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World Press Freedom Day Celebrations In Tunisia
Zied Dabbar (center), president of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), holds a press conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 2, 2026, to unveil the annual report on the state of press freedoms in Tunisia, marking World Press Freedom Day. Celebrated annually on May 3, World Press Freedom Day highlights the fundamental principles of press freedom, assesses the state of media independence worldwide, and commemorates the 1991 Windhoek Declaration calling for a free, independent, and pluralistic press. It was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993. (Photo by Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto)