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2nd May 2013 London, UK
Foreign Secretary marks 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day
The Foreign Secretary William Hague recognises the bravery of journalists around the globe on World Press Freedom Day. Speaking today, he said: We all owe a debt of gratitude to the courageous journalists who risk imprisonment, injury and death to report from repressive countries or conflict zones around the world. It is easy to take […]
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2nd May 2013 Harare, Zimbabwe
Case study: Zimbabwe
On April 1, 2007, I was captured by the police and dragged to the Harare Central Police Station’s notorious Law and Order section. I was pushed into a stuffy room and ordered to sit on a dirty, green carpet. Behind the desk was a lick-spittle man – tall, dark, thin and stern-faced. On the neat Mahogany desk […]
2nd May 2013 London, UK
Video message to mark World Press Freedom Day
Ambassador Tom Fletcher and visiting Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt delivered a video message from Beirut marking World Press Freedom Day.
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2nd May 2013 Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Case study: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
My team of prosecutors in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will meet in Kingstown later today to announce new guidelines to ensure transparency and equal access to information for the media about criminal procedures. Prosecutors and journalists will launch the new ‘Prosecution Media Protocol’, a first for the Caribbean, which sets the ground rules for […]
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2nd May 2013 Dodoma, Tanzania
Case study: Tanzania
I grew up surrounded by people who had everything they required to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty. Despite this, they and their communities remained deep seated in abstract poverty. I felt that becoming a journalist would help in some way: it would make me an agent of change by bringing their stories […]
2nd May 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam
Case study: Vietnam
In 1988, when Dr Ha Si Phu wrote a think-piece entitled “a shared journey of the intellect” it was subsequently photocopied and passed from hand to hand by his closest associates. This piece, which exposed flaws in Marxist-Leninist theory, was well received by intellectuals and the wider public at that time. Right after that, for […]
2nd May 2013 Brasilia, Brazil
Case study: Brazil
Journalists are the eyes, voice and ears of a society. When you kill a journalist you contribute to creating a blind, mute and deaf community, unable to understand the environment around it. The killing of journalists is the most severe aggression towards freedom of expression worldwide. Every person has the right to knowledge. Those who […]
2nd May 2013 London, UK
World Press Freedom Day: Storify
The Foreign Office’s Storify on World Press Freedom Day 2013. [View the story “World Press Freedom Day” on Storify]
1st May 2013 Paris, France
Working with France on its Defence White Paper
We’ve just had the publication of the French White Paper on defence and security, the “Livre blanc”. It’s been a great privilege for me to be part of the commission that was put together to advise the Government on writing this White Paper.
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1st May 2013 New Delhi, India
A tribute to Professor Sanjay Biswas
It was with great sadness that the SIN team learnt of the passing of Professor Sanjay Biswas over the weekend. He was a great friend to the team, and a tireless advocate for Indo-UK research collaboration. He was a truly special person, and we will miss him. As people got in touch to share their […]
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