Spain

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is an 11 May 2001 WAN press release: Paris, 11 May 2001 For immediate release Press Groups Condemn Spanish Attacks The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have registered an alarming increase in complaints from publishers, editors and reporters in the Basque region of Spain about pressure and […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon, RSF protested his decision to order the closure of the pro-independence Basque magazine “Ardi Beltza”, following the indictment of its director, Pepe Rei, for belonging to the armed organisation ETA. “Pepe Rei’s indictment is a legal procedure on which we do not wish to comment. […]

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 20 March 2001 WAN press release: Madrid, Spain, 20 March 2001 For immediate release Terrorists’ Choice to Journalists: “Shut up, leave or we will kill you”, says Aznar Leaders of the World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum met the Spanish Prime Minister, José Maria Aznar, in Madrid […]

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 16 March 2001 Press Groups Plan Basque Mission, Will Meet Aznar The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum are sending a delegation to Spain next week to explore threats faced by the media from Basque separatist organisations. The mission, led by the WAN […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Spanish Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja, RSF expressed its anger over the 3 March 2001 attack on the headquarters of the regional daily “El Correo” in Bilbao. “This newspaper is again the victim of terrorism, following a bomb attack on its Vitoria bureau in July 2000. We ask that […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Spanish Minister of Justice Angel Acebes, RSF expressed its concern about the implications for freedom of information in Russia of an eventual decision to extradite Vladimir Gusinsky to Russia. “The political stakes behind this entire matter are such that it is unlikely Vladimir Gusinsky can have a fair trial […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: 15 november 2000 For immediate release Tenth Ibero-American Summit (Panama, 17 and 18 November 2000) In Cuba and Colombia, violations of press freedom are commonplace. The outlook is more hopeful in Peru In six other countries represented at the summit the media are facing serious threats […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In letters addressed to Spanish Minister of the Interior Jaime Mayor Oreja and Xabier Balza, the Basque government’s interior advisor, RSF denounced the assassination attempt on Aurora Intxausti, a journalist with the Madrid daily “El País”, and Juan Palomo, a journalist with the private television station Antena 3, on 10 November 2000, in […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In letters addressed to Spanish Minister of the Interior Jaime Mayor Oreja and the president of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Jordi Pujol, RSF expressed its concern about the bomb attack on the offices of the daily “El Mundo” in Barcelona. “Once again, the press is targeted by terrorists in Spain, following a […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Spanish Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja, and to the councillor of the interior of the Basque government, Xabier Balza, RSF expressed its concern about the bomb attack at the offices of the Basque newspaper “El Correo”. “This (attack) represents yet another intimidation tactic towards non-nationalistic media. We ask that […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF report: Spain Journalists in ETA’s line of fire A hundred media professionals under official or private protection in Spanish Basque Country June 2000 Introduction About 50 journalists and managing editors are under police escort in Basque Country and Madrid; close to 100 have either official or private protection. […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja, RSF expressed its “profound indignation” over the assassination of José Luis Lopez de la Calle, a contributor to the “Basque Country” edition of the daily “El Mundo”. In his letter, Robert Ménard, the organisation’s secretary-general, denounced “this particularly cowardly act.” He added: “The authors […]

(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 8 May 2000 For immediate release Press Groups Condemn Killing of Spanish Journalist The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have condemned the killing of José Luis Lopez de la Calle of Spain’s El Mundo newspaper, allegedly by the Basque terrorist group […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 May 2000 IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns “Brutal and Cowardly Murder” of Spanish Journalist The International Federation of Journalists today accused terrorists in Spain of “mindless brutality and a cowardly betrayal of democracy and freedom” after the shooting of El Mundo journalist Jose Luis Lopez de la Calle […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In letters addressed to Minister of the Interior Jaime Mayor Oreja, President of the Basque country government Juan José Ibarretxe, and President of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) Xabier Arzalluz, RSF resolutely denounced the assassination attempt on journalist Jesus Maria Zuloaga in Madrid. “This cowardly act threatens the security of all Spanish journalists. […]

Media Release March 29, 2000 IFJ Condemns Terror Attacks on Spanish Journalists The International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest organisation of journalists, today condemned the Basque terrorist group ETA after a letter bomb was sent to Carlos Herrera, a presenter with Spanish National Radio. The bomb was defused by police and follows an earlier […]