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The United Kingdom and Canada will co-host the Global Conference for Media Freedom in London on 10 and 11 July 2019.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Foreign Office Minister of State, to represent the UK at Ukraine Reform Conference in Canada.
At the World News Media Congress in Glasgow, the Foreign Secretary spoke about building a coalition of governments committed to media freedom.
The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, original and unique story about Somalia.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt commented on the announcement by Myanmar President Win Myint of a pardon for the 2 Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
Celebrating World Press Freedom Day, British ambassador to Lebanon Chris Rampling and Canadian Ambassador Emmanuelle Lamoureux hosted a joint reception for Lebanese and Foreign media in Lebanon.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya to make the case for new UK partnerships across Africa.
Today, on World Press Freedom Day the British Ambassador to Honduras, Thomas Carter, reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to media freedom and protection of journalists by co-hosting an event with Peace Brigades International Hond…
The Ambassadors to Guatemala from the United Kingdom, Carolyn Davidson, and Canada, Rita Rudaitis-Renaud wrote an article for the newspaper Prensa Libre in Guatemala to commemorate the International Day of Media Freedom on 3…
UK Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce welcomed participants to the forum to discuss media freedom.
Jeremy Hunt set out his vision to improve media freedom worldwide and also announced news funding to help Ethiopia run transparent, free and fair elections.
Speaking at the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day event hosted by the African Union in Addis Ababa, Jeremy Hunt set out his vision to improve media freedom.
To mark World Press Freedom Day, the international diplomatic community pledged support for Afghanistan's journalists and press freedom.
Mark Field, Minister for Asia and the Pacific, was the first UK minister to meet with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since elections in December.
Jeremy Hunt and Amal Clooney agree joint legal plan to defend media freedom at a G7 event in France.
Jeremy Hunt to attend Foreign Ministers' meeting of G7 nations in Dinard, France on 5 April 2019.
Lord Ahmad gave a statement at a session which passed resolutions for Syria, South Sudan, Iran, Sri Lanka and Libya and launched a media freedom campaign.
The UK reinforced its commitment to the protection of media freedoms, and promoted July’s international conference in London on the protection of journalists.
Statement from the Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, in response to a report by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China on media freedom.
Writing in The Evening Standard, the Foreign Secretary explains why defending a free media must be a central element of British foreign policy.
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