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World Press Freedom Day being observed today

KATHMANDU, May 3: World Press Freedom Day is being observed today across the globe including in Nepal.
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KATHMANDU, May 3: World Press Freedom Day is being observed today across the globe including in Nepal.  



May 3 each year is marked as the World Press Freedom Day in commemoration of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press in Windhoek in Namibia in 1991.  The Day was first observed in 1993 following the recommendation of UNESCO.  


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This year, the Day is observed with the theme of “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights” set by the UNESCO.


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