Despite a growing international outcry, China’s National People’s Congress has greenlighted a new “security law” for Hong Kong, which is expected to make it easier for China to repress critical voices in Hong Kong under the cover of national security. The new law is a threat not only to the pro-democratic protest movement in […]

  On the occasion of 2020 World Press Freedom Day, Al Jazeera Center for Public Liberties and Human Rights and Al Jazeera Mubasher organized an online seminar on media freedom and the safety of journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers: Guy Berger, Director, Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development, UNESCO Barbara Trionfi, Executive […]

On the occasion of the recently commemorated World Press Freedom Day, Al Jazeera Arabic Channel hosted a discussion on the role of the media during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Guests on the live TV talk show “Without Frontiers” – Barbara Trionfi, IPI Executive Director and Moez Chakchouk, Assistant Director-General for Communication […]

  On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) launched a ground-breaking report on the state of the media in Syria, presented during a special webinar on Tuesday, 5 May 2020. Panellists: Yara Bader, Head of Media and Freedoms Department, SCM (moderator) Enrico De Angelis, […]