Press release
Honduras: Director-General urges investigation into killing of television journalist Ricardo Alcides Avila
The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO has condemned the killing of television journalist Ricardo Alcides Avila who died in hospital on 30 May from gunshot injuries sustained a few days earlier in the southern Honduran city of Choluteca
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Director-General condemns murder of journalist Subhash Kumar Mahto, India
The DirectorGeneral of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has called for an investigation into the killing of local news journalist Subhash Kumar Mahto near his home in the village of Sakho in Indias eastern state of Bihar on 20 May
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Ceremony
World Press Freedom Day Celebration in Beirut: Conference on “Journalism Under Digital Siege”
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Cat VII – Seminar and training
Workshop on international and African jurisprudence on freedom of expression and safety of journalists
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Launch of a publication
Launch of World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2021/2022
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New UNESCO report gives deep understanding of the enormous pressures heaped upon journalists today
More than eight out ten people around the world experienced a decline in press freedom over the past five years according to a new UNESCO report
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Uruguay: call to the Marcelo Jelen National Written Press Award 2021
We invite journalists who work in Uruguay to submit their articles to the 6th Edition of the Marcelo Jelen National Written Press Award before February 10 2022 The event is organized by Cotidiano Mujer with the support of the Uruguayan Press Association APU UN Women and UNESCO
World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
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Enhancing the status of press freedom is central to UNESCOs mandate to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image as a vehicle for advancing peace and dialogue The Organization recognizes freedom of expression is both a fundamental human right in itself and an enabler of other rights
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Capacity building in Latin America: journalism and technology beyond the screen
UNESCOs course Beyond the screen journalism and technology will provide journalists in Latin America with new tools and perspectives to tell more thorough critical and quality stories about the vast world of technology and the Internet
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Collaboration Key to Societies’ Resilience against the risks of Harmful Content Online
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Meet the winners of the Marcelo Jelen Award!
The journalists who received the distinction are Julieta NúñezTomas for her article No vale Copiar published on the website Sala de Redacción and Cecilia ÁlvarezSandar for her report Hijos Privados printed in the La Diaria newspaper in Uruguay
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Call for Application: Trainers for Journalism Clinic 2021 at UNTL
Press release
Presentan “Puntal”, una herramienta digital para promover la libertad de expresión y la seguridad de periodistas en México
ONUDH UNESCO ONU Mujeres y CINU México apoyan este esfuerzo que sistematiza datos sobre ataques contra periodistas y herramientas de autoprotección