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OP-ED: EU Underlines Importance of Freedom of Expression

OP-ED: EU Underlines Importance of Freedom of Expression

On May 3rd, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day. The international day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 following a recommendation adopted at the 26th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. The step responded to a call by African journalists who in 1991 produced the landmark Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence.

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