Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we’ll be hearing from UN agencies, along with war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying to do their job. The aim is to get a better understanding about what press freedom means in practice and why it is worth defending.
LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
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Thu 04:00 - Tagesschau
Freedom of the press is under pressure worldwide - including in Germany
Fri 03:47 - SRF International
Ranking of press freedom - This is how SRF foreign editors experience press (un)freedom
Sun 05:47 - NRK (NO)
Freedom of the press is a community project
Sun 14:06 - Al Jazeera English
On World Press Freedom Day, Pope honours journalists killed in war zones
Sun 14:19 - Tagesschau
Reporters Without Borders on the press freedom ranking: “A dramatic finding”
Mon 07:45 - ANSA Main
Middle East, Trump launches Operation Freedom to free the ships in Hormuz. Iran threatens retaliation. The Liveblog
Mon 12:00 - UN News Global
LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
Mon 12:00 - UN News All
LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day