Articles by ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 expresses concern about proposed Broadcasting Amendment Bill
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 26 September 2002 ARTICLE 19 letter to Net Kekana, chairperson of Parliament’s Communications Portfolio Committee: Mr Net Kekana Chairperson of Parliament’s Communications Portfolio Committee Via facsimile: 021 403 38 45 Johannesburg, 26th September 2002, Dear Sir, ARTICLE 19, The Global Campaign for Free Expression, an independent and non […]
Human Rights League president imprisoned for allegedly disseminating “false news”
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – In a letter to President Mamadou Tadjia, ARTICLE 19 condemned the imprisonment of Elhadji Bagnou Bonkoukou, the 75-year-old president of the Niger Human Rights League (LNDH), for allegedly disseminating “false news”. ARTICLE 19 has been following with interest the evolution of media related events in Niger and is gravely concerned at the […]
ARTICLE 19 and AJI call on authorities to amend repressive draft broadcast bill
(ARTICLE 19/AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 9 September 2002 joint ARTICLE 19 and AJI press release: REPRESSIVE INDONESIAN BROADCASTING BILL ARTICLE 19, FORUM-ASIA and the Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) today wrote to the Special Committee for the Broadcasting Bill of the Indonesian House of Representatives criticising certain repressive clauses in the draft […]
ARTICLE 19 welcomes Kabul declaration on independent and pluralistic media
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: ARTICLE 19 WELCOMES KABUL DECLARATION ON INDEPENDENT AND PLURALISTIC MEDIA Today in Kabul, an international seminar bringing together representatives of the Afghan government, local civil society and the international community adopted a Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic Media in Afghanistan. The Declaration […]
Recommendations submitted to International Conference on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media in Afghanistan
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: Representatives of civil society met in Kabul under the auspices of ARTICLE 19 on 31 August to provide input to the International Conference on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media in Afghanistan. These were the recommendations adopted by the group: Civil Society Recommendations to the […]
ARTICLE 19 launches Latin American freedom of information bulletin
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 19 August 2002 ARTICLE 19 press release: ARTICLE 19 LAUNCHES LATIN AMERICAN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BULLETIN ARTICLE 19, the Global Campaign for Free Expression, today launched an electronic freedom of information bulletin for the Latin American region. The first edition of the bulletin contains articles by NGO representatives, […]
Afghan civil society makes recommendations for a free and pluralistic media
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: RECOMMENDATIONS BY AFGHAN CIVIL SOCIETY FOR A FREE AND PLURALISTIC MEDIA A meeting of representatives of Afghan civil society – including journalists, academics and NGO workers – today issued a set of recommendations on how to promote an independent and pluralistic media in Afghanistan […]
ARTICLE 19 concerned over measures taken against newspaper “Famida”
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an 18 July 2002 ARTICLE 19 letter to Azerbaijani President Heydar Alijev: 18 July 2002 HE Heydar Alijev President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Office of the President 19 Istiqlaiyyat St. Baku Azerbaijan Fax: 00 994 12 92 06 25 ARTICLE 19, the Global Campaign for Free Expression, is […]