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style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
DE" lang="EN-GB">we would like to make you aware and cordially
invite you to our next ECPMF
conference in Leipzig, Germany:<br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span
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New Roman";color:#A7A7A7;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">ECPMF
Conference “Defending journalists under threat </span></b><b><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#A7A7A7;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE"
lang="EN-GB">– </span></b><b><span
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Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New
Roman";color:#A7A7A7;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
DE" lang="EN-US">solidarity, support and safe houses”</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none"><b><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Thursday,
5th October 2017,
9am-6pm</span></b><span
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mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Leipzig
School of Media,
Poetenweg 28, Leipzig, Germany</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none"><br>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Our
keynote speaker will be </span></span><b><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US"><span
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE"
lang="EN-US"><b>OSCE</b>’<b>s
new Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harl</b></span><b><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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"Times New
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lang="EN-GB">e</span></b><b><span
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"Times New
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lang="EN-US">m Désir</span></b><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE"
lang="EN-US">. </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:normal"><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
DE" lang="EN-US">Prosecution of journalists in Turkey, frequent
attacks on media workers in
Hungary, Poland and Ukraine, accreditations withdrawn at the G20
summit in
Germany and daily harassment through verbal abuse and hate
speech
... threats to journalists and violations of media freedom are
on the
increase across Europe.</span></p>
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.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none"><span
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Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">You
are cordially invited to Leipzig to explore practical solutions
for
tackling the many threats that media workers face today. Meet
journalists under
threat, high-profile experts, politicians and representatives of
support
networks to discuss </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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lang="EN-US">•</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US"> </span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">legal
assistance for
whistleblowers and their journalistic contacts </span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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style="mso-fareast-font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE"
lang="EN-US">•</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US"> </span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">safe
houses away from home for
media workers under threat </span><span
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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US"> </span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">political
measures that are
needed to improve the current situation</span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB">and
much more</span></p>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">For
more information and the
programme please visit the<b> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://ecpmf.eu/events/-ecpmf17-defending-journalists-under-threat">event
website</a></b></span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB">.
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">There
you also find further info on the venue and accommodation. The
programme
will be updated regularly. </span><span
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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Please
confirm your
participation <u>until September 25th 2017</u> </span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB">on
the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://ecpmf.eu/events/-ecpmf17-defending-journalists-under-threat">event
website</a><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://ecpmf.eu/events/-ecpmf17-defending-journalists-under-threat">
</a>or </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times
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Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE"
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">The conference is
free of charge. The conference
language is English.</span></p>
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.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US"></span><span
style="mso-fareast-font-family:
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EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Please share this
information with all your
networks.</span> You find the invitation as PDF enclosed.</p>
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.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span
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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">See you soon!</span></b><span
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Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:DE" lang="EN-US">Dr. Lutz Kinkel,
Managing Director<br>
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New
Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New
Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:DE"
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<p><strong>Europäisches Zentrum für Presse- und
Medienfreiheit, SCE mit beschränkter Haftung </strong><br>
Menckestr. 27 / 04155 Leipzig / Germany <br>
Tel: +49 (0) 341 200 403 13 / Fax: +49 (0) 341 562 96 63 </p>
<p>Genossenschaftsregister des Amtsgerichts Leipzig: GnR 534 </p>
<p><strong>Vorstand:</strong> Henrik Kaufholz
(Vorstandsvorsitzender), Hans-Ulrich Jörges
(Stellvertretender Vorstandsvorsitzender), Galina Arapova,
Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, Christoph Keese, Stephan Seeger,
Ljiljana Smailovic <br>
<strong>Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender:</strong> Balazs Nagy
Navarro <br>
<strong>Managing Director:</strong> Dr. Lutz Kinkel <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ecpmf.eu">www.ecpmf.eu</a></p>
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<p><strong>European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, SCE
with limited liability </strong><br>
Menckestr. 27 / 04155 Leipzig / Germany <br>
Tel: +49 (0) 341 200 403 13 / Fax: +49 (0) 341 562 96 63 </p>
<p>Cooperative register of the District Court Leipzig: GnR 534
</p>
<p><strong>Executive Board:</strong> Henrik Kaufholz (Chair),
Hans-Ulrich Jörges (Vice Chair), Galina Arapova, Mogens
Blicher Bjerregård, Christoph Keese, Stephan Seeger,
Ljiljana Smailovic<br>
<strong>Chair of Supervisory Board:</strong> Balazs Nagy
Navarro <br>
<strong>Managing Director:</strong> Dr Lutz Kinkel <br>
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