World Press Freedom Day
International day to raise awareness for press freedom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day[1][2] or just World Press Day, observed to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.
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World Press Freedom Day | |
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Observed by | UNESCO |
Celebrations | UNESCO |
Date | May 3 |
Next time | May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03) |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. |
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