World Press Freedom Day: the two-minute version
Journalism is not a crime, yet the principles of free speech and a free press are threatened right across the world.
Journalism is not a crime, yet the principles of free speech and a free press are threatened right across the world.
If the UK Home Secretary certifies the US request to extradite Julian Assange, it will violate the prohibition against torture and set an alarming precedent for publishers and journalists around the world, Amnesty International said today following the UK Magistrates’ Court’s decision to issue an order to extradite him. The case will now be sent […]
Freedom of expression is the right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, however, around the world there are a number of governments and powerful actors attempting to obstruct it.
Responding to the closure of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily following the freezing of its assets by national security police and the arrest of managers and staff on charges of “endangering national security”, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director Yamini Mishra said: “The forced closure of Apple Daily is the blackest day for media freedom in […]
The Griffith University action group will be holding a movie night event for World Press Freedom Day. They will be showing a movie based on a true story that shows the importance of reporters and why it is important that they share the truth. Food and drinks provided.
Responding to news of the amnesty and release of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s East and Southeast Asia Director said: Today marks an important victory for press freedom in Myanmar. The case against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo was a travesty of justice from start to finish […]
Responding to the news that Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of breaching Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s Director of Crisis Response, said: “Today’s appalling verdict has condemned two innocent men to years behind bars. Wa Lone and […]
Responding to today’s decision by a Yangon court to formally charge Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, with breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s Director of Crisis Response, said: “This is a black day for press freedom in Myanmar. The court’s decision to proceed with this farcical, politically motivated […]
The Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and their rivals, the de-facto Hamas administration in Gaza, have both tightened the noose on freedom of expression, Amnesty International said. In recent months, both authorities have launched a repressive clampdown on dissent that has seen journalists from opposition media outlets interrogated and detained in a bid to […]
On World Press Freedom Day, top journalists including Australian Peter Greste, cartoonists and world-renowned artists are calling for the release of more than 120 journalists jailed in Turkey as part of a ruthless crackdown on freedom of the press. The #FreeTurkeyMedia campaign has attracted 250,000 supporters since February. As part of the campaign today Amnesty […]