World Press Freedom Day in 2024

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2024 Date	May 3, 2024
2025 Date	May 3, 2025

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Friday, May 3

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Updated May 4, 2024 at 8:28 AM

Today, May 3, marks World Press Freedom Day, and we want to take a minute to say thank you to our readers. In a world where disinformation and propaganda are weapons of war, we aim to continue to be able to put up a good fight for truth. Show more
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 3, 2024

Today Friday May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day Israel’s war on Gaza, the deadliest conflict for journalists on record has killed 142 journalists since October 7 Where is the media? Julian Assange is still incarcerated! Where is the media? Show more
— 🍓🕊️🏴‍☠️PuckArks🏴‍☠️🕊️🍓 (@IAmPuckArks) May 3, 2024

Tonight we are lighting the Water Tower blue and white in recognition of UN World Press Freedom Day. Today is a day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press, and to remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold their commitment to Show more
— City of Selkirk (@cityofselkirk) May 3, 2024

World Press Freedom Day and the inaugural ceremony of @Hub_FreeSpeech . Kudos to the people behind this great initiative - trying to give a voice to Afghan journalists in exile.
— Ramiz Bakhtiar 🙋🏻‍♂️ (@RamizBakhtiar) May 1, 2024

Today, JHR is thrilled to join forces with @Hub_FreeSpeech for a special event celebrating World Press Freedom Day and the FSH Inaugural ceremony. Together, we stand strong in defending media freedom and supporting Afghan journalists. Show more
— Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) (@jhrnews) May 1, 2024

A free press is essential for independent, pluralist and safe journalism, impacting people’s lives every day. Explore #CoE efforts to support press freedom, protect journalists, and advocate for safe, independent, and pluralist media. Show more
— Council of Europe (@coe) May 2, 2024

ALERT Policemen acting on the orders of the Inspector General of Police abducted @fijnigeria reporter @Mazi_OJD on Wednesday. FIJ only discovered this today, the World Press Freedom Show more
— Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) May 3, 2024

It's World Press Freedom Day. And nobody deserves our respect, solidarity and admiration today more than the brave and determined journalists of Gaza. We would be blind without them and they are the best of us.
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) May 3, 2024

Today is World Press Freedom Day. It is the fifth World Press Freedom Day that Julian Assange is spending in Belmarsh prison in London. He faces 175 years in a US maximum security prison for publishing evidence of war crimes. Show more
— Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) May 3, 2024

Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay. With Julian Assange being murdered slowly in his cell in the UK's Belmarsh high security hell. Impossible to celebrate press freedom unless he is released. Today would be a good day.
— Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) May 3, 2024

World Press Freedom Day in 2024

World Press Freedom Day acts as a reminder of the importance of a free press in a functioning and safe society and serves to commemorate the journalists who have lost their lives in support of the free press.