Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Former president files 1 million euro lawsuit against newspaper director, editor and publisher over critical comments
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN letter to former Montenegro president and prime minister Milo Djukanovic: Mr. Milo Djukanovic President, DPS Podgorica, Montenegro Fax: +382 81 243 347 E-mail: [email protected] 19 December 2007 Dear Mr. Djukanovic, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum, which represent […]
Independent newspapers must negotiate “minefield” of censorship and repression, concludes Arab Free Press Forum
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Press Reforms Needed in the Arab World Independent newspapers in the Arab world are demonstrating they can be commercially successful while maintaining their editorial independence. But to do so, they must negotiate a minefield. And for the vast majority of independent media in the Middle East, […]
Lebanese journalist, free expression promoter wins 2007 Gebran Tueni Award
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 9 December 2007 WAN press release: Lebanese Journalist Wins Arab Newspaper Award Beirut, Lebanon, 9 December 2007 – Michel Hajji Georgiou, a senior political analyst at the French-language daily L’Orient-Le Jour in Lebanon, has been awarded the 2007 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize from the World Association of […]
Attendance at free press forum hampered by travel restrictions; participants denounce governments’ “common strategy” to curb journalists’ free expression
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 10 December 2007 WAN press release: Arab Free Press Forum Protests Against Travel Restrictions Beirut, Lebanon, 10 December 2007 – Delegates to the Arab Free Press Forum have condemned travel restrictions imposed by authorities in several Arab countries that prevented some speakers and participants from attending the event. The […]
Killers of journalist Norbert Zongo still not brought to justice nine years after his death
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN letter to President Blaise Compaore: His Excellency Blaise Compaore President of Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 7 December 2007 Your Excellency, On the ninth anniversary of the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo, we are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum, […]
WAN awards 2008 Golden Pen of Freedom prize to persecuted Chinese journalist
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 20 November 2007 WAN press release: Chinese Journalist Wins Golden Pen of Freedom Vienna, Austria, 20 November 2008 – Li Changqing, a Chinese journalist who was imprisoned for alerting the public to an outbreak of dengue fever before the authorities, has been awarded the 2008 Golden Pen of Freedom, […]
WAN’s half-year report finds more than 100 journalists killed in 2007
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 19 November 2007 WAN press release: More than 100 Journalists Killed in 2007: WAN Vienna, Austria, 19 November 2007 – More than 100 journalists have been killed in 2007, the World Association of Newspapers said in its half-year report on press freedom world-wide, published today. One hundred and six […]
World Editors Forum board member arrested in Lahore, taken to undisclosed location during crackdown
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 7 November 2007 WAN press release: His Excellency President General Pervez Musharraf President of Republic of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 7 November 2007 Your Excellency, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum, which represent 18,000 publications in 102 countries, […]