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WATCH: Interview with Irene Khan on Israel’s killing of journalists and media workers in Gaza (Al-Jazeera)

Aug 26, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line

Iran: UN experts alarmed by escalating threats against Iran International media workers and their families

Aug 21, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line

21 August 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned Iran’s intensifying repression of Iran International journalists worldwide, as well as the growing intimidation of their family members living in Iran – particularly since hostilities with Israel in June 2025. “We...

REPORT: “Freedom of expression and elections in the digital age”

Jun 18, 2025 | Reports, Top-line

18 JUNE 2025, GENEVA – In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, examines the vital role of freedom of opinion and expression in ensuring free and fair elections. She...

Interview: ‘Gaza is the deadliest conflict for media workers in over 30 years’

Dec 18, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

Reposted from IPS-Journal: What global trends currently pose the greatest threat to freedom of expression? The greatest threat today is the backsliding of democracies. Authoritarian states have long maintained a totalitarian stance, systematically suppressing and...

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