Civilsamfundet Slår Igen: No one should loose their life for telling the truth

Open witch-hunts against media and journalists, and laws limiting freedom of speech and access to information, are no longer reserved for the dictators of the world. The scary development, with clear attempts to undermine the legitimacy and credibility of independent media and journalists, is only becoming more evident – even in EU-countries such as Poland and Hungary, and most recently in Slovakia, where a journalist was murdered for uncovering government corruption in February.

IMS & Nyt Europa invite you to the screening of the new documentary film ‘Courage – Journalism is not a crime’ by Tom Heinemann, who follows three journalist from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Myanmar, respectively. The movie will be followed by a debate about what it is like to be a journalist in a country, where authorities employ persecution, harassment and threats in the attempt to silence critical journalism.

We will also discuss why the mounting threats to freedom of speech and press in Europe has consequences for Denmark, and whether we have a problem ourselves – and, most importantly, how Danish civil society and the Danish government can contribute to strengthening freedom of speech and press, not just here at home and in the rest of Europe, but globally as well.

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