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Media Freedom Coalition: an overview

This page gives an introduction to the Media Freedom Coalition, a partnership of countries working to defend media freedom where it is under threat.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
25 February 2020
Last updated
2 February 2022 — See all updates
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Media Freedom Coalition: an overview

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The Media Freedom Coalition was formed in July 2019 at the Global Conference for Media Freedom. It is a partnership of countries working together to advocate for media freedom and safety of journalists and hold to account those who harm journalists for doing their job.

This page also lists the countries that are current members of the Coalition. See also the global pledge on media freedom, that each member-country has signed.

You can follow the Media Freedom Coalition on Twitter: @MediaFreedomC

Updates to this page

Published 25 February 2020
Last updated 2 February 2022 + show all updates

  1. Added Ireland to the list of members

  2. Sierra Leone and Guyana added to the list of coalition members.

  3. New Zealand and Portugal added to the list of coalition members.

  4. Member country list updated with South Korea.

  5. Member country list updated with Australia, Belize, Botswana, Italy and Spain.

  6. Member country list updated with Cyprus and Japan

  7. New link to the Media Freedom Coalition Executive Group statement on coronavirus (COVID-19)

  8. First published.

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