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Reporter attacked by security personnel

Reporter Dominic Farley of the “Public Agenda” newspaper was attacked by state security personnel while trying to establish the cause of a motor vehicle accident.

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Thirty IFEX members sign on to appeal to Parliament deploring proposed changes to NGO law

Thirty IFEX members have signed on to a joint letter to the parliamentary chair deploring the proposed changes to the Azerbaijan Republic Law on Non-governmental Organisations.

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Forty-five IFEX members call for release of journalist Chief Ebrimah Manneh

Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty-five IFEX members signed on to the following statement, calling on The Gambian government to enforce an ECOWAS court judgement of the journalist’s case.

Thirty IFEX members call on government to protect journalists and end impunity

Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Thirty IFEX members signed on to a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, calling on him to “stop the war on journalists”.

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Forty IFEX members protest attacks on free expression

Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed the following statement, calling on the Bahraini authorities to address recent attacks on free expression in that country.

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Forty IFEX members appeal for diplomatic support in detained journalists’ case

Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Forty IFEX members signed on to a letter calling on the international community to press for the release of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling.

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Reporters refuse to cover senate news after president assaults colleague

(CEMESP/IFEX) – Journalists under the banner of the Legislative Reporters Association of Liberia have announced a boycott of media coverage of the office of the President Pro-tempore of the Liberian Senate, Cletus Wotorson, for “assaulting” one of their colleagues, Solomon Ware. On May 5th 2009, Ware, of Truth FM (a local radio station in Monrovia), […]

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Journalist assaulted by senator

(CEMESP/IFEX) – On 5 May 2009, reporter Solomon Ware of Truth FM Radio station in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, was physically assaulted by the president pro tempore of the Liberian Senate, Cletus Wotorson, as the reporter tried to ask him a few questions concerning the abrupt adjournment of the Liberian Senate. Ware, the station’s legislative reporter, […]