Today is World Press Freedom Day. Journalism is not a crime #WPFD2016

„Great year for censorship“ – @RSF_en for #WPFD2016 https://t.co/9TblhSpPen #Egypt #Azerbaijan #SaudiArabia #China pic.twitter.com/csb5FU3oO1

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

On World #PressFreedom Day, call for the release of reporters highlighted this week & others like them worldwide. Journalism is not a crime

— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) 3. Mai 2016

#UN expert warns combating extremism could be used as ‘excuse’ to curb free speech #WFPD2016 https://t.co/LbKkXbekoT pic.twitter.com/frOYLSp9sE

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

#AtenaFarghadani is FREE!!! Absolutely wonderful news! #WPFD2016#Iran https://t.co/EWsHP1G2tK

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Ohhh, the irony….#Egypt #WFPD2016 https://t.co/wZ87OYUeL7

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Memetjan Abdulla, journalist in #China, was jailed for life for talking to reporters on ethnic rioting #FreeThePress pic.twitter.com/MPzai8q6hh

— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) 3. Mai 2016

“I cld hear voices telling shooter to aim better” #Somalia journo attack survivor was promised answers, but got nonehttps://t.co/qoBBQdOMjh

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Brennpunkt Praterstern. Wir helfen. Auch heute Abend. Und morgen. Und übermorgen. Und… https://t.co/khxieJTbzN

— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 3. Mai 2016

Servus sagt Servus.
I’ll miss you. 🙁

— cariklaus (@KlausSchwertner) 3. Mai 2016

#WPFD2016 Why is access to information important in #Cambodia? https://t.co/hjqRld6Wee … via @cchrcambodia pic.twitter.com/mh0NaO0rRp

— IFEX (@IFEX) 3. Mai 2016

Knapp 260 Topleute rein aus einer Laune heraus zu kündigen, muss man sich erstmal trauen. Tag der Pressefreiheit… #byebyeServus #ServusTV

— Lukas Ferring (@shareofluke) 3. Mai 2016

Blog: The EU has done more than any other organisation to really tackle tax abuse https://t.co/Pbhcyx0kkd

— Richard Murphy (@RichardJMurphy) 3. Mai 2016

No #pressfreedom means #corruption soars as holding leaders to account sinks. https://t.co/WjI9LXzIQl #timeforjustice

— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 3. Mai 2016

Journalists, students & activists: want to research #corruption? Check out our cool new tool https://t.co/xoCB76e8ii pic.twitter.com/0Kgb1gi9Jc

— Transparency Int. EU (@TI_EU) 3. Mai 2016

#PanamaPapers Hundreds gather in Hong Kong to protest news editor’s dismissal https://t.co/sTtmBUGVov

— ICIJ (@ICIJorg) 3. Mai 2016

@lemondefr
7 portraits de #lanceurs d’alertehttps://t.co/vzQviI4tPT

— Stephanie Gibaud (@Steph_and_me) 3. Mai 2016

Antoine Deltour: reporting from the whistleblowers trial. From @cafebabelbxl #Luxleaks https://t.co/N289a3KtbH pic.twitter.com/mimrqbsv92

— cafebabel (@cafebabel_ENG) 3. Mai 2016

In the past year, CCHR has documented 9 cases of harassment against #journalists in #Cambodia #WPFD2016 pic.twitter.com/FLNZ9dQbMt

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 3. Mai 2016

Photojournalist #FreeShawkan has been imprisoned in #Egypt since 2013 without a trial. #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/NcppbOtLK5

— Fahmy Foundation (@FahmyFoundation) 3. Mai 2016

#WPFD2016 #Egypt is Now a Nation Avoided by Many Journalists While Others Try to Stand Against Rising Risks https://t.co/jFXqpkNqGN

— Jim Clancy (@ClancyReports) 3. Mai 2016

We drove across the frozen Lena river’s ice in Feb. Just for an hour or so, but nevertheless it was a thrill ride pic.twitter.com/Zz7t6adQRu

— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 3. Mai 2016

World Press Freedom Day: why is access to information important in Cambodia? https://t.co/1k0WI6jAE9 pic.twitter.com/LkFJP3mTKr

— CCHR Cambodia (@cchrcambodia) 3. Mai 2016

„If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.“#WPFD2016 pic.twitter.com/NmNc8o5j5H

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” George Orwell pic.twitter.com/OPV75wauju

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Reporters say #Turkey govt is pursuing one of worst crackdowns on free press since military junta in 1980s #WPFD2016 https://t.co/0KpFfhA3Vu

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

#AMAY| Security forces cordon off Journalists Syndicate headquarters after arrests https://t.co/o7lnvNTEPf pic.twitter.com/KwVgmbgNW6

— Egypt Independent (@EgyIndependent) 3. Mai 2016

Warm congrats @Dunja_Mijatovic on this much deserved award and recognition!#WPFD2016 https://t.co/p2QGFvknrx

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Danish art show to portray Brussels/Paris attackers as „martyrs.“ I’d say „mass murderers.“ https://t.co/xlp7DzZtaD pic.twitter.com/Zg1claKdZ3

— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) 3. Mai 2016

Shot, scared, silenced: #Somalia journos stuck btw govt jails & Al-Shabab’s guns.@HRW Reporthttps://t.co/aWXsUssAGS pic.twitter.com/VHwCCZI6sB

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. [George Orwell] #pressfreedom

— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 3. Mai 2016

Zum Tag der #Pressefreiheit eine Geschichte darüber, wie gefährlich es in #Russland ist, seine Meinung zu sagen https://t.co/MG7PLXUMC7

— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 3. Mai 2016

#Azerbaijan; High time to release journo Khadija Ismayilova awarded UNESCO #WPFD2016 prize. https://t.co/bvkpleeWTs pic.twitter.com/M0ROZS2aBL

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

Heute ist Tag der #Pressefreiheit. Warum ist das wichtig? @demianvonosten antwortet so: https://t.co/d5Ouxrw9co

— Birgit Schmeitzner (@BSchmeitzner) 3. Mai 2016

“What day is it?“, asked Winnie the Pooh „It’s today,“ „My favorite day, World Press Freedom Day #WPFD2016 pic.twitter.com/DMgQ8J5Nq9

— Dunja Mijatovic (@Dunja_Mijatovic) 3. Mai 2016

“Caught btw Al-Shabab guns & govts’ jails,” media under attack in #Somalia. New @HRW report https://t.co/aWXsUssAGS pic.twitter.com/PLWV0g117b

— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 3. Mai 2016

„Even in democracies, #PressFreedom is often less than ideal“. @EU2016NL newsrelease: https://t.co/h9rIJhRuN5 (3/3) pic.twitter.com/hiaIRhZEa6

— EU2016NL (@EU2016NL) 3. Mai 2016

#WPFD2016 is celebrated in Brussels @BOZARbrussels with #press awards (https://t.co/zShThLGk8C) & events (https://t.co/gBhluIrzY5) (2/3)

— EU2016NL (@EU2016NL) 3. Mai 2016

#DidYouKnow that today is World Press Freedom Day (#WPFD2016)?(1/3) pic.twitter.com/PVNmXKiNBk

— EU2016NL (@EU2016NL) 3. Mai 2016

Demanding transparency to end #Cambodia’s biased actions against registrations of independent labor unions @hrw https://t.co/VwHU0t9KeC

— Phil Robertson (@Reaproy) 3. Mai 2016

Italy: Reform could introduce fines for needless defamation suits against journalists @indexcensorship https://t.co/C6WdI0jLQN

— Index on Censorship (@IndexCensorship) 2. Mai 2016