en-us	UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said today she was alarmed by restrictive measures imposed by several States against the independent media, as well as the arrest and intimidation of journalists, saying the free flow information was vital in fighting COVID-19. 
zh-cn	联合国人权事务高级专员米歇尔·巴切莱特今天表示，几个国家对独立媒体采取限制性措施并逮捕和恐吓记者，她对此感到震惊并指出，保持信息的自由流动对于抗击2019冠状病毒病至关重要。 

en-us	“Some States have used the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pretext to restrict information and stifle criticism,” Bachelet said.  
zh-cn	巴切莱特表示：一些国家以新冠状病毒暴发为藉口，限制信息传播并压制批评。 

en-us	“A free media is always essential, but we have never depended on it more than we do during this pandemic, when so many people are isolated and fearing for their health and livelihoods.  
zh-cn	自由媒体始终都很重要，但是在此次大流行病期间，这么多人被隔离并为健康和生计而担忧，我们对自由媒体的依赖程度前所未有。 

en-us	Credible, accurate reporting is a lifeline for all of us. 
zh-cn	可信、准确的报道是我们所有人的生命线。 

en-us	The UN human rights chief also noted that some political leaders had directed statements towards journalists and media workers that created a hostile environment for their safety and their ability to do their work. 
zh-cn	联合国人权事务高级专员也注意到，一些政治领导人发表直接针对记者和媒体工作者的言论，使他们的安全受到威胁，也影响了他们的工作能力。 

en-us	According to the International Press Institute there have been over 130 alleged media violations since the start of the outbreak, including more than 50 reported instances of restrictions on access to information, censorship and excessive regulation of misinformation. 
zh-cn	据国际新闻学会称，自疫情暴发以来，已出现130多起据称打压媒体的行为，包括50多起限制媒体获取信息、对媒体进行审查和过度管制错误信息的报道。 

en-us	It reported that nearly 40 journalists have been arrested or charged in the Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa for reports critical of the State response to the pandemic or for simply questioning the accuracy of official numbers of cases and deaths related to COVID-19.  
zh-cn	据报告，在亚太、美洲、欧洲、中东和非洲地区，近40名记者遭到逮捕或指控，原因是在报道中批评政府应对大流行病的措施，或仅仅质疑2019冠状病毒病官方病例数和死亡人数的准确性。 

en-us	The actual number of media violations and arrests is probably far higher. 
zh-cn	打压媒体和逮捕记者的实际数字可能还要高得多。 

en-us	There have also been reports of journalists disappearing after publishing coverage critical of the COVID-19 response, and several news outlets have been closed by the authorities over their reporting. 
zh-cn	还有报告称，有记者在发表批评2019冠状病毒病应对措施的报道后失踪，有几家新闻机构因报道工作而被当局关闭。 

en-us	“This is no time to blame the messenger. 
zh-cn	现在不是责备报信人的时候。

en-us	Rather than threatening journalists or stifling criticism, States should encourage healthy debate concerning the pandemic and its consequences.  
zh-cn	各国不应威胁记者或压制批评，而应鼓励人们就此次大流行病及其连锁反应开展健康的辩论。 

en-us	People have a right to participate in decision-making that affects their lives, and an independent media is a vital medium for this,” Bachelet said. 
zh-cn	人们有权参与影响其生活的决策，而独立的媒体是实现这一目标的关键媒介。巴切莱特表示。 

en-us	“Being open and transparent, and involving those affected in decision-making builds public trust and helps ensure that people participate in measures designed to protect their own health and that of the wider population and increases accountability.” 
zh-cn	保持公开透明，让受影响的人参与决策，可以建立公众的信任，有助于确保人们参与措施的策划，保护他们自身和更广泛人群的健康，并加强问责制。 

en-us	Additionally, independent media provide medical professionals and relevant experts a platform to speak freely and share information with each other and the public, she said. 
zh-cn	此外，独立媒体为医务人员和相关专家提供了平台，以畅所欲言、与同行和公众分享信息。 

en-us	The UN’s human rights chief echoed concerns raised by the Secretary-General about the “dangerous epidemic of misinformation” around the pandemic which generated confusion and more ill-health,  
zh-cn	联合国人权事务高级专员赞同秘书长提出的关切——围绕此次大流行病的”虚假信息到处传播，十分危险”，造成混乱和更多的健康问题。 

en-us	and paid tribute to the journalists working in the independent media whose fact-checking provided truth and clarity. 
zh-cn	高级专员还对为独立媒体工作的记者表示敬意，赞扬他们对事实的核查提供了真相并澄清事实。 

en-us	“Journalists are playing an indispensable role in our response to this pandemic, but unlike the grave threats posed to other essential workers, the threats media workers face are entirely avoidable.  
zh-cn	巴切莱特表示：记者在应对此次大流行病的过程中发挥着不可或缺的作用，但不同于大流行病对其他基本岗位上的工作者造成的严重威胁，媒体工作者面临的威胁时完全可以避免的。 

en-us	Protecting journalists from harassment, threats, detention or censorship helps keep us all safe,” Bachelet said.
zh-cn	保护记者免受骚扰、威胁、拘留或审查，有助于保护所有人的安全。