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IFEX Communique Vol. 20 No. 50 | 21 December 2011
Thursday, 22 December 2011, 12:07 pm | IFEX
Bahrain: Baby's death, arrest of al-Khawaja threaten government's commitment to reform Tunisia: Free expression landscape in state of malaise post-Ben Ali, says IFEX-TMG Honduras: Soldiers assault protesters calling for justice for slain journalists ... More >>
Online Freedoms Threatened By Steps Towards Treaty
Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 1:31 pm | IFEX
The Council of the European Union announced today that it will adopt the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The agreement will be formally signed by EU governments during a World Trade Organization meeting that is due to take place in Geneva from 15 to ... More >>
IFEX Communiqué Vol 20, No 49
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 1:02 pm | IFEX
International: Number of imprisoned journalists reaches 15-year high, says CPJ report International: IFEX members honour International Human Rights Day around the world India: Activist demanding information shot dead as government tries to ramp up cyber ... More >>
Number of journalists in prison reaches 15-year high
Friday, 9 December 2011, 1:45 pm | IFEX
New York, December 8, 2011 - The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide reached a 15-year high in 2011, driven by repressive states seeking to choke the flow of information, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. In ... More >>
Lucrative Surveillance Market Fed by Hunt for Dissidents
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 1:19 pm | IFEX
Reporters Without Borders reiterates its condemnation of the criminal cooperation between western hi-tech companies and authoritarian regimes, which is receiving renewed attention after the WikiLeaks website yesterday posted the "SpyFiles" , a series ... More >>
OSCE should adopt Draft Declaration on Fundamental Freedoms
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 1:07 pm | IFEX
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - ARTICLE 19 joins its voice to the participants of the OSCE Civil Society Parallel Conference and calls on the OSCE Ministerial Council to adopt the Draft Declaration on Fundamental Freedoms in the Digital Age. This declaration will ... More >>
IFEX Communiqué Vol. 20 No. 47 | 30 November 2011
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 1:49 pm | IFEX
International: IFEX members highlight risks faced by female journalists on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women More >>
Awards: ANHRI, Tunisian Lawyer and Syrian Activist
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 1:23 pm | IFEX
The lawyer and Executive Director of ANHRI, Gamal Eid, returned to Cairo in the evening of 23 November from Berlin after receiving the Human Dignity Award from German President Christian Wulff, and the President of the Foundation, Roland Berger. The award was ... More >>
IFEX Communiqué Vol. 20 No. 46 | 24 November 2011
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:37 pm | IFEX
Today, 23 November, is the International Day to End Impunity (IDEI). The IFEX community has chosen this day to honour those who have been silenced forever for exercising their right to freedom of expression, and to raise awareness that their killers often ... More >>
Article 19 Highlights Satellite Jamming On World TV Day
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 10:27 am | IFEX
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 21 November 2011 - ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned by the growing number of cases where reception of television and radio services by citizens in one country is deliberately prevented by the use of various "jamming" mechanisms. ... More >>
Article 19: States Should Support Draft UN Resolution
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:48 am | IFEX
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 15 November 2011 - ARTICLE 19 urges Member States of the United Nations to support in the General Assembly the upcoming United Arab Emirates' draft resolution on combating discrimination, violence, and incitement to violence against ... More >>
Stephen Ferry Wins First Tim Hetherington Grant
Friday, 11 November 2011, 10:14 am | IFEX
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - New York, November 8, 2011 - The photojournalist Stephen Ferry has been awarded the first Tim Hetherington Grant, an annual visual journalism award focusing on human rights, Human Rights Watch and World Press Photo said today. More >>
Article 19 Calls For Stronger Rules On Net Neutrality
Friday, 11 November 2011, 10:12 am | IFEX
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 7 November 2011 - On 20 November 2011, the US Federal Communications Commission's rules on net neutrality will come into force. While the rules are a welcome attempt at protecting net neutrality, ARTICLE 19 is concerned that they do ... More >>
IFEX Communiqué Vol. 20 No. 43 | 2 November 2011
Friday, 4 November 2011, 11:06 am | IFEX
International: 23 unsolved murders in 23 days: Join the International Day to End Impunity campaign More >>
IFEX Communiqué Vol 20, No 42 | 26 October 2011
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 11:15 am | IFEX
Regional News 2. Tibet (China): Monks Burn Themselves Alive To Protest Police Attacks, Confinement And Surveillance 3. Nigeria: Tv Journalist Gunned Down By Notorious Islamic Sect 4. Mauritius: Journalist Sentenced To Jail For First Time Ever In Island-State More >>
IFEX Communiqué Vol 20, No 41
Friday, 21 October 2011, 4:44 pm | IFEX
Free Expression Spotlight 1. International: Media control and intimidation a reality for 5.5 billion, says WAN-IFRA More >>
Mumia still on death row, executions of journalists on wane
Friday, 14 October 2011, 12:09 pm | IFEX
On the eve of the 9th World Day Against the Death Penalty, Reporters Without Borders and the Paris-based NGO Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) would like to point out that being a journalist, editing a website or keeping a blog can still expose ... More >>
Media repression reported by IFEX members ahead of elections
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 3:03 pm | IFEX
In the week leading up to Cameroon's national elections, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) conducted a press freedom mission that concluded both the country's media laws and democratic participation require a major overhaul. The International Federation ... More >>
Yemen:Press freedom activist Tawakel Karman wins Nobel Prize
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 10:06 am | IFEX
ARTICLE 19 congratulates the joint recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, including Tawakkul Karman for her inspiring work as head of the press freedom organisation Women Journalists Without Chains. More >>
Journalism Awards: Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico and Pakistan
Friday, 7 October 2011, 11:49 am | IFEX
Journalists from Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico and Pakistan to be honoured with CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards More >>
