Articles by ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 protests harassment of independent press
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is the full text of a letter dated 19 May 1998, from ARTICLE 19 to His Excellency Colonel (Retd.) Yahya Jammeh, President of the Second Republic of The Gambia: ARTICLE 19 is writing to express our deep concern about continued harassment of the independent press by the Gambian authorities. We […]
U.K. chance for ethical stance at G8
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – ARTICLE 19 released the following statement of 14 April 1998: ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, today called on the UK government to show consistency and resolve in its ethical foreign policy by co-ordinating international action against the Nigerian military regime, beginning with the G8 summit this week. Malcolm Smart, Deputy […]
Egyptian Penal Code hampers free press
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – On 13 May 1998, ARTICLE 19 released the following statement regarding Egypt’s use of their Penal Code against journalists: **Updates IFEX alert of 20 April 1998** ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, is greatly concerned by the Egyptian governmentâs renewed use of over-broad provisions in the Penal Code to bring prosecutions […]
World Press Freedom Day 1998
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – On 30 April 1998, ARTICLE 19 released the following statement to mark World Press Freedom Day 1998: “Where there is silence there can be no democracy. Without press freedom, there is no accountability, no participation, no voice”, Frances D’Souza, Executive Director of ARTICLE 19, states today at an event at the Imperial […]
Proposed press legislation amendments would undermine press freedom
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following comments constitute an analysis by ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, of proposed amendments to Slovakia’s election legislation (Law No 80/1990). These proposed amendments are of great concern to ARTICLE 19 because, if passed, they would limit the freedom of the Slovak media, particularly the private electronic media and […]
Freedom of expressions groups endorse campaign to reform Croatia’s defamation law
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – According to Article 19, the Croatian Journalists’ Association has launched a campaign to reform Croatia’s defamation laws. The following is the full text of the statement released in support of that campaign: We the undersigned would like to express our whole-hearted support for the initiative announced on 20 April 1998 by the […]
Article 19 protests prosecutions of the media
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is the full text of a letter sent by Article 19 to President H.E. Hosni Mubarak on 17 April 1998: ARTICLE 19, the International Centre Against Censorship, is greatly concerned about your government’s renewed use of over-broad provisions in the Penal Code to bring prosecutions against journalists, editors and proprietors […]
Editor faces 8-year sentence
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – On 20 April 1998, Davor Butkovic, Croatian editor-in-chief of the weekly “Globus”, will be tried for defamation, after reporting on a US-based study which alleges government corruption. The criminal libel suit puts Butkovic at risk of a maximum sentence of 8 years in jail and a US$645,000 fine. Croatia has at least […]