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Crisis for free expression deepens
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 4:03 pm | IFEX
Since the military coup on 28 June against the democratically-elected government of Manuel Zelaya, Honduras has sunk into the worst political crisis that Central America has seen for many years. More >>
Dana Bullen Press Freedom Advocacy Prize
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:08 pm | IFEX
The World Press Freedom Committee's second annual Press Freedom Advocacy Award was given today to Alexei Simonov, President of the Glasnost Defense Foundation of Moscow. More >>
Murder Linked To Reporting On Environment
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:33 am | IFEX
A Mexican journalist was found dead in his home in Jalisco State on 24 November; his hands tied with a cable, his body wrapped in a blanket, reports Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the International Press Institute (IPI). More >>
IFEX Members Demand Justice For Killed Journalists
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:32 am | IFEX
Last week's deadly attack on journalists in the Philippines is rooted in a culture of impunity that has become worse under the current regime, with a brutal intolerance for independent views. The shock of the recent massacre of at least 30 journalists ... More >>
Pakistani editor receives Golden Pen of Freedom
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:31 am | IFEX
(WAN-IFRA/IFEX) - Hyderabad, India, 1 December 2009 - Najam Sethi, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers ... More >>
Navy George Bass Surfboat Marathon Sponsorship
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:36 pm | IFEX
Members of the teams competing in the gruelling 180 kilometre event, commencing in Batemans Bay on 3 January 2010 and finishing seven days later in Eden, attended the formal launch event at Bulli Surf Club today. More >>
Lawyers Join Forces To Defend Media Worldwide
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:35 pm | IFEX
The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is a non-governmental charity that exists to defend journalists and media outlets worldwide. MLDI offers support by paying legal fees, assisting in accessing free legal advice or taking on cases in international ... More >>
IAPA Surveys Corrosion Of Free Speech
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:35 pm | IFEX
Violence against journalists, restrictive laws, arbitrary judicial decisions and a culture of impunity are major trends in the deterioration of free speech throughout the Americas, reports the Inter American Press Association (IAPA). It has released ... More >>
Gabon: Opposition Press Suspended
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:33 pm | IFEX
A state-run media-monitoring body suspended six private newspapers and a television program in Gabon on 10 November in an effort to silence criticism of recent elections results and members of government, report IFEX members. More >>
Azerbaijan: Democratic Ideas Forbidden
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:30 pm | IFEX
An Azeri court sentenced two bloggers to prison on 11 November in a politically motivated decision aimed at censoring young activists critical of the government, report the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and other IFEX members. This conviction ... More >>
Chinese Dissidents Barred From Meeting With Obama
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:29 pm | IFEX
During U.S. President Barack Obama's first visit to Asia as president this month, Human Rights Watch urged him to call on the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to resolve issues of impunity and major restraints on freedom of ... More >>
North Korean Journalist Wins Human Rights Award
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:46 pm | IFEX
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy is honouring exiled North Korean journalist Kim Seong-Min with its 2009 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award. Seong-Min is the founder and director of Free North Korea Radio and is being recognised for his "courageous ... More >>
CJFE Honours Persecuted Journalists
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:45 pm | IFEX
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is honouring reporter Jila Baniyaghoub of Iran and the Russian news outlet "Novaya Gazeta" with the 2009 International Press Freedom Award for "extraordinary courage and overcoming tremendous odds to report ... More >>
Oxford Moot Court In Defence Of Free Expression
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:44 pm | IFEX
The Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy at Oxford has announced the publication of the 2010 case for the Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition. Students will have four months to research and formulate arguments from both the applicant's ... More >>
Ukraine: Politicians Abuse Journalists Ultra Vires
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:43 pm | IFEX
Ukrainian politicians are targeting journalists and editors in order to quash criticism. A newspaper editor was recently assaulted by a member of parliament (MP) for publishing stories critical of the MP's performance, reports the Glasnost Defence Foundation ... More >>
Togo: Media Groups Protest Repressive Law
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:42 pm | IFEX
A draft law passed by the Togolese parliament on 30 October gives the state broadcasting council greater powers to impose severe sanctions against the media, reports the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). Ahead of elections, this coercive media ... More >>
Honduras: Media Faces Grenade Attacks
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:42 pm | IFEX
About 10 grenades have been lobbed at media outlets in Honduras since the crisis began this summer, says the International Press Institute (IPI). Recently, a grenade was flung into the offices of a popular Honduran radio station on 5 November, injuring ... More >>
Pakistan: Journalists Targeted By Insurgents
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:41 pm | IFEX
As the Pakistani state combats different insurgent groups, increased violence this year has led to a crackdown on media. Some radio stations have been ordered to not broadcast BBC Urdu-language programs and parliament is ratifying severe regulations ... More >>
A Call For Solidarity For Persecuted Writers
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:40 pm | IFEX
To mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer (DoIW) on 15 November, the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC) is highlighting the cases of imprisoned writers and honouring those who have been slain for defending free speech. WiPC is calling ... More >>
IFEX: Sri Lankan Journalists Receive Death Threats
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 2:21 pm | IFEX
Two Sri Lankan editors received death threats on 22 October identical to the one received by journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge weeks before he was murdered in January, report IFEX members. The end of the war has not ensured the safety of the country's ... More >>
