Congratulations🎉🎉 Caren waraba . We at Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Voice for Women and Girls' Rights-🇰🇪 celebrate your excellence as you continue telling impactful solution stories in your community. Keep winning🏆💪

Thanks to Foreign Policy CAN RRM for the opportunity to chat about Russian information warfare for the second part of this series.

We talked to DisinfoWatch founder and disinformation expert Marcus Kolga, about how Russian #disinformation is created and how sanctions help fight that disinformation.

Watch the interview here:

JOB ALERT 🚨

We've partnered with @JHRnews to offer TWO pad fellowship opportunities for young BIPOC journalists! See our website for more details. Applications close May 17th at midnight Atlantic time. #journalismjobs #RightsMedia buff.ly/3wis7DY

JOB ALERT 🚨
We’ve partnered with ⁦Ku'ku'kwes News @kukukwes.bsky.social⁩ to host TWO paid fellowship opportunities for young BIPOC journalists! See their website for more information. Applications close May 17 at midnight Atlantic time. #journalismjobs #RightsMedia kukukwes.com/careers/

🚨JOB ALERT 🚨
The Rover is partnering with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) to highlight underrepresented voices in Canadian journalism. Part time fellowship that pays a minimum of $25/an hour! Job reserved for BIPOC journalists. Can be written, video, audio reporters. therover.ca/the-rover-come…

'We're not countering Russian disinformation with more disinformation. We're using facts and truths to counter it,' Marcus Marcus Kolga 🇺🇦 of @DisinfoWatch. Our new project in Europe empowers independent Russian and Belarusian journalists to Combat Information Manipulation with facts!

On this World Press Freedom Day, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Kudos to all journalists including Hanna Liubakova who risk EVERYTHING to promote transparency, accountability, and safeguard democracy worldwide.
Journalists are not criminals and must be protected.

🔴 #RSFIndex | RSF unveils the 2024 World Press Freedom Index
1: Norway🇳🇴
2: Denmark🇩🇰
3: Sweden🇸🇪
10: Germany🇩🇪
21: France🇫🇷
55: United States🇺🇸
101: Israel🇮🇱
162: Russia🇷🇺
172: China🇨🇳
178: Afghanistan🇦🇫
179: Syria🇸🇾
180: Eritrea🇪🇷
rsf.org/en/index

Канада поддерживает журналистов, находящихся в заключении в России и Беларуси. Вместе с Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Канада гордится тем, что поддерживает независимых журналистов в изгнании, которые защищают свободу СМИ и борются с дезинформацией. #Всемирныйденьсвободыпечати

Canada stands with journalists jailed in Russia & Belarus. With Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), Canada is proud to support independent journalists in exile who protect media freedom + combat disinformation. #WorldPressFreedomDay

Canada stands with journalists jailed in Russia & Belarus. With Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), Canada is proud to support these independent journalists in exile who protect media freedom + combat disinformation. #WorldPressFreedomDay
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NEW: Apply for a PAID, ten-month investigative journalism fellowship for early-career BIPOC journalists with Ricochet, IndigiNews & Pivot.

The fellow will rotate between a national, Indigenous and Québécois newsroom in first-of-its-kind program.

ricochet.media/politics/canad…

PROGRAMME DE BOURSE | Nous sommes à la recherche d’un·e journaliste BIPOC en début de carrière pour un programme de bourse en journalisme d’enquête, en collaboration avec Ricochet Media, IndigiNews et Journalists for Human Rights (JHR).

👉 Pour plus d'infos : pivot.quebec/wp-content/upl…

Today, JHR is thrilled to join forces with Free Speech Hub - خانه آزادی بیان افغانستان for a special event celebrating World Press Freedom Day and the FSH Inaugural ceremony. Together, we stand strong in defending media freedom and supporting Afghan journalists.

Sorry to have missed this necessary gathering today ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay . On the RSF May 2023 press freedom index, Russia was ranked 164/180 countries and territories re press freedom. Reporters w/o Borders notes 34 journalists remain detained in Russia.

Thanks to the Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) for hosting this impressive panel on #independent #journalism .

In case you missed it, you can watch on your YouTube Channel. See link below.

“Facing threats has led to extreme measures like bunkers and sealed vents in our offices, reminding us that policy driven by fear can endanger democracy. As we strive for resilience, we must foster emotional strength and media literacy.” Sabīne Sīle

“Authoritarian regimes are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections, showcasing a disturbing trend in digital propaganda. It’s crucial we support independent media to challenge and expose these narratives.” Hanna Liubakova Massey College

“Independent journalists, are crucial in challenging Russia’s regime. Their efforts are pivotal for democratic change and peace in Europe. Supporting them is supporting democracy!” Marcus Kolga 🇺🇦 DisinfoWatch Massey College