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Dawit Isaak, is one of the longest detained journalists in the world.The Swedish-Eritrean writer and journalist has been...
03/05/2018

Dawit Isaak, is one of the longest detained journalists in the world.
The Swedish-Eritrean writer and journalist has been imprisoned for almost 17 years without sentence with many more journalists being detained for ostensibly demanding democratic reforms in a series of letters to President Isayas Afeworki.

A conference about Dawit IsaakSPEAKERS:Prof Emmanuel Victor Dankwah ,Chairman of the Constitution Review Implementation ...
03/05/2018

A conference about Dawit Isaak
SPEAKERS:
Prof Emmanuel Victor Dankwah ,Chairman of the Constitution Review Implementation Committee
Aaron Berhane , Founder and former editor in chief of Setit
Bjorn Tunback -reporter without borders , Sweden
Arnoud Frogers - Head of RSF Africa desk

Parallel Session 15TOPIC: Ensuring the Rule of Law and fighting Impunity : What is role for the judiciary in enhancing...
03/05/2018

Parallel Session 15
TOPIC: Ensuring the Rule of Law and fighting Impunity : What is role for the judiciary in enhancing freedom of expression in Africa?
"We do believe in human rights is a global issue". Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (Justice in the Supreme Court of Uganda)

Parallel Session 14TOPIC :Ensuring effective safety protocols for journalist"Journalist at the end of the day are peopl...
03/05/2018

Parallel Session 14
TOPIC :Ensuring effective safety protocols for journalist
"Journalist at the end of the day are people and people are affected by what they see and their environment". Rosiland Jordan

Parallel 13: Sexual and Gender-based Harassment in the Media Industry. "There must be an alternative forms of breaking s...
03/05/2018

Parallel 13: Sexual and Gender-based Harassment in the Media Industry. "There must be an alternative forms of breaking silence with victims of harassment and people with big microphones should talk on behalf of them."

03/05/2018

"This is a project to honour the journalists who were killed" said Achim Ripperger, one of the artist for truth fighters.
During the World Press Freedom Day 2018 in Accra, Ghana, three artists painted portraits of journalists who were killed or jailed.

Plenary Session 2 talking about "Focus Investigative Journalism : Uncovering Corruption and Political Malpractice"The Sp...
03/05/2018

Plenary Session 2 talking about "Focus Investigative Journalism : Uncovering Corruption and Political Malpractice"
The Speakers are :
Oluwatoyos Ogungseye (Head of West Africa, BBC World Service)
Petra Caruana Dingli (Journalist, Sunday Times of Malta)
Jose Ugaz (Former ad-Hoc Attorney of Peru, Borad member of Transparency International)
Will Fitzgibbon (Head of Africa Desk, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists)

03/05/2018

The World Press Freedom Day is taking shape as the minutes go by.
The drama, the talk sessions, the charged atmosphere, the drums, marching all of us into .
Hear the chants up the hills saying 'Freedom Now' 'Freedom Now'



Anas Aremeyaw Anas, investigative journalist from Ghana said that as investigative journalits in Africa we need to colla...
03/05/2018

Anas Aremeyaw Anas, investigative journalist from Ghana said that as investigative journalits in Africa we need to collaborate more to have a more meaningful impact"




The Award Ceremony of the 2018 UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. And Followed by a Gala Dinner that host...
03/05/2018

The Award Ceremony of the 2018 UNESCO/ Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. And Followed by a Gala Dinner that hosted by H.E. Nana Akufo- Addo, resident of the Republic of Ghana.




Egyptian photo journalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid known as Shawkan has been selected by an independent international jury of t...
03/05/2018

Egyptian photo journalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid known as Shawkan has been selected by an independent international jury of the media profeesionals as the laureate of the 2018 prize

Shawkan has been in prison since August 14,2013 where he was reportedly facing death penalty.He was arrested while covering violent clashes between supporters of ousted President Morsi and security forces in Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square in Cairo, which left hundreds of Islamist protesters dead.




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Parallel Session 6 TOPIC: ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGESPEAKERS:Bright Ackwerh - Satirical ArtistFatou Jagne - Reg...
02/05/2018

Parallel Session 6
TOPIC: ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN THE DIGITAL AGE
SPEAKERS:
Bright Ackwerh - Satirical Artist
Fatou Jagne - Regional Director ,ARTICLE 19
Hija Kamran - Head of Communications and Research ,Digital Rights Foundation
Ole Reitov - Founder ,Freemuse





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