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Catching up with Holiancar Contreras: Newcomer of the Year 2023

In 2023, Venezuelan journalist Holiancar Contreras won the Newcomer of the Year - Hans Verploeg Award and with it a scholarship of 1,500 euros. This...

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Palestinians inspect a house after Israeli air strike

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Palestinian Wattan Media Network fights for independent news from Gaza

Muamar Orabi raises his hands in the air. “Of course!” he exclaims. “I do everything to ‎keep our journalists working and to keep Wattan Media Network...

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Caracas, Venezuela, 07.04.2024: start of the opposition electoral campaign by the most representative leader Maria Corina Machado.

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Statement: Attacks on journalists further darken the electoral landscape in Venezuela

Free Press Unlimited, together with 10 other organisations, expresses its concern about the attacks on national and international journalists who...

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Safety of journalists

Press freedom and independent media are increasingly under threat. Worldwide, journalists are harassed, intimidated and attacked for doing their work...

Media resilience and viability

Trends over the past decade show that independent media outlets around the world are struggling to survive. Our theme Media resilience and viability...

Media in shrinking civic spaces

Helping journalists and independent media to keep working in repressive environments is at the heart of the theme Media in shrinking civic spaces. The...

“I get an average of 90 hate messages per hour, and have been detained by my government. But when they detain me, they unshackle me, because I am fighting for my rights. What we do as journalists is important, we can’t stop holding power to account."

Maria Ressa, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate