CORRECTION: Russian journalist’s invitation to German book fair not withdrawn
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ statement: Frankfurt Book Fair: An Apology In an IFJ press statement on September 23, it was suggested that the Frankfurt Book Fair had invited a Russian journalist to speak at an official Book Fair event that was later withdrawn. We have been asked to point out that the […]
Russian journalist’s invitation to German book fair withdrawn
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 23 September 2003 IFJ media release: Journalists Accuse Russia of “Sinister Interference” Over German Ban on Media Critic The International Federation of Journalists today condemned “sinister political interference” which it says is behind a decision to stop Anna Politkovskaja, a leading independent journalist, from taking part in the Frankfurt […]
Newspaper sued for defamation
(MISA/IFEX) – The Buschschule Namibia, a European juvenile welfare service project, has sued “Allgemeine Zeitung”, a German daily newspaper, for publishing alleged defamatory and slanderous articles. In a series of articles that appeared in the newspaper’s 21 February 2003 edition, the newspaper stated that a former staff member of Buschschule Namibia had filed a complaint […]
Police authorised to trace journalists’ phone calls
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has voiced its concern over the 12 March 2003 decision by Germany’s Constitutional Court authorising police to trace journalists’ telephone calls in “serious” cases. In RSF’s opinion, the ruling poses a real danger for press freedom and is evidence of a worrying trend in the European Union. “The lack of a precise […]
IFJ condemns “dirty campaign” against creators in struggle for new copyright law
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns “dirty campaign” Against Creators in Struggle for New German Copyright Law The world’s largest journalists’ group, the International Federation of Journalists, has accused media owners of an unfair and “dirty campaign” that undermines creators in the struggle for a new German copyright contract law. […]
Press freedom and investigative journalism under threat
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 February 1999 press release by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) distributed in its entirety by IFJ: EFJ Media Release Press freedom and investigative journalism in Germany under threat warn European journalists A German Supreme Court decision last week to give prosecutors the right to raid the homes […]
WPFC receives response to concern regarding possible expulsion of Serbian journalists
(WPFC/IFEX) – In an IFEX alert of 26 August 1998, WPFC reported that Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Klaus Kinkel, had been considering retaliating against the actions of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to prevent newsgathering by German journalists, by expelling Serbian journalists from Germany (for background information, see IFEX alerts of 18 and 6 […]
Germany considering expelling Serbian journalists
(WPFC/IFEX) – According to the WPFC, Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Klaus Kinkel, has been considering retaliating against the actions of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) to prevent newsgathering by German journalists, by expelling Serbian journalists from Germany (see IFEX alerts). **For background information see IFEX alerts of 18 and 6 August 1998** The […]