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Anti-corruption prize to Sri Lankan journalist
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 11:27 am | IFEX
(IFJ/IFEX) - November 16, 2010 - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the awarding of an anti-corruption prize to Sri Lankan journalist and press freedom activist Poddala Jayantha, who was forced into exile after a brutal attack ... More >>
Writers in Prison Committee commemorates 50 years
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 1:43 pm | IFEX
The Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International commemorates its fiftieth year in 2010, on the International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, and pays tribute to 41 writers around the world who have been killed in the last year. More >>
International accord on repressive policies
Saturday, 2 October 2010, 12:20 pm | IFEX
(RSF/IFEX) - As the 11th round of negotiations for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) gets under way in Tokyo, Reporters Without Borders reiterates its opposition to the way these talks are being held behind closed doors without democratic consultation ... More >>
Five billion now have right to information
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 12:49 pm | IFEX
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - 28 September 2010 - In 2010 the right to information has been realised for five billion people and growing. Marking Right to Know Day 2010, ARTICLE 19 summarises developments over the past year while its offices around the world ... More >>
Images of Mohammed provoke censorship
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 1:56 pm | IFEX
Caricatures of Prophet Mohammed on Facebook sparked outrage and censorship in Pakistan last week. Authorities embarked on a large-scale crackdown of the Internet, blocking up to 1,000 sites, including Facebook, YouTube and Flickr, report the Pakistan Press ... More >>
Freedom House congratulates Memorial
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 11:42 am | IFEX
Freedom House congratulates Oleg Orlov, Lyudmila Alexeyeva and Sergei Kovalev of human rights group Memorial on winning the 2009 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded by the European Parliament to "individuals or international organisations ... More >>
Campaigns And Advocacy - International
Thursday, 17 December 2009, 11:50 am | IFEX
On and around 15 November 2009, International PEN's membership of writers world-wide celebrated the courage of their colleagues who have suffered in the practice of their right to freedom of expression. More >>
Call To Action To Protect Environmental Journalist
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:33 pm | IFEX
At the UN Conference on Climate Change, 14 international, regional and national press freedom organisations are calling on world leaders to protect environmental journalists and give them access to the information they need to cover climate change and the ... More >>
Freelance Journalists Under Fire
Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:28 pm | IFEX
Freelancers now make up nearly 45 percent of all journalists jailed worldwide, a dramatic recent increase that reflects the evolution of the global news business, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in a new report More >>
Iraqi Journalist Wins Gebran Tueni Award
Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:26 pm | IFEX
Asos Hardi, the Editor in Chief and founder of the Awene newspaper in Iraqi Kurdistan, has been awarded the 2009 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) that honours an editor or publisher ... More >>
Bolivia: Journalists & Media Freedom Attacked
Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:22 pm | IFEX
Press freedom has deteriorated in Bolivia since President Evo Morales came to power in 2005; his insults against the media are often followed up with supporters assaulting journalists, alleges the International Press Institute More >>
Syria: Journalist Detained, Kurds' Targeted
Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:21 pm | IFEX
In a recent wave of arbitrary arrests of dissidents, a journalist who wrote articles on government corruption and defended other journalists harassed.The Kurdish community has also been singled out for violations of free expression by Syrian authorities More >>
Iran: Protesters Ferociously Attacked
Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:18 pm | IFEX
Iranian authorities have meticulously carried out total control of news and information in the last week, gearing up for National Students' Day on 7 December, reports Reporters Without Borders (RSF).Recently, two prominent journalists were sentenced to lengthy ... More >>
Somalia: Three Journalists Killed
Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:16 pm | IFEX
A suicide bomber dressed as a woman blew himself up at a university graduation ceremony in Mogadishu on 3 December, killing three Somali journalists and at least 25 others, reports the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) More >>
NUSOJ Receives Human Rights Prize
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:53 am | IFEX
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) was today (10 December 2009) declared the winner of the French Republic's "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" human rights prize More >>
Presidential palace furious
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:15 pm | IFEX
Despite consolidating his vice-like grip on power, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali continues to imprison journalists critical of his regime, say members of the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group in a joint action this week. More >>
IFEX members condemn brutal suicide bombing
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:07 pm | IFEX
NUSOJ/IFEX) - Calling on the international community to protect Somali citizens, particularly journalists, 26 IFEX members issued the following appeal for justice. More >>
Dissident faces repeated imprisonment
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:06 pm | IFEX
Amnesty International is asking for your support to help prominent Singaporean opposition critic and human rights defender Dr. Chee Soon Juan who is facing a prison term or heavy fine. In recent years, Dr. Chee has lost his university post, served seven ... More >>
Help free imprisoned songwriter
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:05 pm | IFEX
Songwriter Lapiro de Mbanga has been detained since April 2008 for writing lyrics critical of Cameroonian President Biya More >>
Bolivia considers the press an enemy
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:04 pm | IFEX
On Sunday 6 December, Bolivians will cast their votes in general elections, with the re-election of the incumbent President, Evo Morales, at stake. However, the voting will take place in a media climate that many among the country's independent press ... More >>
