Plenary Session II: The threats to our future.




World Press Freedom Day 2024 Conference in Plenary room at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile.

Participants:
- Ms. Andrea Ixchiu, K'iche journalist and environmental activist, Guatemala
- Ms. Alyaa Abo, Investigative journalist and trainer, Egypt
- Ms. Jennifer Robinson, Doughty Street Chambers, human rights and freedom of expression lawyer, Australia
-Mr. Ricardo Pael Ardenghi, Prosecutor, Procuradoria da Republica Em Mato Grosso, Brazil
- Ms. Suntariya Muanpawong, Chief Judge in the Research Justice Division of the Supreme Court of Thailand, Thailand
- Ms. Saba Kidane, Founder of EriSatTV, Eritrea.




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