UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova gave University of Queensland Centenary Oration at the opening ceremony for World Press Freedom Day. The text of her speech on May 2 follows. Watch the full speech on the WPFD Livestream channel.
Ad Melkert, UN envoy to Iraq, has called on the Iraqi government to pass freedom of information legislation.
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Expelled journalist tells his tale
Investigative journalist Robert Mukombozi has been arrested, kidnapped and shot at. In April 2008 he was deemed persona non grata and given five minutes to leave Rwandan soil. He has not seen his family since. Hear his tale of press freedom in our interactive timeline.
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