World Press Freedom Day
5 May 2022
Human Rights Watch accuses Russian private security forces invited into Central African Republic of killing civilians. We speak to the daughter of Rwandan opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina. The “Hotel Rwanda” hero's family has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Kigali over alleged kidnapping and torture. And our reporters look into the mixed press freedom rankings for Africa.
4 May 2022
Russia's ranking on the World Press Freedom Index has fallen again over the Kremlin's wartime censorship of the Ukraine conflict. From Myanmar to Mexico, journalists continue to risk their lives to deliver the news.
12 May 2019
This year’s World Press Freedom Day is themed Media for Democracy; Journalism and elections in the time of disinformation. So how is Nigeria's press combating the rising tide of fake news?
8 May 2017
World Press Freedom Day 2017: U.S. govt. tasks Nigerian journalists to shun propaganda.