AMARC and IFJ call for solidarity action on Indymedia closures
(AMARC/IFJ/IFEX) – The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have called for solidarity action in support of Indymedia, a global network of independent media organizations, following the recent seizure of Indymedia servers and the closure of 20 Indymedia websites. Two Indymedia web servers were seized from the […]
RSF challenges British Home Secretary over Indymedia website closures
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the 7 October 2004 seizure of United Kingdom (UK)-based webservers used by some 20 Indymedia websites. The organisation has written to British Home Secretary David Blunkett, with copies to his United States (US), Italian and Swiss counterparts, seeking an explanation for the confiscations. The servers were seized from Rackspace, a […]
FBI seizes Indymedia servers in the United Kingdom
(AMARC/IFEX) – AMARC is deeply concerned by reports about the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seizure of Indymedia servers in the United Kingdom. Indymedia is a global independent media network. Indymedia activists report that on the morning of 7 October 2004, United States (US) authorities issued a federal order to Rackspace, an internet service provider, […]
Judge holds “New York Times” reporter in contempt in CIA case
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 7 October 2004 CPJ press release: UNITED STATES: Judge holds Times reporter in contempt in CIA case New York, October 7, 2004 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned that a federal judge has held another reporter in contempt for not disclosing confidential sources to prosecutors investigating […]
Federal judge rules against five reporters for refusing to identify sources
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 18 August 2004 CPJ press release: Contempt ruling sends disturbing message worldwide New York, August 18, 2004 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply disturbed by a federal judge’s ruling today holding five reporters in contempt for refusing to identify sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, the […]
CPJ deeply disturbed by contempt ruling in CIA leak case
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 11 August 2004 CPJ press release: CPJ deeply disturbed by contempt ruling in CIA leak case New York, August 11, 2004-The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is very concerned by a U.S. federal judge’s ruling to hold a journalist in contempt of court for refusing to testify before the […]
IFJ condemns threats by American judge to jail reporter over sources
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 August 2004 IFJ media release: IFJ Condemns Threats by American Judge to Jail Reporter over Sources The International Federation of Journalists today condemned a decision by a Federal judge in Washington to jail a reporter from TIME magazine who has refused to disclose the name of government officials […]
RSF calls on US officials to impose code of conduct on Internet firms
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has deplored what it deems the “irresponsible” policies of major United States (US) Internet firms Yahoo! and Google in bowing to Chinese government demands for censorship and called for a code of conduct to be imposed. Yahoo! has been censoring its Chinese language search engine for several years and rival firm Google, […]
IAPA concerned over U.S. authorities’ decision to revoke Cuban journalist’s visa
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 23 July 2004 IAPA press release: IAPA concerned over revocation of Cuban journalist’s visa Miami (July 23, 2004) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) sent a complaint to the United States State Department regarding the revocation of political refugee status previously granted to Cuban independent journalist Bernardo Arévalo […]
IAPA asks State Department to reverse its decision stipulating that foreign journalists must leave the country to renew their visas
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 16 July 2004 IAPA press release: IAPA asks United States to waive restriction against foreign journalists Miami (July 16, 2004) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) asked today that the U.S. State Department reverse its decision to require foreign journalists to leave the country in order to renew […]
IPI dismayed by Voice of America news director’s removal
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 6 July 2004 IPI Dismayed by VOA News Director’s Removal On 1 July, Andre deNesnera was removed from his position as news director of the Voice of America (VOA) and assigned a reporting job as VOA diplomatic correspondent. The reorganisation to the newsroom was carried […]
IFLA and IPA deplore trade restrictions limiting the exchange of informational materials
(IPA/IFEX) – The following is a 20 June 2004 joint statement by IPA and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): IFLA AND IPA DEPLORE OFAC REGULATIONS LIMITING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION MATERIALS Librarians and publishers around the world deplore the regulations of the US government that seek to limit the ability of […]
Court backs fight against media concentration
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 25 June 2004 IFJ media release: United States Court Backs Fight Against Media Concentration: Public Interest, Not Profit Comes First Campaigners against media concentration in the United States have won a major victory following the decision by the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn changes in media […]
IPI criticises subpoena of journalists in CIA leak probe
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 25 May 2004 IPI press release: Vienna, 25 May 2004 IPI Criticises Subpoena of Journalists in CIA Leak Probe Tim Russert, host and moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and Matthew Cooper, a reporter with Time Inc., both received subpoenas to appear before a federal grand jury investigating the […]
Al-Arabiyya cameraman and Spanish reporter released
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 21 May 2004 CPJ press release: AL-JAZEERA JOURNALIST KILLED IN IRAQ New York, May 21, 2004- Rashid Hamid Wali, assistant cameraman and fixer for the Qatar-based satellite channel Al-Jazeera, was killed by gunfire early this morning in the Iraqi city of Karbala, the station reported. According to a statement […]
Al-Jazeera technician killed; al-Arabiya cameraman arrested by US troops; Spanish correspondent held by militia in Najaf
(RSF/IFEX) – An Iraqi technician from al-Jazeera television, Hamid Rashid Wali, was shot dead on the night of 20 May 2004 in Kerbala, during clashes between the United States (US) Army and Moqtada al-Sadr’s Shiite militia, al-Jazeera said in Baghdad. To date, at least 27 journalists and media assistants have been killed in Iraq since […]