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World Press Freedom Day

Date
3 May 1991
Updated
29 Apr 2020
World Press Freedom Day

According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), the objective of World Press Freedom Day is “to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.” World Press Freedom Day was declared on 3 May 1991 and the day has been observed since.

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  1. 01MDDA, Celebrating World Press Freedom Day, from Bizcommunity, [online], Available at www.bizcommunity.com [Accessed: 31 March 2014]
  2. 02UNESCO, About World Press Freedom Day, from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, [online], Available at www.unesco.org [Accessed: 31 March 2014]

Last updated · 29 Apr 2020

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2014, May 2). World Press Freedom Day. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097513

South African History Online (2014) 'World Press Freedom Day', South African History Online, 2 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097513 (Accessed: 11 August 2026).

South African History Online, World Press Freedom Day [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097513, (accessed 11 August 2026).

"World Press Freedom Day." South African History Online, 2 May 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097513. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "World Press Freedom Day." South African History Online. May 2, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097513.

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