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Today, 17:30 CLST, High Level Panel member Justice Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa will speak at this event hosted by Embajada de Alemania en Chile for the Media Freedom Coalition's fifth anniversary. The event is available to stream here: youtube.com/live/W0Wndga3o… Find more details below⬇️

Comenzamos el 1er panel “¿Una profesión riesgosa?” Participan Manuel José Cepeda, miembro de High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom; Jonathan Bock, Director de Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) y Rocío Alorda, Pdta. Nacional del Colegio de Periodistas. Modera la Prof. FCEI U. de Chile Claudia Lagos. 📺 t1p.de/tjipc

This week, the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom met in London. This marked the first meeting with Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC appointed as the Chair, and the Panel's eighteenth meeting since their establishment five years ago to advise the Media Freedom Coalition.

Next week MFC stakeholders including the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, the Consultative Network co-chairs, and UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 will be speaking in several sessions at the UK Media Freedom Forum. Register below👇

High Level Panel Chair Baroness Helena Kennedy KC and Deputy Chair Can Yeğinsu spoke on the #UKMediaFreedomForum session on ‘Turning States’ media freedom commitments into action’ with OSCE media freedom, Amy Brouillette and Kingsley Abbott Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=2bisgy…

A real privilege to join OSCE media freedom, Prof. Kingsley Abbott, & Amy Brouillette of IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media for the opening session of the UK Media Forum in London today, chaired by Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC No better time to discuss and plan for international cooperation (and State action) in

High Level Panel member Dario Milo spoke on a panel at the #UKMediaFreedomForum on ‘Developments on anti-SLAPP legislation and regulation’ with Susan Coughtrie, Renaud Gaudin de Villaine UN Human Rights, Charlie Holt and Samantha Thompson RPCLegal Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=9G1G00…

Professor David Kaye, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion & protection of the right to freedom of opinion & expression, has been appointed to serve as High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom's 15th member by Panel Chair & IBAHRI Director, Baroness Baroness Helena Kennedy KC. tinyurl.com/y3a2ham2

The Case for Emergency Visas for Journalists in Exile. 🎤 Join RPT Exec Director Jon Williams, Jodie Ginsberg, BILAL SARWARY, Can Yeğinsu for this timely panel discussion at #ijf25. 16:00-16:50 Thurs 10 Apr at Teatro della Sapienze. journalismfestival.com/programme/2025…

Those of you heading to #ijf25, be sure to grab a seat for our panel discussion on Thursday 10th 🔽 For those of us not heading to beautiful Perugia😢 we can still join this important conversation live-streamed or on-demand.

Foreign agent laws are increasingly used by authoritarian regimes to silence journalism. Join our CEO @AntoZappulla, Alsu Kurmashva, and Can Yeğinsu as they discuss this issue and strategies for resistance at #IJF25 on 11 April, or watch live: tinyurl.com/59ux9jj9

Join Deputy Chair Can Yeğinsu at #IJF25 with Rory Peck Trust on 'The case for emergency visas for journalists in exile' at 16:00 CEST with Jon Williams, Bilal Sarway and Jodie Ginsberg Committee to Protect Journalists In person and streamed online➡️ journalismfestival.com/programme/2025…

“A visa is not a right. It is a privilege. That is why it’s so important that these coalitions, like the Media Freedom Coalition, step up because it is in their gift and it’s a value choice for these states.” - Deputy Chair Can Yeğinsu

Join Deputy Chair Can Yeğinsu today 15:00 CEST at #ifj25 with Antonio Zappulla OMRI and Alsu Karmashva on 'The Global Spread of Foreign Agents Laws and Their Impact on Journalism' In person and online➡️ tinyurl.com/59ux9jj9

“The biggest danger is that good actors fall into the trap of passing this legislation. Vague legislation is always misused. There need to be independent lawyers reviewing it. Democracies have to be very careful when they look at combatting foreign influence.” - Can Yeğinsu

📹 ICYMI: At the International Journalism Festival’s #IJF25, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Alsu Kurmasheva joined High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom’s Can Yeğinsu and Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Antonio Zappulla OMRI to discuss the global spread of foreign agent laws and their impact on journalism. journalismfestival.com/programme/2025…

The MFC 2024 annual report is now live, and covers a range of actions taken by MFC member states during 2024, both at central government and embassy level. Read it here: mediafreedomcoalition.org/?post_type=rep… 2/2

On 6th May, High Level Panel Member Catherine Anite will take part in this side event for #WPFD2025 in Brussels with the Media Freedom Coalition focusing on promoting fair trials and accountability⬇️

Join the MFC today for its #WorldPressFreedomDay side session, co-hosted by MFC member 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA, discussing fair trials & accountability 1400 - 1530 CEST, 6 May Streaming link can be found here: zoom.us/j/91356517137

1/2 Pleased to deliver closing remarks at the #WPFD side event “The Enduring Challenge of Justice: Promoting Fair Trials and Accountability through the Media Freedom Coalition”. #MFC