Articles by ARTICLE 19
Nigerian journalist arrested
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – Onome Osifo-Whiskey, managing editor of Tell magazine in Nigeria was arrested on the morning of 10 November 1997. He was arrested by officials of the Directorate of Military Intelligence as he was on his way home from church with his family. There is no information yet about where he is being held. […]
ARTICLE 19 delegation to Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting challenges leaders to do more for human rights
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – ARTICLE 19 is laying down a challenge to the Commonwealth’s leaders as they prepare for discussions in Edinburgh, Scotland: show the world that you are paying more than lip service to human rights. Giving ARTICLE 19’s delegation a unique perspective in Edinburgh at the time of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting […]
ARTICLE 19 gives early warning on Jordan as authorities suspend several weekly newspapers
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The Jordanian Council of Ministers’ recent orders for several weekly newspapers to suspend publication bears out the urgent need for reform detailed in “Blaming the Press – Jordan’s Democratization Process in Crisis”. This new report from ARTICLE 19 challenges the Jordanian government’s claim to be the guarantor of its citizens’ human rights, […]
NATO forces seize television transmitters
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following letter was sent by ARTICLE 19 to the High Representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, who is the top civilian official in the country. In the letter, ARTICLE expresses concern over the seizure by NATO forces of Serbian television transmitters. (According to news reports, NATO-led troops seized transmitters and shut down […]
Faraj Sarkoohi sentenced to one year in prison
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – On 18 September 1997, Faraj Sarkoohi, editor of the literary monthly “Adineh”, was sentenced, in camera, to twelve months’ imprisonment. The sentence is to run from 27 January 1997 to 27 January 1998. Sarkoohi was charged with slandering the Islamic Republic of Iran by writing an open letter, published internationally (see also […]
Police raid and shut down Kurdish television station
On 18 September 1996, Belgian police raided the offices and homes of several Kurdish institutions and people in exile in Belgium. Among the raids was that of the licensed Kurdish MED-TV television station in Brussels. Police confiscated archival material and closed down the station’s office, forcing it to discontinue broadcasting. Recommended Action Send appeals to […]
ARTICLE 19 expresses concern over possible inclusion of Myanmar in Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The following is the full text of a letter sent by ARTICLE 19 to the Foreign Ministers of the seven member nations of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in which it expresses concern over Myanmar’s possible inclusion as a member and how it could negatively affect democratic and human rights development in […]
Report looks at “Freedom of Expression in Hong Kong: China’s Challenge”
With just under 365 days before the United Kingdom cedes sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) and ARTICLE 19 assess the state of freedom of expression in the territory in a report published on 30 June 1996. For the first time since this collaborative effort […]