We condemn the detention & deportation from #HongKong of my colleague Aleksandra Bielakowska. She was there for RSF to monitor Jimmy Lai’s national security trial. We demand an explanation from HKSAR & a guarantee that we can return to do our jobs safely. rsf.org/en/hong-kong-r…

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…

#PressFreedom

As the often critical coverage continues, and evidence of public reservations around many uses mounts, worth remembering that - as this important work documents - many media organizations already make use of generative AI.

What does the silencing of Jimmy Lai tell us about modern day Hong Kong, and the freedoms it no longer enjoys?

In this week’s Slow Newscast, we tell the story of one man’s efforts to take on the Chinese state.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/22f0f0

Every day, when we wake up, we seek information. From weather & traffic reports to news of political developments at home & abroad to whether our favorite sports team finally won, we turn to journalists for the information we need for our daily lives.

#PressFreedomIsYourFreedom .

👤 Government crackdowns, conflict and civil unrest are forcing journalists to flee their home countries.

Join our journalism festival panel as we hear from experts and exiled journalists on how reporters can anticipate and prepare for exile. ⤵️ bit.ly/3TzFbxm #IJF24

Legal professionals are facing an onslaught of attacks for representing journalists and defending our democratic values.

Join me at #IJF24 where I'll be joined by an impressive line-up on ways to uphold justice for lawyers fighting for press freedom: bit.ly/4ad1s9Y

Back for its 12th year, trust conference will bring together world experts in media freedom, socio-economic inclusion, sustainability and technology to discuss emerging threats to our societies and the solutions needed.

Save the date to join us in October: bit.ly/3vL6ImA

🚨Big job going in our newsroom🚨
Come join Thomson Reuters Foundation's Context News and lead our🔥 journos in Beirut, Nairobi, Jo'burg, Lagos, Brussels & London to deliver people centered, sit-up-and-pay-attention journalism in our key focus areas.
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Special thanks to a special woman!

This week marks the end of the 5-year mandate of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights – Dunja Mijatovic. We, at ECPMF, would like to extend our heartfelt recognition and thanks to her for her work on human rights, rule of law and democracy ⬇️

🤝 Continued momentum around workforce disclosure helps to create shifts in how companies act in their supply chains.

Today, the WDI release their annual survey – compiling data on the issues most crucial to decent work & human rights in the workplace.

Here are the findings. 🧵

📣 On March 29, The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will have been imprisoned for doing his job in Russia for one full year.

Evan should not be in prison.

Journalism is not a crime, and we continue to demand Evan’s immediate release.

Graphic by The Wall Street Journal

🖊️ News fixers work with correspondents as their eyes and ears on the ground – often helping to shape the stories that break the headlines.

If you're a fearless reporter risking it all to bring truth to light, enter the #KurtSchork Awards. ➡️ bit.ly/3IybdDM

Thanks journalism festival #ijf24 Committee to Protect Journalists Thomson Reuters Foundation for highlighting this issue: as #Lawfare against journalists increases, journalists’ lawyers are increasingly targeted.

Defending the Defenders: Upholding Justice in the Face of Lawfare
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Three out of four journalists killed globally in 2023 were killed during the Israel-Gaza war between October 7 and December 31.

The majority of these journalists were Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza.

Read our report: cpj.org/reports/2024/0…

“ #HongKong 's leader said Tuesday that people convicted on national security charges would no longer be eligible for early release for good behaviour” under the new,just enacted #Article23 .

So democracy activist Ma Chun-man not released as planned.

The rule of law is in tatters.