CPJ spoke to three women who are committed to helping journalists in #Gaza survive & continue to report on the war:

- Hoda Osman, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
- Rania Khayyat, نقابة الصحفيين Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
- Wafa’ Abdel Rahman, Filastiniyat | فلسطينيات

Read more in our new feature: cpj.org/2024/04/gaza-j…

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Study on how journalists in #Rwanda , #Kenya and #Uganda feel about #pressfreedom in their respective countries, via IJNet: ijnet.org/en/story/what-… #EastAfrica #journalism

We're deeply disturbed by #HongKong 's detention & deportation of a Reporters Without Borders rep attempting to monitor the #JimmyLai trial. Harassing peaceful #pressfreedom observers is not a good sign.

THANK YOU Mayor Ken Johnston for proclaiming May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay in The City of Red Deer!

#countdown to #WPFD2024

For details & map, visit ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html

CCUNESCO World Press Freedom Canada FCM Alberta Municipalities | Strength in Members Rural Municipalities of Alberta Jeff Ducharme 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ Shawn McCarthy Richard Brennan @pjstask City of Camrose Canadian Association of Journalists

THANK YOU Nova Scotia Gov. for granting our request to light Province House & raise a United Nations flag on May 3 #WorldPressFreedomDay ! Susan Leblanc helped make it happen!

#countdown to #WPFD2024

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REMINDER: Tix to the annual World Press Freedom Day Luncheon at National Arts Centre are on sale and getting scooped up quickly! Show your support for those fighting to keep #pressfreedom alive and well in Canada: bit.ly/WPFC-Luncheon2… #cdnpoli #ottnews #events #journalism

ICYMI: After 124 years‼️of continuous, locally owned, independent community news, the Whitehorse Star is calling it an era: 'This decision has not been made lightly, but due to several overwhelming factors persistently working against us, it is necessary'
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THANK YOU Government of Newfoundland & Labrador for granting our request to light the Confederation Building on May 3rd for United Nations #WorldPressFreedomDay !

#countdown to #WPFD2024

For details & map, visit ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html

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Silencing the Truth: The Global Crisis of #PressFreedom and Journalist Safety, via Human Rights First.

'A major reason is that impunity for crimes against journalists remains the norm.'

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THANK YOU Marianne Alto for proclaiming May3rd as #WorldPressFreedomDay in City of Victoria!

#countdown to #WPFD2024

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Today is the LAST day for submissions to the International Editorial Cartoon Competition, whose theme this year is, ' #ArtificialIntelligence : Yes or No?' Create your cartoon and have your say. Details here, deadline is midnight! worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/cartoon-submis… #pressfreedom

#Gaza : In this piece, CPJ's Lucy Westcott spoke to three women: Hoda Osman from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, Wafa’ Abdel Rahman from Filastiniyat | فلسطينيات, and Rania Khayyat from نقابة الصحفيين Palestinian Journalists Syndicate about their central role in the difficult task of supporting Gaza’s press corps.
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We are thrilled to announce Samar Abu Elouf as this year's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award winner! On the 10th anniversary of Anja's death, we honor resilience through photography. Honorable mentions to Anastasia Taylor-Lind & Nariman El-Mofty! bit.ly/AnjaN24

The targeted killing of journalists, if committed deliberately or recklessly, is a war crime.

CPJ has documented 95 journalists killed during the Israel-Gaza war, as of April 3.

CPJ has been calling for an investigation into the killing of Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah by…

Today we launch our #countdown to United Nations #WorldPressFreedomDay .

THANK YOU Mayor 🅿🅹 🆂🆃🅰🆂🅺🅾 & councillors for proclaiming May 3rd WPFD in City of Camrose!

For details & map, visit ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html

CCUNESCO World Press Freedom Canada Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) Canadian Association of Journalists Jeff Ducharme 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ FCM Alberta Municipalities | Strength in Members Rural Municipalities of Alberta

THANK YOU City of St. John's for granting our request to light City Hall on May 3rd for United Nations #WorldPressFreedomDay !

#countdown to #WPFD2024

See our map at ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html

Mayor Danny Breen 🇨🇦 CCUNESCO World Press Freedom Canada Shawn McCarthy Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) FCM
Jeff Ducharme 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ MNL Government of Newfoundland & Labrador

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for this year's batch of #PressFreedom awards! The committee has some very tough decisions to make. Don't forget to book your ticket to the May 2 luncheon where we'll reveal the winners!👇 bit.ly/WPFC-Luncheon2… #ottnews #cdnmedia

Journalists for Human Rights, and 41 other organizations dedicated to media freedom, 'expressed concern about the plight of journalists in Israel and Gaza' and calls for the protection of journalists in the region to work without threat or interference.
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We urge #Israel to repeal its new law allowing it to ban foreign media outlets it perceives as a threat to national security. This is a slippery slope and a direct, dangerous affront to #pressfreedom . Enough.

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One year in to his illegal detention, a powerful reminder by @wsj to keep Evan Gershkovich in our thoughts.

A free press is essential if we’re going to prevail against the enemies of liberal democracies.

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