LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World…
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Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges
Volker Türk highlighted growing threats to the media in a message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, observed annually on 3 May. “When attacks on…
Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media
The Caribbean island nation is faced with widespread insecurity as well as deepening poverty. Some 1.4 million people have been…
Sudanese journalists awarded UNESCO press freedom prize
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate is the latest recipient of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in recognition of the role it has played…
UN rights chief warns of escalating crackdown in Iran amid conflict
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said he was “appalled that – on top of the already…
Freedom, humanity and justice: The enduring legacy of jazz
Since the late 19th century, the art form brewed in the American melting pot has been a powerful tool for…
Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’
In a new Child Alert report titled Darfur: 20 Years On, Children Under Threat, UN children’s agency UNICEF warns that…
World News in Brief: Syria human rights update, Cuba post-hurricane support still vital, impunity and violence in Myanmar
UN human rights investigators were informed of the discovery – made last month – during a five-day mission to Al-Hassakeh Governorate that concluded on Tuesday. …
South Pacific islanders strive to rescue their home from toxic legacy
Today, the UN is supporting the process of making the land safe to walk and build on again, but the…
As Gaza misery continues, shortages in Iran begin to bite
In Iran, meanwhile, concerns are growing over a looming shortage of essential medical supplies caused by Israeli-US bombing before the…