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The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), a cross-regional partnership of countries working together to advocate for media freedom, launched Diplomatic Network Initiative in a programme on Thursday.
Diplomats from member countries met to discuss issues related to media freedom at the event while US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Helen LaFave thanked the attending representatives for the launching and their support of press freedom, said a press release.
Civil society members and journalists attended the programme and described their work related to media freedom. Diplomats from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States attended the launch.
The MFC is committed to discussing these issues with the media, civil society, government, and other stakeholders to support media freedom in Bangladesh. The MFC advocates for the safety of journalists and media workers, and holds to account those who harm journalists and severely restrict them from doing their job.
The Diplomatic Network Initiative is composed of members from around the world. The diplomatic missions of MFC member states can closely monitor the media freedom situation in the countries where they are based and take a range of collective actions to protect and advance media freedom.
The MFC was established in July 2019, at the Global Conference for Media Freedom and now comprises over 50 member states from six continents.
MFC member countries in attendance: Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.
More details about the MFC, the Diplomatic Network Initiative and member countries are available at https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/.
