Freedom of Expression

Lasantha Wickrematunge The late Sri Lankan journalist and editor of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was assassinated on 8 January this year, has been named laureate of the 2009…

As we approach World Press Freedom Day on May 3, our thoughts and prayers are with our many Commonwealth friends and colleagues who face censorship, intimidation, physical harm and, worse,…

The 3rd of May is World Press Freedom Day. On that day we celebrate press freedom. We honor those who dare to speak out and we acknowledge the trials and…

To celebrate World Press Freedom Day, the Committee to Protect Journalists sends its best wishes to our colleagues in rural and urban Pakistan. As media freedom shrinks and grows in…

The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) dedicates its 2008 World Press Freedom Day campaign to Chinese journalists and cyber reporters currently held in prison for reporting facts or peacefully expressing…

Koichiro Matsuura Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right recognized in Article 19 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, whose 60th anniversary we celebrate this year. On…