World Press Freedom Day

Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents both opportunities and challenges for women journalists. AI can support victims of gender-based violence by streamlining reporting tools and enhancing fairness in digital spaces. These advancements could reduce barriers to reporting abuse and enable faster responses. AI also amplifies existing risks for women journalists in the digital landscape . The UN Commission on the Status of Women has identified technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) as a critical global issue, particularly affecting women in public-facing roles like journalism. AI systems can generate deep-fakes, doctored images, and mis/disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting or intimidating women journalists. These AI-driven attacks jeopardize their safety but also have a chilling effect on their work, potentially limiting public access to information .

On May 6, 2025; From 15:00 – 17:00; A parallel event entitled '' Building Resilient Newsrooms - Developing Protocols to Protect the Safety of Journalists." Organizer: IWMF , supported by UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication Venue: Visit Brussels rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels Register here Contact: Nadine Hoffman

  On May 5, 2025 from 14:00 – 15:30; A parallel event entitled '' Information battlefield: digital warfare, censorship and risks to women journalists in conflict.'' Organizers: Article 19 , OHCHR Sudan , OHCHR Palestine . Contact: Silvia Chocarro. Please note that due to high demand, the venue has reached full capacity and registration is now officially closed.

Joint Declaration 2022 on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice. This document recognizes the structural barriers that prevent women from equal enjoyment of #FreedomOfExpression . Panelists: Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.  RELE_CIDH , Mrs. Irene khan , Activist, OSCE_RFoM representative and the ''Comisionada Interamericana de Derechos Humanos - CIDH ,

  What can newsrooms do to prevent online violence and to protect Women Journalists from attacks? Panelists: Mr.  ariste guicnn ,  CNNEE  and Mr.  julie posetti ,  Global Director of Research   ICFJ  and others.

  In Italy a major concern for media freedom in 2021 was the safety of journalists reporting from anti-vaccine and anti-green pass protests. MapMF recorded 45 alerts, with 72 attacked persons or entities related to media. Hostility against the press including multiple serious physical attacks were documented by MapMF, with some journalists badly injured. Intimidation and harassment of journalists by anti-vaccine groups, both online and offline, was widespread, worsening an already dangerous climate for journalist’s safety. Meanwhile, 26 Mapping Media Freedom | Monitoring Report – 2021 Mapping Media Freedom | Monitoring Report – 2021; 27 vexatious lawsuits and SLAPPs targeting media outlets and threats against individual journalists from organised crime groups remain major concerns. Attacks and threats against journalists covering COVID-19-related protests were documented across the country, from Bo‐ logna and Florence to Rome. Overall, 36% of all alerts in Italy in 2021 were recor...