Articles by IPS Communication Foundation – Bianet
“Azadiya Welat” newspaper suspended over alleged PKK support; newspaper distributor sentenced
Police raided the daily’s printing house in Diyarbakir on 13 June; by the afternoon, printing of the newspaper had stopped and nine “Azadiya Welat” employees were in prison.
Journalist sentenced to over a month in prison for publishing statement by PKK leader
According to the convicted journalist, Ercan Atay, “The prison sentences handed down by the courts are meant to intimidate journalists.”
Journalist attacked while covering prime minister’s visit to Diyarbakir
Ahmet Yukus was trying to take photographs when he was assaulted by individuals he believes were the prime minister’s bodyguards.
Journalist sentenced to 20 months under anti-terror law
Irmak Saader was found guilty of “making propaganda for the PKK” in connection with a number of articles and news items he had published.
Thirty-eight organisations call for freedom of expression and justice in the Ampatuan massacre trials
Thirty-six IFEX members, along with Centre for Law and Democracy and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, expressed concern about the 12 April resolution of the Court of Appeals, Manila Special Division of Five, requiring Monette Salaysay and Rowena Paraan to explain why they should not be held in contempt for comments attributed to them in a “Philippine Daily Inquirer” article regarding the Ampatuan Town Massacre trials.
Thirty-four IFEX members call for murder investigations
Representatives from the international community of journalists’ organisations and press freedom defenders gathered in Lebanon for IFEX’s bi-annual conference and urged the Pakistani government and its law-enforcement and security agencies to take immediate action to implement all appropriate measures to protect media personnel and to prosecute murderers of journalists.
Thirty-seven IFEX members urge authorities to accommodate visit of UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
The groups urged President Rajapaksa to invite the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, to Sri Lanka, while expressing deep concern for journalists who continue to be subjected to threats, harassment and assaults with alarming regularity.
Thirty-three IFEX members express grave concern over restrictions on freedom of expression
IFEX members note with alarm the efforts of China’s authorities to restrict freedom of expression in regard to debate on political reform in China, following reform movements in the Middle East and North Africa since late 2010.