World Press Freedom Day in 2023

World Press Freedom Day Quick Facts - EU 2023

ℹ HashtagsCompiled on05:41	#WorldPressFreedomDay, #PressFreedom, #WPFD2023
Related Hashtags	#IStandwithEvan, #FreeAssangeNOW, #JournalismIsNotACrime, #Journalism
2023 Date	3 May 2023
2024 Date	3 May 2024

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World Press Freedom Day in

Wednesday, 3 May

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in 2023

Updated 05:39

Please keep our WSJ colleague #EvanGershkovich in your thoughts today, World Press Freedom Day. He was arrested for doing his job. Journalism is not a crime. #IStandwithEvan https://t.co/bSDV3oIXyP
— Liz Rappaport (@LizRappaport) May 3, 2023

Today is UN WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY! To celebrate our Member STATES' achievements in adhering to UN Agendas, here's Justin Trudeau disrespecting the Press & shutting them down b/c THIS particular Press Representative isn't on his payroll or receiving 'undisclosed contributions'. https://t.co/kjbjcSi5Dl
— Nicky P (@cravecreative) May 3, 2023

“The only choice is to speak truth to power.” - @RanaAyyub at @UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event. https://t.co/LJ2tvRrCfb
— Raghavi Sharma (@sharmaraghavi) May 2, 2023

Today is World Press Freedom Day. Crossings Co-Director and UO-SOJC Professor Peter Laufer shares why today is so important. #PressFreedom #WorldPressFreedomDay https://t.co/3Zrsjak2HU
— UO-UNESCO Crossings Institute (@crossings_uo) May 3, 2023

FIVE WEEKS. That’s how long @WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained in Russia. The world needs to know about this atrocity. Today is World Press Freedom Day, so please join us in demanding his release. #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime https://t.co/AUBCTfQvV2
— Sarah Rabil (@srabil) May 3, 2023

At the @WSJ, we stand with our colleague @evangershkovich on World Press Freedom Day today—and everyday. Journalism is not a crime. And we seek his immediate release. #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan https://t.co/fAlYoOd68l
— Elizabeth Bernstein (@EBernsteinWSJ) May 3, 2023

As World Press Freedom Day is May 3rd, we are recognizing unjustly imprisoned journalists around the world. Today we highlight Nika Gvaramia (@NikaGvaramia212), a leading Georgian opposition journalist imprisoned since May 2022. https://t.co/HCxmFIk5B4
— Helsinki Commission (@HelsinkiComm) April 27, 2023

Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay. "But there seems little to celebrate," the Washington Post's editorial board says, "given how journalists find themselves under constant assault and press freedom is being eroded around the world." https://t.co/n5Td435eyr
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 3, 2023

BREAKING: Amid censorship against me, Hunter Biden laptop's disinformation and rigging press briefings with advanced questions, President @JoeBiden on World Press Freedom Day 2023, writes, "Journalism is not a crime—it is fundamental to a free society. Today, as we mark the 30th… https://t.co/KtOk8vs9XP https://t.co/m2tbeYDPrI
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) May 3, 2023

Today is World Press Freedom Day. It’s not just something to celebrate; it’s something to live up to. Julian Assange should not be in Belmarsh prison. I would drop the charges against Assange on Day One.
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) May 3, 2023

World Press Freedom Day in 2023

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.