Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will open Liberia's World Press Freedom Day conference -- sponsored in part by UNESCO and ICFJ and organized with help from Knight International Journalism Fellow Luisa Handem Piette -- at Monrovia's SKD Stadium beginning on May 2.

Planned events include a march through the streets of Monrovia and a series of panel discussions and presentations on the role of the media in today's world. Click here for a schedule of events.