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World Press Freedom Day 2026

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

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.”

1 May 26
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

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.

1 May 26
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

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.

1 May 26
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

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.

1 May 26
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