Twenty-six IFEX members join the Pakistani Federal Union of Journalists in condemning suicide bombings
The organisations appeal to the leaders of the Taliban, to the jihadist movements and to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan to put a stop to all further suicide bombings in public gatherings.
Media monitoring of the presidential and legislative elections
This is the second report submitted by a coalition of NGOs on the performance of the Tunisian media during the elections.
More than 3,500 petition government to release journalists, writers
Petitioners’ names were collected through the “Our Society Will Be a Free Society” campaign, a coalition project dedicated to winning the freedom of all journalists jailed in Iran.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 22 other organisations call on UN High Commissioner to support human rights activists, journalists and bloggers
Rights groups appeal to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to take up cases of free expression violations targetting Bahraini journalists, bloggers and human rights defenders in an upcoming visit to the country.
Lawyer Mohamed Abbou harassed, documents seized at Tunis airport
Abbou was subjected to a strip search by officers at the airport shortly after his plane landed on 27 February 2010.
Journalist Mouldi Zouabi arrested, detained for eight hours
Police harassment of Zouabi has been particularly intense recently and he has received threats.
OLPEC launches report on Internet censorship
The report provides an overview of state-sanctioned Internet censorship in Tunisia.
Imprisoned journalist’s health deteriorating, family launches hunger strike
Several other journalists also face harassment from the authorities.
Journalist assaulted while covering hospital protest
Moez Jemai claims he saw a political police officer who was at the hospital at the time motion to the guard to approach him.
Twenty-six IFEX members condemn brutal suicide bombing that killed three journalists
Calling on the international community to protect Somali citizens, particularly journalists, 26 IFEX members appeal for justice following the 3 December 2009 attack that killed more than 25 people, including three journalists.
Journalist Taoufik Ben Brik sentenced to six months in prison with no parole
No one has been allowed to see the journalist since the verdict was announced and no one knows where he is being held, which is cause for serious concern.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.
Five IFEX members and numerous other organisations condemn repression ahead of International Day of Solidarity
Human rights organizations from the Arab region express utter condemnation of the brutal repression undertaken by Iranian authorities against large masses of Iranian people involved in peaceful demonstrations.
Police continue to harass Radio Kalima journalists
The harassment is part of the ongoing offensive against independent media outlets and the opposition by Tunisian authorities since the beginning of the year.
Academic sentenced to eight months in prison for posting message on Facebook
Tunis’s Court of First Instance sentenced academic and rights defender Dr. Khedija Arfaoui to eight months in prison for “publishing false news liable to disrupt public order”.
Forty-five IFEX members call for release of journalist Chief Ebrimah Manneh
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty-five IFEX members signed on to the following statement, calling on The Gambian government to enforce an ECOWAS court judgement of the journalist’s case.