Join us at the World Press Freedom Day conference in Santiago, Chile

The MFC will organise a side event on 'Case studies of action from the Media Freedom Coalition' on May 4th 1730 CLT

Feat. 𝙟𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙯𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖 Can Yeğinsu Aida Al-Kaisy and others

Read more: mediafreedomcoalition.org/event/wpfd-ses…

'We value the work they do' - read our new case study on the MFC Embassy Network in the #Philippines

Embassies monitor trials, speak out when journalists are attacked, host events + more

Featuring Filipino journalists & Dutch Ambassador Marielle Geraedts

mediafreedomcoalition.org/news/2024/emba…

#Estonia 🇪🇪 is proud to be a member of @mediafreedomc, a partnership of countries advocating for #MediaFreedom at home & abroad.

Read the #MFC ’s new annual report to learn how member countries work together to promote media freedom ⬇️ t.ly/oNFDc

At the #SummitForDemocracy today in Seoul 🇰🇷, the MFC hosted a discussion session on media freedom - with various governments and civil society organisations taking part

Topics included government #pressfreedom commitments, role of embassies, and mis/disinformation in elections

Embassies of MFC member countries 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇳🇴🇨🇭 in DR Congo have spoken out about the detention of journalist Stanis Bujakera 👇

The MFC's 2023 Annual Report is now published 👇

Covering MFC activities plus key numbers and feedback. Highlights:
➡️ 102 embassy actions in 18 countries
➡️ 20 cases of concern acted on
➡️ 19 member countries engaged by High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom

Download here: mediafreedomcoalition.org/news/2024/annu…

The MFC is hosting a session at next week's #SummitForDemocracy in Seoul 🇰🇷

'Media freedom underpinning democracy – new challenges, new momentum?'

In-person fishbowl discussion moderated by Mariam Gersamia Nicholas Benequista

19th March @ 1630 - more details: mediafreedomcoalition.org/event/summit-f…

On this International Women’s Day the members of the Media Freedom Coalition call attention to the continued underrepresentation of, lack of investment in and safety of women in media.

Read the full MFC statement 👇
mediafreedomcoalition.org/statements/joi…

#IWD2024

The latest round of UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's Global Media Defence Fund has preselected
➡️ 33 projects
➡️ of which 27 were from national/grassroot organizations
➡️ 11 in Africa, up 57% on 2023

The fund was initiated and is supported by MFC member states. Read more: unesco.org/en/articles/gl…

Emergency support programme for journalists in #Sudan launched by UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 and MiCT - Media in Cooperation and Transition - with support from Global Media Defence Fund.

One journalist says it's a 'beacon of hope'. Read more: unesco.org/en/articles/un…

The Fund is supported by MFC member states.

Through UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's Global Media Defence Fund, Cartooning for Peace has been providing legal support to press cartoonists - and recently launched a podcast with Tough Laugh

More: unesco.org/en/articles/to…

The Fund is supported and was initiated by MFC member countries

📝 #Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of #democracies - so it is all the more important to protect free media.

🇩🇪 🇪🇪 The #FederalGovernment also sees this as a particular concern. It is now co-chairing the Media Freedom Coalition together with Estonia.

More👇
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Germany is the new co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition!

Germany joins Estonia as co-chair, and succeeds the Netherlands which has completed its two-year term.

Read more including reactions: mediafreedomcoalition.org/news/2024/germ…

What difference does it make when governments speak out in support of journalists under threat?

𝙟𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙯𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖, son of jailed journalist #JoseRubénZamora , says: 'It’s very personal and emotional, this fact of knowing you are not alone”

Read more: mediafreedomcoalition.org/news/2024/gove…

Upcoming event in Rome: 'Media Freedom: Perspectives from Estonia, the Netherlands, and Italy'

With Estonia in Italy (MFC co-chair), Ambasciata e Consolato dei Paesi Bassi in Italia (former co-chair), Luiss Data Lab, IDMO - Italian Digital Media Observatory, Freedom Online Coalition

➡️ 30th Jan from 9.30am CET

datalab.luiss.it/news-e-eventi/…

It was my great honour yesterday to thank 🇳🇱 for the excellent cooperation during our chairmanship Media Freedom Coalition & congratulate 🇩🇪 for starting as a new co-chair. Looking forward to uniting our efforts for improving the situation of media freedom globally.