World Press Freedom Day 2013

“On 3 May we are marking the 20th World Press Freedom Day and once again the theme is journalists’ safety. The threats, intimidation, harassment and physical violence has to stop. We – journalists, media outlets, governments, NGOs and international organizations – have to act together to stop this worrying trend. And we have to act now, because an attack on a single journalist is an attack on the whole society.” Listen to the statement

It is deeply worrying that we, in the 21st century, mark yet another World Press Freedom Day where the theme is journalists’ safety.

Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

 Full press release

"Regretfully, even in the OSCE region there are reasons for concerns about journalists' rights, including their security. Many of the attacks against them are never resolved, the perpetrators and the masterminds are not prosecuted. This is unacceptable. All journalists and media workers need to work without fear, in security and safety. There can be no impunity for crimes against them", said Leonid Kozhara, Ukrainian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, in his stastement marking World Press Freedom Day.

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