A resolution recognizing escalating threats to freedom of the press and freedom of speech worldwide, including increasing harm to journalists reporting in conflict zones and under repressive regimes, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in upholding democracy, fostering economic prosperity, and keeping the public informed, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in supporting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of "World Press Freedom Day" on May 3, 2026.

S. Res. 715 is a commemorative resolution recognizing threats to press freedom worldwide and reaffirming the importance of a free and independent press to democracy and human rights. The resolution expresses concern about attacks on journalists, censorship, and imprisonment of media workers globally, and pays tribute to journalists who have been killed or harmed while reporting. It declares that press freedom is essential to democratic governance and government accountability, and reaffirms it as a priority of the U.S. Government in supporting democracy and human rights.

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