U nder our Media Freedom Monitoring programme, MISA promotes the principles of media freedom and freedom of expression at national, regional and international levels. In 2013, we focused on: • publicising World Press Freedom Day (May 3) and the importance of media in societies; • supporting journalists under fire by conducting evidence-based research and monitoring to identify and publicise media freedom and freedom of expression violations; and • using our research and monitoring to support advocacy and lobbying. 10