Press Releases & Announcements

CNN Freedom Project

August 28th, 2019

Stolen Son: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary

Persecuted in Myanmar, forced to seek refuge in neighboring Bangladesh and then exploited and trafficked to places unknown. That’s the […]

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February 20th, 2019

CNN’s #MyFreedomDay Returns to Unite Students in Global Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

CNN’s #MyFreedomDay – a one-day, student-driven social media event to raise awareness of modern-day slavery – returns on March 14. […]

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March 1st, 2018

CNN International Programming Highlights – March

This month’s programming highlights on CNN International, including #MyFreedomDay and shows such as Talk Asia and The Circuit: #MyFreedomDay Wednesday 14th […]

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February 21st, 2018

CNN Wins George Polk Award for Undercover Report on Slave Auctions in Libya

CNN senior international correspondent Nima Elbagir and producer Raja Razek have won a George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting […]

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February 5th, 2018

CNN Rallies Students to Join #MyFreedomDay Campaign to Fight Modern-Day Slavery

Following the tremendous success of last year’s #MyFreedomDay call to action, CNN is once again encouraging young people around the globe to […]

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