction and repressive laws like the Criminal Offences Bill along with poor working conditions are reversing hard-won media freedoms in the country.
STATEMENT BY GPU PRESIDENT, ISATOU KEITA, ON WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, DELIVERED AT BAKADAJI HOTEL ON 3RD MAY, 2025
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May 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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#WPFD2025: I completely agree with Jan Braathu, @oscemediafreedom.bsky.social: journalism is a public good and the use of AI in journalism requires a strict ethical commitment.
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May 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#Brazil 🇧🇷 ARTIGO19 marked World Press Freedom Day by reaffirming that defending journalism is defending democracy. In 2024, over 420 judicial harassment cases were recorded—one every 3 days. #WPFD2025

(In Portuguese)
Defender a liberdade de imprensa é defender a democracia - ARTIGO19
ARTIGO 19 Brasil e América do Sul trabalha para proteção e promoção do trabalho de jornalistas e comunicadores sociais A preservação da liberdade de expressão e de imprensa é um pilar essencial para…
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May 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM