Articles by Foro de Periodismo Argentino
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”.
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.
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.
Thirty-seven IFEX members express concern about deterioration of free expression
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway, at the IFEX General Meeting. Thirty-seven IFEX members signed on to a statement calling on the Azerbaijani authorities to address the deterioration in press freedom.
Journalist seriously threatened in Paraná
(FOPEA /IFEX) – The Argentine Journalism Forum (FOPEA) condemns the serious threat made to journalist Daniel Enz, editor of the weekly “Análisis” in Paraná, Entre Ríos, and a member of the FOPEA Board of Directors. The intimidating call was made on the morning of 29 April 2009 to the paper’s editorial department and was received […]
Unidentified individuals cut cables supporting LT 43 Radio Mocoví’s antenna in Chaco Province
(FOPEA /IFEX) – FOPEA condemns the attack on LT 43 Radio Mocoví radio station in Charata, Chaco province, on the night of 1 April 2009. Unidentified individuals cut six steel cables that supported the station’s antenna, causing it to fall. As a result, the station is no longer able to broadcast on the AM frequency. […]
Journalist Javier Mandirola assaulted, detained briefly by police after attempting to take photographs of an officer assaulting another person
(FOPEA /IFEX) – FOPEA condemns the actions against Javier Mandirola, a journalist with the “El Territorio” newspaper, based in Posadas, Misiones province, who was beaten by police officers and arrested early on the morning of 8 March 2009 after attempting to take photographs of an officer who was assaulting documentary maker Nicolás Amadio in front […]
Buenos Aires Supreme Court reinstates life imprisonment sentence against former police officer involved in photographer José Luis Cabezas’s killing
(FOPEA /IFEX) – FOPEA welcomes the ruling of the Buenos Aires Supreme Court reinstating the life imprisonment sentence against former Pinamar police commissioner Alberto Gómez for his involvement in the 25 January 1997 murder of photographer José Luis Cabezas. This ruling revoked a previous decision by an appeals court that had reduced the original life […]