World Press Freedom Day 2025
📍 Brussels | 🗓️ May 5–7, 2025
Side Event Spotlight
Mainstreaming an Intersectional Gender Approach into the Safety of Journalists
📅 Date & Time: Monday, 5 May 2025 | 09:30–11:30
📍 Location: Embassy of Canada to Belgium, Avenue des Arts 58, 1000 Brussels
🎙️ Organised by: ARTICLE 19, Global Affairs Canada, and the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) Belgium
As part of the World Press Freedom Day commemorations, this roundtable event will bring together voices from Bangladesh and Brazil to tackle a crucial and urgent issue: how to center intersectional feminist perspectives in safeguarding journalists, especially women, in an increasingly hostile global environment.
Women journalists worldwide are facing intensified threats, rooted in both their profession and gender identity. Despite these challenges, protective mechanisms often overlook the specific needs of women, particularly those from the Global South. This event seeks to change that narrative.
Agenda
09:30 – Introductory Remarks
Robert Austin, Global Affairs Canada
09:40 – Roundtable Discussion
Speakers:
- Farhana Haque Nila, Senior Reporter, News Now Bangla (Bangladesh)
- Musharrat Mahera, VOICE (Bangladesh)
- Gizele Martins, Activist & Community Communicator (Brazil)
Moderators:
- Paulina Gutiérrez, ARTICLE 19
- Maria Tranjan, ARTIGO 19 Brasil
10:15 – Open Discussion
Audience participation and strategic dialogue
Join us to be part of a powerful conversation about gender, journalism, and justice.
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