Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

Articles by Aliansi Jurnalis Independen/Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI)

Link to: Thirty-four IFEX members call for murder investigations

Thirty-four IFEX members call for murder investigations

Representatives from the international community of journalists’ organisations and press freedom defenders gathered in Lebanon for IFEX’s bi-annual conference and urged the Pakistani government and its law-enforcement and security agencies to take immediate action to implement all appropriate measures to protect media personnel and to prosecute murderers of journalists.

Link to: Thirty-three IFEX members condemn continued persecution of imprisoned journalists

Thirty-three IFEX members condemn continued persecution of imprisoned journalists

The detained journalists are held without charges and forced to endure terrible conditions such as extended periods in the sun and denial of medication.

Link to: Thirty-seven IFEX members call attention to the plight of 17 journalists, bloggers and artists who remain detained in Burmese prisons

Thirty-seven IFEX members call attention to the plight of 17 journalists, bloggers and artists who remain detained in Burmese prisons

Even though a new government has been formed in Burma after the elections in November 2010, there is still no guarantee of improvements in the country’s media environment.

Link to: Thirty-three IFEX members urge the state to stop all attacks and persecutions against journalists and the media

Thirty-three IFEX members urge the state to stop all attacks and persecutions against journalists and the media

IFEX members express their concern over the current situation of press freedom in Ecuador and the conditions of extreme hostility in which the country’s journalists and private media must do their work.

Link to: Thirty IFEX members protest travel ban on Nabeel Rajab and other threats to BCHR

Thirty IFEX members protest travel ban on Nabeel Rajab and other threats to BCHR

On 1 June, the King of Bahrain has promised to end the state of emergency he imposed in mid-March to quell pro-democracy demonstrations. This would be a welcome occasion for the Bahraini government to end human rights abuses including lifting the travel ban on Nabeel Rajab so that he can join us in Beirut.

Link to: Journalists denounce draft Intelligence Law as threat to press freedom

Journalists denounce draft Intelligence Law as threat to press freedom

A group of organisations have issued a statement raising a number of fundamental flaws in the Intelligence bill.

Link to: Four journalists attacked by police while covering peaceful rally

Four journalists attacked by police while covering peaceful rally

A police spokesperson said the Chinese ambassador had asked the Indonesian government to restrict the activities of the Falun Gong movement in the country.

Link to: Mob storms newspaper office, three reporters injured

Mob storms newspaper office, three reporters injured

The incident reprtedly stemmed from an article in “The Orbit” alleging that a company was engaging in gambling by offering lottery tickets to its customers. Gambling is prohibited in Indonesia.