IFJ condemns coalition forces for discriminating against “non-embedded” journalists, media staff from non-coalition countries
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns Coalition Forces Over “Unacceptable Discrimination” on Media The International Federation of Journalists today joined broadcasters in protesting over “unacceptable discrimination” and restrictions being imposed on journalists covering the war in Iraq when they are not travelling with army units of the United States or […]
IPI concerned that military inquiries into journalists’ disappearance are not being conducted in a timely and transparent manner
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Geoffrey Hoon: The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 USA Fax: +1 703 697 83 39 The Rt Hon Geoffrey […]
IPI supports BBC in reporting row
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 31 March 2003 IPI Responds to BBC “Friend of Baghdad” Accusations by UK Ministers The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, condemns recent attempts by UK cabinet ministers to undermine the reporting of the British Broadcasting Corporation […]
RSF makes urgent appeal to all sides in the war to help find nine missing journalists
(RSF/IFEX) – On 28 March 2003, RSF called on all sides in the Iraq war to help find nine journalists who are missing in the war zone, some of them since the start of the eight-day conflict. “We are very worried and we urge the Iraqi, U.S. and British authorities to make every effort to […]
Journalists face charges over Gibraltar oil protest
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 February 2003 IFJ media release: Drop the Charges, Says IFJ, as Journalists Face Court Action Over Gibraltar Oil Protest The International Federation of Journalists called for charges to be dropped against two Spanish journalists facing a court case in Gibraltar on March 4th after their arrest with 12 […]
Ban on rally infringes rights of free expression and assembly, says ARTICLE 19
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: BAN ON HYDE PARK RALLY INFRINGES RIGHTS OF FREE EXPRESSION AND ASSEMBLY ARTICLE 19, Global Campaign for Free Expression, today wrote to Tessa Jowell urging her to reconsider the ban on holding an anti-war rally in Hyde Park, in February. The ban, issued to […]
British government reverses decision to deport Sudanese writer
(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC of International PEN welcomes the British authorities’ decision to halt the deportation of Mende Nazer, a Sudanese writer. Nazer published claims in her book on slavery that would endanger her life if she were to be returned to Sudan. On 11 November 2002, the minister for immigration, Beverley Hughes, announced that […]
Sudanese writer faces imminent deportation
(WiPC/IFEX) – The WiPC of International PEN is concerned over the imminent risk of deportation from the United Kingdom (UK) faced by Sudanese writer Mende Nazer. Mende Nazer, now aged 22, claims that she was forced to work as a slave in the London house of a Sudanese diplomat after having been brought to the […]
Protection of journalists’ sources called into question in “Holly and Jessica” case
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is astonished by the methods used by the Cambridge police, who have asked several hundred journalists, under threat of prosecution, to hand over information gathered on the case of the murders of two young girls, Holly and Jessica. “The abuses of certain journalists, the seriousness of the crime and the emotion felt […]
CPJ calls on agency to respect confidentiality of journalistic sources
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 29 August 2002 CPJ press release: UNITED KINGDOM: CPJ calls on agency to respect confidentiality of journalistic sources New York, August 29, 2002-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urges the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA), a banking and investment watchdog agency, to respect the confidentiality of sources in its […]
IPI calls upon Interbrew to halt application to freeze assets of daily “The Guardian”
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 22 July 2002 IPI Accuses Interbrew of Choosing Path of Least Resistance The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, calls upon the Belgian brewery company, Interbrew NV, and its lawyers to halt its application to freeze the […]
IPI calls on Interbrew to halt legal action against media until all possible legal procedures exhausted
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 15 July 2002 IPI press release: Vienna, 15 July 2002 IPI Calls On Interbrew And Its Lawyers To Refrain From Further Action Until All Possible Legal Procedures Exhausted The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, calls upon the Belgian brewery company, […]
RSF activist and editor-in-chief of “The Journalist” arrested by London police
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: Reporters sans frontières activist and editor-in-chief of “The Journalist” arrested by London police On 21 February 2002, to mark President Robert Mugabe’s birthday, about a dozen Reporters sans frontières activists went to Zimbabwe’s Tourism Office in London, to urge the Zimbabwean head of state to restore […]
New complaint filed against Al Mustakillah television station
(RSF/IFEX) – For the second time in six months, President Ben Ali’s regime has decided to take the London-based Arabic-language television station Al Mustakillah to court. Station director Mohammed Elhachmi Hamdi has been informed that a complaint was lodged against him with the Independent Television Commission (ITC, a British body responsible for issuing licenses and […]
Al Mustaquilla television station sued in London by the Tunisian regime
(RSF/IFEX) – Not content with attacking its opponents in Tunisia, President Ben Ali’s regime decided to launch a legal action in England against the London-based Arabic television station Al Mustaquilla. The station’s director, Mohammed el Hachmi Hamdi, was informed by a British law firm that Tunisian judge Jedidi Ghnia had filed a suit against him. […]
UK security laws “an international disgrace”, says ARTICLE 19
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: 8 November 2000 – for immediate release (report launch on 10 November) UK SECURITY LAWS “AN INTERNATIONAL DISGRACE”, SAY HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS “The UK’s disregard for the public interest and preference for gagging and suppression of information over accountability and democratic scrutiny is an […]