The Washington Post - 06.04.2020

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The Press Freedom Partnership is a public service

initiative from The Washington Post to promote

press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of

journalists worldwide who are in pursuit of the truth.

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10 Most Urgent List for April 2020


  1. Mohammad Mosaed (Iran): Journalist, who warned about pandemic, banned from work and


social media.

2.Maria Ressa (Philippines): Editor faces 12 years in jail for allegations of cyberlibel.

3.Alaa Abdelfattah (Egypt): Family of jailed journalist protests prison’s inaction to prevent covid-19 threat.


  1. Chen Qiushi (China): Journalist covering coronavirus disappeared more than six weeks ago.

  2. Claudia Julieta Duque (Colombia): Journalist fears for her life, amid government-orchestrated threats.

  3. Martin Inoua Doulguet (Chad): Imprisoned publisher undertook hunger strike while awaiting appeal.
    7. Azimjon Askarov (Kyrgyzstan): Journalist serving life sentence prepares for final appeal.

  4. R oberto Jesús Quiñones (Cuba): Journalist subject to inhumane prison conditions.


9.Ignace Sossou (Benin): Reporter experiences repeated retaliation for his work.


  1. Jamal Khashoggi (Saudi Arabia): Tu rkish and U.S. leaders continue pressuring for murdered


journalist’s justice.

The 10 most pressing cases of journalists under attack, as identified by the One Free Press Coalition, include:

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