International Day of Solidarity of Journalists

International Day of Solidarity of JournalistsOn September 8, 1943, Czechoslovak anti-fascist journalist Julius Fucik, who wrote a book, Reporting with a Noose Around the Neck, translated into 70 languages, was executed in Germany.

Since 1958, Fucik’s death has been celebrated as the International Day of Solidarity for Journalists who must demonstrate their solidarity to the world, especially in defending their rights.

On September 8, the International Day of Solidarity of Journalists, the Kazakh Telegraph Agency, known by its acronym KazTAG, began its work.