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"In these times of darkness and hopelessness, we wish to share a strong message of solidarity and recognition to those Palestinian journalists who are covering this crisis in such dramatic circumstances. As humanity, we have a huge debt to their courage and commitment to freedom of expression," said Mauricio Weibel, Chair of the International Jury of Media Professionals.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 7 months ago

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It is a day in support of newspapers, media outlets, and independent journalists who are considered targets for the restraint, or abolition, of press freedom, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

"In these times of darkness and hopelessness, we wish to share a strong message of solidarity and recognition to those Palestinian journalists who are covering this crisis in such dramatic circumstances.

As humanity, we have a huge debt to their courage and commitment to freedom of expression," said Mauricio Weibel, Chair of the International Jury of Media Professionals.

CPJ has tracked numerous forms of censorship: attacks, threats, assaults, and arrests of journalists covering the war in Gaza.

Airstrikes, extensive power outages, disrupted communication networks, and supply shortages, including lack of food, clean water, and shelter, put reporters in Gaza at high risk.

It also marks the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, a widely influential document of principles put together by a group of African journalists in 1991, explaining what a free press is and why it is vital to democracy.


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