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Open letter from media and press freedom organisations on Gaza access

2025-06-05. WAN-IFRA has joined more than 130 global news leaders and press freedom organisations to demand access for international journalists to Gaza and guarantee the protection of Palestinian journalists currently working on the ground.

World’s press concerned by foreign funding bill that threatens press freedom in Hungary

2025-05-23. WAN-IFRA has written to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressing concern over a proposed new bill before parliament that calls for increased powers for the Sovereignty Protection Office that would negatively impact press freedom in the country. 

‘War/life balance’: Lessons in modern war reporting from Ukraine

2025-05-16. Ceasefire or no, Ukraine’s journalists – most of them women – have had to adapt to the realities of an invasion on all fronts. A war correspondent shares lessons learned for journalists worldwide.

Ukraine’s Women in Media: Networking against a war on all fronts

2025-05-14. ‘Online violence against female journalists most often escalates after they publish investigative reports on socially significant topics such as war, corruption, and human rights.’ – Liza Kuzmenko, on escalating threats while war rages on.

Global independent media needs support

2025-05-11. In developing democracies everywhere, the local media is vulnerable. If the US government no longer cares, NGOs should step up. Armenia is a case in point.

The Independent Press of Ukraine wins WAN-IFRA’s 2025 Golden Pen of Freedom award

2025-05-04. Local and regional journalists in Ukraine have tirelessly and courageously reported on the conflict since it began on 24 February 2022. As they fight misinformation, disinformation and Russian propaganda, they’re also providing residents with a vital resource.

Oksana Brovko, CEO of the Association of Independent Press Publishers of Ukraine, 2025 Golden Pen of Freedom speech

2025-05-04. “Freedom is not something you have from birth. It does not fall from the sky. It must be fought for – every day. With every word. Every choice. Sometimes, with your life.”

2025 Golden Pen of Freedom Award Speech

2025-05-04. “This is not a time to waver in our commitment to facts, purpose, and the values that define our democratic aspirations. This is a time to stand on the right side of history, to back truth, justice and the rule of law.”

Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to the Independent Press of Ukraine  

2025-05-04. The 2025 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom award of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), has been given to the Ukrainian independent press.

Oleksii Pogorelov, President of the Ukrainian Media Business Association, 2025 Golden Pen of Freedom speech

2025-05-04. “At home in Ukraine, the role of journalism today is not limited to reporting from the frontline or covering the destruction and suffering of people.”