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Today 3rd May is World Press Freedom day- here are some resources for finding out more!


What is World Press Freedom day?

It dates back to a 1993 resolution from the United Nations.which sought to promote press freedom.

The 3rd of May was chosen to honour the Declaration of Windhoek  a statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991.

IFEX background guide to the day


2016 events

2016 World Press day is focusing upon freedom of information and access to information. Read the statement from the United Nations. 
Secretary General's message for 2016 

UNESCO 2016 day webpage
In addition to news and events. There are also links to UNESCO documents on journalism, press freedom.

Why is it necessary? The state of press freedom worldwide.

 2016 World Press Freedom report. The annual ranking from
Reporters without Frontiers ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom accorded to journalists. This year it recorded growing obstacles for journalists.

Freedom of the Press 2016- Freedom House Report - declared press freedom at its lowest point in 15 years. 46% live in 'not free' press environments.

Committee to Protect Journalists- has listings of
Attacks on the press. the 2016 feature focuses on women journalists.
Journalists killed - 10 in 2016 already. It records deaths since 1992
Censorship 

World Press Freedom Committee - has a map of imprisoned journalists.

IFEX has reports on censorship of the press. See the latest one on the Arab world.

 The Media Institute of South Africa has created a website reviewing progress on the 25th anniversary of the Windhoek declaration.

Crimes against journalists

the 2nd of November was designated as the international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists.by a 2013 UN resolution. It records the fact that from 2006- 2014 680 journalists have been killed
This year.The United Nations organised a panel discussion. The webcast can be viewed online

The United Nations also released a background paper Prevent and punish in search of solutions to fight violence against journalists. The main website has resolutions resource guides and statements from key organisations.

Other key resources include:
UNESCO 2014 report on the safety of journalists.

 Committee to protect journalists 2015 has an annual index of human rights abuses against journalists. Download the list to find out where is the most dangerous place for a journalist to work

IFEX has an infographic relating to 2015 plus further discussion.

2015 - RSF index of the freedom of the press worldwide has rankings and reports on pressures of maintaining an independent press in specific nations.So provides some background to conditions.

Other key organisations with websites supporting journalists which cover the issue include:
Global Campaign against impunity CPJ

WAN-IFRA - World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers infographic

UK government statement