Expelled, imprisoned, muzzled

Matinee by Reporters Without Borders on the occasion of Media Freedom Day

To mark this year's International Press Freedom Day on May 3, Reporters Without Borders invites you to a matinee at the Kulturhaus Helferei. We will have the moving texts of imprisoned media professionals read aloud by the speaker and actress Isabelle Paris in order to give them a voice despite their imprisonment. We will discuss with two exiled journalists, Olga Klaskovskaya from Belarus and Najibah Zartosht from Afghanistan, about their work in their countries of origin, their imprisonment and escape, and their experiences in Switzerland. We also present the new global press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders and shed light on current challenges facing journalism worldwide.


Language German and English
Price Pay what you can - Half of the proceeds go to Reporters Without Borders and its work for journalists
Location Kulturhaus Helferei, Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zurich
Duration 11.00 to approx. 12.30

With Adrienne Fichter (Republic), Olga Klaskovskaya (exiled journalist, Novy Chas, Belarus), Christof Münger (Tagesanzeiger), Isabelle Paris (speaker and actress), Valentin Rubin (RSF Switzerland) & Najibah Zartosht (exiled journalist, Afghanistan Women's Voice, Afghanistan).

Moderation Sandro Benini (Tagesanzeiger)

A cooperation of Reporters Without Borders Switzerland, Tages Anzeiger, Theater Neumarkt and Kulturhaus Helferei.