Articles by ARTICLE 19
UN’s Kosovo press law condemned
**Updates IFEX alert of 23 June 2000** (ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: UN SETTING ‘DANGEROUS PRECEDENT’ WITH KOSOVO MEDIA REGULATION 30 June 2000 – for immediate release ARTICLE 19 today strongly condemned the UN’s Temporary Press Regulation in Kosovo (1) which has already been used to threaten a local […]
Council of Europe urged to make Azeri membership conditional
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: 27 June 2000 – for immediate release MAKE AZERI MEMBERSHIP CONDITIONAL, RIGHTS GROUP URGES COUNCIL OF EUROPE A law allowing jail terms of up to six years for insulting the President is just one measure in urgent need of repeal as Azerbaijan’s application for […]
Opposition activists and journalist charged with murder
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – In a 21 June 2000 letter to Colonel (Retd.) Yahya Jammeh, ARTICLE 19 expressed concern about reports that more than twenty members of the United Democratic Party (UDP), including its leader Ousainou Darboe, have been detained since their arrest on Sunday 18 June and have now been charged with murder. These events […]
Journalists win Supreme Court case
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: 5 June 2000 – for immediate release Zimbabwe Journalists Win Supreme Court Case In a landmark judgment upholding the right to freedom of expression, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has struck down the legal provision under which tortured journalists Mark Chavunduka and Ray Choto […]
Rights groups call for “two-track approach” on truth and justice
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: 24 May 2000. For immediate release RIGHTS GROUPS CALL FOR “TWO-TRACK APPROACH” ON TRUTH AND JUSTICE IN SIERRA LEONE Forum of Conscience, a Sierra Leone human rights organisation, and ARTICLE 19, the Global Campaign for Free Expression, today joined together to make the case […]
Media rights activist receives death threats
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 23 May 2000 ARTICLE 19 press release: MALAWIAN MEDIA RIGHTS ACTIVIST RECEIVES DEATH THREATS OVER “MEDIA DISINFORMATION” ALLEGATIONS ARTICLE 19 today condemned the thinly-veiled death threats received recently by journalist and media rights activist Rob Jamieson. Numerous anonymous telephone callers have warned him of fatal consequences if he […]
ARTICLE 19 condemns government attempts to gag journalists
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: 17 May 2000 For immediate release ARTICLE 19 CONDEMNS UK GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO GAG JOURNALISTS The UK government is violating international principles on freedom of expression in its increasing attempts to restrict freedom of expression in Britain. Sunday Times Northern Ireland editor, Liam Clarke, […]
ARTICLE 19 calls on Sri Lankan government to revoke war censorship
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: ARTICLE 19 calls on Sri Lankan government to revoke war censorship The Sri Lankan government unreasonably extended the already excessive restrictions on freedom of expression on 4 May 2000, effectively placing the country on a war footing. The authorities claim that extending reporting restrictions […]