International Women’s Day 2022: Media Freedom Coalition Statement
Today, on International Women’s Day 2022, the undersigned members of the MediaFreedom Coalition call attention to the safety of women journalists and mediaworkers. Women journalists are disproportionately targeted by harassment, threats,sexist hate speech, trolling and violence. Many women journalists face multiple andintersecting forms of discrimination and gender-based violence because of othercharacteristics, including race, religion, ethnicity, […]
Global Conference for Media Freedom: Joint communiqué
We, the members of the Media Freedom Coalition, have come together at theministerial meeting at the Third Global Conference for Media Freedom, held onFebruary 9 and 10 and hosted by Estonia and the Estonian Institute of Human Rights. Media freedom is a cornerstone of democracy. Free and independent media is necessaryfor ensuring accurate information and […]
Media Freedom Coalition statement on closure of media outlets in Hong Kong
The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their deepconcern at the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities’ attacks on freedom ofthe press and their suppression of independent local media in Hong Kong. Recent developments include the raid of Stand News offices, the arrests of its staff, andthe subsequent self-closure of Citizen News, stemming […]
Media Freedom Coalition statement on media freedom and the safety of journalists in Myanmar
The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their deepconcern with the military regime’s harassment and violent attacks against the peopleof Myanmar, including journalists and media workers. Since the military coup on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar regime’s security forcescontinue to undermine media freedom and violate and abuse the human rights ofjournalists in the […]
Media Freedom Coalition on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2021
The Media Freedom Coalition has released a statement to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. Every year many journalists and media workers get killed simply for covering the news and sharing information with a wider audience.Today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, we pay tribute […]
Russia: Media Freedom Coalition statement (October 2021)
The Media Freedom Coalition has released a statement on the treatment ofjournalists in Russia. The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their deep concernabout the Russian government’s intensifying harassment of independent journalists andmedia outlets in Russia. Media freedom is vital to the effective functioning of free andopen societies and is essential to the […]
Crimea: Media Freedom Coalition statement
The Media Freedom Coalition has released a statement on the treatment ofjournalists in Crimea. Media Freedom Coalition statement:The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their deep concernover the deteriorating media freedom situation in occupied Crimea, Ukraine, and thecontinued harassment, violence, and prosecution of journalists by the Russian Federation.Despite the risks, human rights defenders […]
Media Freedom Coalition statement on anniversary of inaugural Global Conference for Media Freedom
The Media Freedom Coalition has issued a statement on the two year anniversary ofthe inaugural Global Conference for Media Freedom. Two years ago, the United Kingdom and Canada hosted the first Global Conference forMedia Freedom in London, United Kingdom, to respond with a united front to ongoingchallenges faced by journalists and media workers throughout the […]
Hong Kong: Media Freedom Coalition statement
Members of the Media Freedom Coalition issue a statement on media freedom inHong Kong. The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition express their strong concerns about the forced closure of the Apple Daily newspaper, and the arrest of its staff by the Hong Kong authorities. The use of the National Security Law to suppress […]
Arrest of Roman Protasevich: Media Freedom Coalition statement
Members of the Media Freedom Coalition condemned the arrest of Roman Protasevich by the Belarusian authorities. Media Freedom Coalition statement on the arrest of Roman Protasevich:The undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition condemn in the strongest terms Belarus’ forced diversion and landing of a commercial aircraft and subsequent arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich.This unprecedented […]
