Thread by @risj_oxford

1. As we mark #WPFD2020 during this week, we celebrate the work of so many journalists under pressure.

#COVIDー19 is creating new threats for #pressfreedom worldwide.

📱 Read @MeeraSelva1's piece
🧵A few examples in this thread
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/he…

2. 🇭🇺 "[A new law] threatens jail terms of up to five years for those who spread false information that hampers the fight against the pandemic."

Hungarian independent journalist @andraspe writes on Viktor Orbán's latest power grab niemanreports.org/articles/the-t…

3. 🇮🇹 A Russian official has posted threats about journalist
@jacopo_iacoboni on #Facebook. Iacoboni had asked questions about the #coronavirus support Russia is providing to Lombardy, which has led to Russian troops on Italy's streets. From @article19org article19.org/resources/russ…

4. 🇪🇬 Egypt forced @guardian journalist @msrmichaelson
to leave the country after she reported on a scientific study that said Egypt was likely to have many more coronavirus cases than have been officially confirmed theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…

5. 🇲🇽 "Upon being questioned about this strategy, the Mexican president has employed the formula he has used throughout his administration: accusing the political opposition and the press of being against him," write @jagarzaramos & @marcelaturati
niemanreports.org/articles/in-me…

6. 🇷🇺 "Russian lawmakers began putting some teeth behind the campaign, approving fines of up to $25,000 and prison terms of up to 5 years for anyone who spreads what is deemed to be false information [on #COVIDー19]. Outlets will be fined up to $127,000"
apnews.com/dbbf02a747b11d…

7. 🇨🇳 China revoked the press passes of several foreign correspondents working for US newspapers in Beijing and expelled them from the country.

"Reporters at foreign news outlets were among those who aggressively reported on the #coronavirus epidemic"
nytimes.com/2020/03/17/bus…

8. 🇻🇪 In Venezuela at least two independent journalists have been detained for reporting on coronavirus cases, as @LuzMelyReyes & @ruggieroj explain here
niemanreports.org/articles/in-ve…

9. 🇬🇧 In the UK, the Doctors Association found evidence that doctors and nurses in the country’s public hospitals were being told by their management not to speak out about shortages in personal protective equipment
theguardian.com/society/2020/m…

10. #COVIDー19 has made even more clear what journalism is for.

"The world is a place where stories are told, of those dying alone in care homes, of migrant workers left to starve, and of women for whom home is a dangerous place," writes @MeeraSelva1
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-review/co…

11. That's why we are creating the Journalist Under Pressure Fund: a fund for people to donate any sum of money, to help journalists operating in tough conditions join our Journalist Fellowship Programme.

Do your bit for journalism: donate to the fund
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/journalists-un…