Friday 4 May 2018

when is World Press Freedom Day celebrated?

when is World Press Freedom Day celebrated?

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1) 3 May

2)4 May

3)5 May

4)6 May

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1) 3 May

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The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.

UNESCO also marks World Press Freedom Day each year by bringing together media professionals, press freedom organisations and UN agencies to assess the state of press freedom worldwide

 In 1993, the UN General Assembly declared May 3 as World Press Freedom Day

theme: "Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law

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