Hisham Kassem is a staunch advocate of independent journalism and works to defend transparency in newspaper ownership. One of Egypt’s most prominent publishers and democracy activists, Kassem previously served as the publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm (“The Egyptian Today”), Egypt’s only independent daily paper. He is the former vice president of the liberal opposition Hizb al-Ghad…
Zafarullah Khan is a Pakistan based civic educator and was the executive director of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services. Zafarullah Khan was the executive director of the Centre for Civic Education until 2016, an independent educational institution that works to cultivate civic culture. Khan has also worked with leading newspapers and occasionally contributes on…
Bambang Harymurti is the chief executive officer and corporate chief editor of Tempo International Media. He has been a journalist covering regional and international news since the early 1980s, working for several journals, including TIME magazine, Media Indonesia Daily, and Tempo Weekly News magazine. He has been a member of the Press Council of Indonesia since…
Robert Hårdh is the executive director of Civil Rights Defenders, a nonprofit organization promoting political and civil rights, as well as providing support for human rights defenders at risk. Hårdh is a member of the Advisory Council to the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. He is also a board member of the Expo…