PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Press Freedom (8 March 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to promote global media freedom.
Asked by:
Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative)
Asked by:
Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative)
Answer
We commend all journalists in Ukraine for their bravery in these unprecedented times and condemn the censorship of independent journalists in Russia.
The UK is a longstanding champion of media freedom globally, which is vital to realising the network of liberty. My noble friend, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, led the UK delegation at the annual Global Conference for Media Freedom in Estonia last month.
We co-founded the Media Freedom Coalition, and continue to work with them, and partners to address the deteriorating global media freedom situation.
Answered by:
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
8 March 2022
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