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Link to: TMG calls on European Parliament to help end Tunisian government’s unrelenting war on free expression

TMG calls on European Parliament to help end Tunisian government’s unrelenting war on free expression

TMG members hope the public debate in the European Parliament on 20 January 2010 will send a strong message to the Tunisian government.

Link to: TMG urges Tunisian government to free journalists and cease harassment

TMG urges Tunisian government to free journalists and cease harassment

Following Taoufik Ben Brik, journalist Zouhayr Makhlouf has, in turn, been sentenced to three months in prison and a fine of 6,000 dinars.

Link to: Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice

Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice

Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.

Link to: Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech

Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech

Forty IFEX members express solidarity with women who have been the victims of violence for exercising their free expression rights.

Link to: Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.

Link to: Government begins decriminalisation of defamation, concerns remain for Northern Ireland

Government begins decriminalisation of defamation, concerns remain for Northern Ireland

ARTICLE 19, English PEN and Index on Censorship emain concerned that the proposed amendments do not abolish the offence of “blasphemous libel” in Northern Ireland.

International media and press freedom organisations demand radical reform of media

International media and press freedom organisations have issued a report entitled “For Free and Fair Media in Belarus”.

Link to: Nine IFEX members call for reforms and the removal of restrictions on the media in the Republic of Belarus

Nine IFEX members call for reforms and the removal of restrictions on the media in the Republic of Belarus

A group of international media and press freedom organisations has called upon the Belarus authorities to bring the country’s media environment into accordance with international standards.