Articles by Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)
Over 30 IFEX members endorse Vienna Declaration calling on governments to respect media freedom in fight against terrorism
IPI plans to use the Vienna Declaration as a tool that can be employed around the world to rally support for freedom of expression and press freedom.
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.
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.
PFF calls on Pacific lawmakers to follow UK example and review defamation laws
PFF welcomes news of the decriminalisation of defamation in the United Kingdom and calls on pacific lawmakers to follow suit.
Academic deported after commenting on political situation
PFF condemned the illegal detention, assault and deportation of Professor Brij Lal.
Attorney general erases credibilty with claim that media can report freely, says PFF
According to media reports, during a seminar at a university the attorney general said, “Are journalists being locked up? Are journalists being told what to write? No!”
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.
Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance
23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.