The courage and commitment that journalists display is often astounding. They deserve our support because they are defending our freedom. Many public officials go to extreme lengths to suppress information that portrays them in a bad light. They use absurd reasoning to attempt to legitimise the fact that they are concealing the truth or suppressing the voices of criticism. Citizens are entitled to the truth and no amount of self-preserving rhetoric can dilute that fact.
Press freedom is the right that protects all other rights.
Without press freedom we are deprived of information we require to participate in a democracy. Without press freedom necessary social, economic and political debates are stifled. A free flow of information and opinions is society's oxygen. By contributing to the Press Freedom Fund and the Emergency Response Fund you will help the International Press Institute defend and promote press freedom. Your donation will make a difference in our work.