Press+Freedom

1) TOPIC GUIDES


**(2) COMMITTEE DESCRIPTION** Download this document to learn more about how the General Assembly operates

(3) VIDEO GUIDES
//Below you will find video guides to your topic.// Click here to access //Arrested Journalists// Click here to access //UN World Press Freedom Day 2009// Click here to access //UNESCO World Press Freedom// Click here to access //No Democracy Without Press Freedom// Click here to access //Press Freedom in Pakistan// Click here to access Ban Ki-moon, World Press Freedom Day 2016

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//Below you will find some great links to nongovernmental organizations working on behalf of Press Freedom. Spend some time researching the organizations to get an idea of how you can propose solutions to the issue while in committee. Have fun!//===== Freedom House Reporters without Borders IFEX

(5) PRIMARY SOURCES
UNESCO UN

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//Below you will find a list of countries that are represented in this year's Security Council. Find your country and then download the article(s) available about your country and a related issue to press freedom.//=====

DW, 2015, Media freedom in Afghanistan increasingly under threat Media Support, 2016, Afghanistan - International Media Support (IMS)
 * Afghanistan**

Freedom House, 2016, Australia | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016 IFEX, 2016, Criminalising truth, suppressing the right to know: Press freedom in Australia
 * Australia**

Reporters Without Borders, 2016, Journalists' safety and media ownership - two challenges for Rousseff Canadian Journalists For Free Expression, 2016, Press Freedom in Brazil: Mixing Media and Politics
 * Brazil**

Canadian Journalists For Free Expression, 2016, Canada drops 10 spots on 2016 World Press Freedom Index after "dark age for journalism Ryerson Review of Journalism, 2016, Canada has a Press Freedom Problem
 * Canada**

Freedom House, 2016, Central African Republic | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016 Press Reference, 2017, Central African Republic Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
 * Central African Republic**

The Diplomat, 2015, Press Freedom in China 'Deplorable' International Federation of Journalists, 2016, China's Great Media Wall: The Fight for Freedom
 * China**

Daily News Egypt, 2016, Egypt ranks third in the world for number of journalists imprisoned in 2016 Canadian Journalists For Free Expression, 2016, One year later: Press freedom in Egypt deteriorates after #FreeAJstaff success
 * Egypt**

Estonian Press Council, 2016, The code of ethics for the Estonian press Freedom House, 2015, Estonia | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2015 Post Timees, 2015, Estonia maintains high place in Freedom House press freedom index
 * Estonia**

Brookings, 2015, "Je Suis Charlie" - Defending Press Freedom in France Committee to Protect Journalists, 2016, One year after Charlie Hebdo, will press freedom become victim of war on terror?
 * France**

DW, 2016, Press freedom increasingly under threat in Germany Freedom House, 2016, Germany | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
 * Germany**

Freedom House, 2016, Kenya | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016 Daily Nation, 2016, Freedom of Press 'still elusive' in Kenya
 * Kenya**

Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 2016, Libyan media: stuck in a quagmire Libya Business News, 2016, UN Calls for Greater Media Safety in Libya
 * Libya**

The Guardian, 2015, Pakistan press freedom under pressure from army The Express Tribune, 2016, Press freedom in Pakistan
 * Pakistan**

Mapping Media Freedom, 2016, Portugal: Waves of layoffs hollow out press Mapping Media Freedom, 2015Portugal's journalists under pressure from Angolan money
 * Portugal**

The Guardian, 2016, How Russia's independent media was dismantled piece by piece The World Post, 2015, Putin's Press: How Russia's President Controls The News
 * Russia**

U.S. News, 2016, Press Freedom Is Worsening in South Africa Freedom House, 2016, South Africa | Country report | Freedom of the Press | 2016
 * South Africa**

Government Offices of Sweden, 2016, The Swedish Press Act: 250 years of freedom of the press Embassy of Sweden Budapest, 2017, Freedom of the Press and Information in Sweden
 * Sweden**

Arab American News, 2017, Media blackouts muddle objectivity France 24, 2016, Syria remains the world's most dangerous country for journalists
 * Syria**

Sveriges radio, 2016, Turkey is the world's biggest prison for journalists the Guardian, 2016, Swedish media chiefs call for action over Turkey's press freedom clamp
 * Turkey**

OSCE, 2016, Representative expresses concern about journalists' safety in Ukraine India Times, 2016, Ukraine bans books promoting Russia
 * Ukraine**

WAN-IFRA, 2016, Top 2017 New Year's Resolution: help keep the British press free The Telegraph, 2017, [|If another country had a press law like Section 40, Britain would condemn it for persecuting journalists]
 * United Kingdom**

CNN, 2016, Top journalists warn of threat to US press from Trump The Washington Post, 2016, On freedom of the press, Donald Trump wants to make America like England again
 * United States**

Media File DC, 2016, A Study of Press Freedom in Venezuela DW, 2016, Venezuelan Army Detains Journalists Outside Palace
 * Venezuela**