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Journalists stand atop a fuel tanker as they cover a nearby ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region.
Journalists stand atop a fuel tanker as they cover a nearby ongoing fire following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in northwestern Tehran on March 8, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. © AFP via Getty Images
World Press Freedom Day 2026

Iran’s Digital Darkness

“This war is simultaneously eroding fundamental pillars of press freedom: access to information, the ability to verify facts and the safety of journalists.”

People walk past a banner displaying the pictures of journalists Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shoeib killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, during an anti-US and Israeli demonstration in Baghdad on on April 7, 2026.
People walk past a banner displaying the pictures of journalists Fatima Ftouni and Ali Shoeib killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, during an anti-US and Israeli demonstration in Baghdad on on April 7, 2026. © Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
World Press Freedom Day 2026

Reporting Under Repressive Regimes: Balancing Between Ethics and Safety

Hybrid reporting – reporting from the ground and through diaspora – will continue to be a critical approach for journalists and media outlets under repressive regimes.

Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing speaks to a voter during his visit to a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on January 25, 2026. Myanmar opened the final round of its month-long election on January 25, with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide in a junta-run vote critics say will prolong the army's grip on power.
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing speaks to a voter during his visit to a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on January 25, 2026. Myanmar opened the final round of its month-long election on January 25, with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide in a junta-run vote critics say will prolong the army's grip on power. © Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
World Press Freedom Day 2026

Myanmar: “We Continue Reporting the Junta’s Abuses”

Hybrid media outlet uses mix of diaspora staff and citizen journalists to report on events in Shan state.

The mother of Ukrainian officer Ivan Skrypnyk cries during the funeral ceremony for her son on March 17, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. The soldier died in Sunday's airstrike on the nearby International Center for Peacekeeping and Security at the Yavoriv military complex. The barrage of Russian missiles killed 35 and wounded scores.
The mother of Ukrainian officer Ivan Skrypnyk cries during the funeral ceremony for her son on March 17, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. The soldier died in Sunday's airstrike on the nearby International Center for Peacekeeping and Security at the Yavoriv military complex. The barrage of Russian missiles killed 35 and wounded scores. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images
World Press Freedom Day 2026

Ukraine: On the Frontline of Trauma-Sensitive Reporting

Journalists play a vital role in protecting human dignity and upholding human rights overall through survivor-centered reporting.

Amelia Calzadilla is surrounded by the press on a street in Havana on June 13, 2022, after leaving the town hall of El Cerro, where she was summoned by the authorities after posting a video on her social networks denouncing shortages and alleged shortcomings of the government.
Amelia Calzadilla is surrounded by the press on a street in Havana on June 13, 2022, after leaving the town hall of El Cerro, where she was summoned by the authorities after posting a video on her social networks denouncing shortages and alleged shortcomings of the government. © Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
World Press Freedom Day 2026

Independent Journalism in Cuba: It’s Illegal – But It Happens

Improvised newsrooms are beginning to take shape: a phone, a notebook and someone willing to tell the world what is happening.

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Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region.
Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images
International Migrants Day

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8.
An AFPTV cameraman films while smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. © Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images
The Israel-Hamas Conflict

Interview: The War on Disinformation

Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.

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