In this report, PEN America will provide an in-depth analysis of the countries that detain and imprison the largest numbers of writers and intellectuals and explore the impact of the pandemic on the freedom to write; the role of these individuals in protest movements; and the continued threats to writers and intellectuals working in languages subject to political repression.
Human Rights Watch launches Internet arrests campaign on World Press Freedom Day
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Cyber-Dissidents Should be Freed Launch of World Press Freedom Day Internet Arrests Campaign (New York, May 2, 2003) – Journalists, webmasters, and students who have been jailed by their governments for simply expressing their views via the Internet should be freed immediately, Human Rights […]
International News Safety Institute launched
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: After 1,100 Killings in Ten Years and Heavy Toll in Iraq, Launch of International News Safety Institute The International News Safety Institute, a new global body campaigning for safety in journalism, was launched today to mark World Press Freedom Day, May 3rd 2003. The Institute, which […]
CJFE marks World Press Freedom Day
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE media release: CJFE Marks World Press Freedom Day May 2, 2003 – A dozen journalists gave their lives covering the war in Iraq. Another 28 languish in Cuban prisons after mass sentencings in April on charges of undermining the country’s “independence and territorial integrity.” This year, more than […]
WiPC marks World Press Freedom Day by highlighting cases of two journalists and a writer
(WiPC/IFEX) – The following is a WiPC press release: INTERNATIONAL PEN WRITERS IN PRISON COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM DAY 3 May 2003 Over the past ten years International PEN has recorded the murders of more than 400 writers, journalists and media workers. PEN is marking 3 May 2003 – World Press Freedom Day – by […]
RSF publishes its annual report on press freedom violations
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: Paris, 2 May 2003 Saturday, 3 May 2003 – 13th International Press Freedom Day Reporters Without Borders publishes its Annual Report on press freedom violations during 2002 in 156 countries and issues a new list of 42 predators of press freedom. These are dark times for […]
IFJ publishes report on press freedom in South Asia
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 1 May 2003 IFJ media release: IFJ launches Press Freedom report in South Asia Journalists pay with their lives for press freedom attacks Governments, insurgents, terrorists, corrupt officials, criminals, gangsters and fundamentalists of all religions are all taking out their frustrations on a free press in South Asia – […]
IAPA message on World Press Freedom Day
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 30 April 2003 IAPA press release: World Press Freedom Day* Message from IAPA President Andrés García Editor, Novedades de Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico This coming May 3, the date dedicated throughout the world to the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, we citizens of the Americas unfortunately have little […]
CPJ names world’s worst places to be a journalist
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 April 2003 CPJ press release: CPJ Names World’s Worst Places to Be a Journalist New York, April 30, 2003 – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is marking World Press Freedom Day, Saturday, May 3, by naming the World’s Worst Places to Be a Journalist. The list of […]
IFEX awarded National Press Club of Canada’s World Press Freedom Award
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE media release: IFEX Wins Major Award Ottawa, May 2, 2003 – The International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) has been awarded the World Press Freedom Award of the National Press Club of Canada for its “decade-long defence of journalists and of free expression around the world.” The award, […]
Press freedom declined worldwide in 2002, says Freedom House
(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 30 April 2003 Freedom House press release: PRESS FREEDOM DECLINES WORLDWIDE New Study Shows Major Setbacks in Russia, Ukraine, and Venezuela NEW YORK, April 30, 2003 — Press freedom suffered notable worldwide deterioration in 2002, due in part to political and armed conflicts and increased government-backed restrictions on […]
IPI calls for increased awareness of journalists’ safety on World Press Freedom Day
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 30 April 2003 IPI Calls for Increased Awareness of Journalists’ Safety on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2003 With 54 journalists killed in 2002 and 23 journalists killed since the start of this year, 14 of them during the war in Iraq, the need […]
PINA spotlights pressures in Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga
(PINA/IFEX) – The following is a PINA news report: On 7 April 2003, PINA President Johnson Honimae said alarm bells are ringing for freedom of expression and media freedom in the Pacific Islands. Solomon Islander Honimae, leader of the region’s main news media professional association, said there are currently crises in three countries, with efforts […]
IFJ and Arab media leaders call for creation of new media order in Iraq
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 14 April 2003 IFJ media release: World Journalists and Arab Media Leaders Demand ‘Fresh Start’ For Journalism in Iraq The leaders of the world’s largest journalists’ group, the International Federation of Journalists, and the Federation of Arab Journalists, bringing together journalists from 17 Arab states, ended a media summit […]
Cuban journalist, Tunisian e-zine writer to receive 2003 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards
(PEN/IFEX) – The following is a 2 April 2003 PEN American Center press release: Cuban Journalist, Tunisian e-zine Writer to Receive 2003 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards New York, New York, April 2, 2003: PEN American Center today named Bernardo Arévalo Padron, an independent journalist serving a 6-year prison term for calling attention to […]
CPJ releases “Attacks on the Press in 2002”; annual report documents changing press freedom landscape
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 26 March 2003 CPJ press release: CPJ Releases Attacks on the Press in 2002 Annual Report Documents Changing Press Freedom Landscape: 19 Journalists Killed; 136 Jailed at Year’s End; China World’s Leading Jailer of Journalists for the Fourth Year New York, March 26, 2003 – The number of journalists […]
IAPA calls for investigation of crimes against journalists
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 26 March 2003 IAPA press release: IAPA urges that crimes against journalists be investigated MIAMI, Florida (March 26, 2003) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has called on the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Mexico to investigate crimes against journalists that continue to […]