Freedom of speech and press freedom are increasingly under threat around the world. Political pressure on and violence against journalists are on the rise. Join us for a panel discussion with Hanan Badr (Freie Universität Berlin), Hatice Cengiz (scholar and author), Matthew Caruana Galizia (investigative journalist), Katja Gloger (Reporters without Borders), Lina Al-Hathloul (human rights activist), Frank Plasberg (host, “Hart aber fair”) and chaired by Pierre Thielbörger (Ruhr-University Bochum, Hertie School). This event is co-organised by the Hertie School and the Institute for the International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) of Ruhr University Bochum.