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Yulia Navalnaya to receive DW Freedom of Speech Award 2024

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Belarusian journalist Maria Savushkina on the picture is currently based in Berlin.

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Press freedom

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects media freedom. The UN has declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day. A free and independent media landscape is a fundamental characteristic of democracies.

Proteste gegen "ausländischen Einfluss" in Georgien

Georgians protest against ‘Russian law’

Thousands in Georgia have been taking to the streets for weeks, protesting a bill that could threaten media freedom.

Journalists reporting from the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Press Freedom Day: Why are journalists fleeing Pakistan?

Acute security risks, intimidation and financial woes are forcing many media professionals to leave the country.

Large number of journalists wearing "Free the press" badges attend a protest meet organised at the Press Club of India in New Delhi:

Press freedom under attack, watchdog index shows

Reporters Without Borders has cautioned of declining state support for press freedom around the world.

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In the spotlight

Crowd of protesters; one poster reads "Russland bringt Tod" or Russia brings death

Germany: No asylum for Russian draft dodgers?

German authorities deny that male Russian nationals will be at risk of persecution if they return to Russia.

A child refugee from Ukraine holds a Ukrainian flag as she walks through a temporary welcome center tent outside the main train station in Berlin

Ukraine's Romani people face discrimination in Germany

Fleeing from Ukraine's war, Romani people in Germany often encounter racism instead of help.

Football fans wait in the stands for a match to begin in Saudi Arabia

'Not safe': Saudi Arabia slammed after jailing football fans

Several Saudi Arabian soccer fans have been jailed for singing a song at a game that celebrates a religious figure.

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