Today I started my new position as chair of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom board by meeting the great staff in Leipzig working hard for #PressFreedom with partners @EFJEUROPE European Commission IMS Free Press Unlimited IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media DJ

Imprisoned Iranian writer/human rights defender Nargess Mohammadi faces 11 years and 11 months’ imprisonment, 150 lashes, and a fine for her work. Learn more about threats to human rights in Iran in our Case List 2022: pen-international.org/news/impunity-… 📷 permission by Mohammadi’s family.

🇹🇷 Silencing journalists is not the solution to criticism. ECPMF and 19 organisations defending press freedom, freedom of expression, and human rights are urging RADYO VE TELEVİZYON ÜST KURULU to stop imposing fines on broadcasters for critical reporting in Turkey. ecpmf.eu/turkey-rtuk-mu…

'Man kan trampe alle blomsterne ned, men man kan ikke forhindre foråret i at komme'. Smukt citat på konference om #Belarus - hvor det ellers er svært at se lyset, for presse- og ytringsfriheden er bag tremmer eller jaget på flugt #dkmedier #PressFreedom Mogens B. Bjerregård

I går var @PlinDenmark og Canada in Denmark værter for et vigtigt arrangement om uafhængige medier i Belarus. Det frie Belarus’ stemme skal høres. Tak til Michał Potocki, Dzmitry Mitskevich, Matilde Kimer, Gulnara Akhundova, Mogens B. Bjerregård, Canada in Denmark for jeres indlæg og anbefalinger.

At #WorldPressFreedomDay in New York, journalist and women rights defender, Masih Alinejad demands tech giants to kick out dictators from social media IMS IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @EFJEUROPE

At #WorldPressFreedomDay conference in New York Secretary General at Amnesty, Agnes Callamard warned that democratic countries are now learning from the playbooks of authoritarian regimes European Centre for Press and Media Freedom IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @EFJEUROPE

Journalists must be activists when they cover stories on attacks against women in Iran and in all crimes against humans stresses Masih Alinejad 🏳️ at #WorldPressFreedomDay in New York IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @EFJEUROPE IMS

At the #WorldPressFreedomDay conference in New York, Sergiy Tomilenko Sergiy Tomilenko underlined how journalism has uncovered Russian kidnapping children and contribute to documentation of war crimes European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @EFJEUROPE DJ IMS

Bring tech giants to panels with harassed journalists to urge Google and co to address and stop online violations, says Liliane Landor, BBC at #WorldPressFreedomDay @EFJEUROPE European Centre for Press and Media Freedom IMS

Two years ago independent publishers in the Czech republic came together to build the Association (AOV). Proud to be part of it! Things are moving into the right direction💪🥳 Many thanks to our umbrella org. News Media Europe for the important support! #MediaFreedom #StrongTogether

Horribled and appalling news again from Belarus. Europe must stop the Lukashenko regime DJ European Centre for Press and Media Freedom @EFJEUROPE IMS БАЖ | BAJ baj.by/en/content/bel…

At an encoraging panel at @EFJEUROPE Annual Meeting in Den Haag, the Dutch organisation PersVeilig presents a multi-stakeholder model to addressing violations against #PressFreedom important to share European Centre for Press and Media Freedom IMS Free Press Unlimited DJ

Great when restaurants like Portal restaurant in Stockholm promotes they have a collective agreement Journalistförbundet Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation DJ Dansk Erhverv DI - Dansk Industri @EFJ

This is an important step by the EU about #AIact for #Ethics #HumanRights #AuthorsRights Věra Jourová DJ @EFJEUROPE European Writers' Council (EWC) IFRRO European Centre for Press and Media Freedom abcnews.go.com/Technology/wir…

Tak til EU #dkpol så vigtigt Mads Randbøll wolff Malene Nielsen nu skal vi så i Danmark følge op med naturnationalparker og Man & the Biosphere programmer. dr.dk/nyheder/politi…

Today three years ago, Belarus citizens started an uprising for democracy. They are still under suppression БАЖ | BAJ @EFJEUROPE European Centre for Press and Media Freedom IMS, today it is marked by demonstrations and a webinar by Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab where I will take part: linkedin.com/pulse/three-ye…

#Belarus: repression continues on the 3rd anniversary of the fraudulent elections. Together with IFEX, uur full support to БАЖ | BAJ #SolidarityMarathon europeanjournalists.org/blog/2023/08/0…

The exile independent Belarus government is launching a new special passport for Belarusian diaspora. All states should asap accept this passport. It will make a big difference for Belarusian in exile @EFJEUROPE European Centre for Press and Media Freedom IMS International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) Sergei Gapon