Sixth Somali journalist killed in five months
In the district of Dharkenley in Somalia, a journalist was murdered on Thursday, 24 May 2012. Ahmed Addow Anshur was the sixth journalist that was... Read more
Radio Hirad: independent journalism in the Somali media jungle
Somalia is in the throes of a bloody civil war. Challenged and provoked from all corners, the Somali central government has lost its grip on large... Read more
Four Freedoms Awards in Middelburg
All over the world, people fight for freedoms, that seem self-evident for citizens of the Netherlands. On May 12, The Roosevelt Institute honors... Read more
Reporters Respond supports Somali journalists in hospital
Free Press Unlimited has given financial support to four journalists from Somalia. The Reporters Respond emergency fund donated 5000 euro. . Read more
Erick Martínez Ávila latest victim in Central American violence against journalists
In the the Central American country Honduras a journalist has been killed. The body of 32-year old Erick Martínez Ávila was found by the side of... Read more
Violence against journalists continues in Central America
After the death of three Mexican photojournalists at World Press Freedom Day, last week again two journalists were found dead. Read more
World Press Freedom Day
3 May is World Press Freedom Day. Worldwide manifestations and events are organised to draw attention to this human right. Free Press Unlimited is... Read more
Organisations call on Iraqi government to abandon new Internet bill
Life imprisonment for sending a tweet? This month, the Iraqi Council of Representatives will be voting on a new bill. Read more
Yasemin Çongar, an idealist seeking for change in Turkey through independent journalism
In a highly polarised country like Turkey, with plenteous powerful interest groups, it appears hard to practice quality journalism. Yasemin Çongar... Read more
'Turkey caught in the paradigm of Islam versus Secularism'
The tweets that followed the announcement of Yasemin Çongar as keynote speaker showed once again: even in the Netherlands the opinions are very... Read more
Elia Baltazar, unintendedly from journalist to press freedom activist
For more than two decades, journalist Elia Baltazar tries to survive under turbulent circumstances. Journalists in Mexico are not sure of their... Read more
Mexico - also in 2011 one of the most dangerous countries for the media
172 cases of pressure on press freedom in 2011, 9 killed journalists, 2 killed media workers, 2 disappeared journalists and 8 armed raids on media... Read more