Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Newspaper ordered to pay US$11 million to Russian bank in libel ruling
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 4 November 2004 International Press Groups Protest Against Russian Libel Award The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have protested to Russian authorities against an excessive libel judgement in which the Kommersant newspaper has been ordered to pay US$11 million to a […]
Journalist Ruslan Sharipov granted asylum in the United States
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 25 September 2004 WAN press release: Paris, 25 September 2004 Golden Pen Laureate Receives Asylum in United States Ruslan Sharipov, the 2004 laureate of the Golden Pen of Freedom press freedom prize, has been granted asylum in the United States after fleeing Uzbekistan in the face of serious threats […]
Newspaper organisations protest United Nations examination of editorial quality
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is an 18 October 2004 WAN press release: Paris, 18 October 2004 Newspaper Organisations Protest UN Examination of Editorial Quality The World Association of Newspapers and the European Newspaper Publishers Association have jointly objected to an International Labour Organisation examination of editorial quality in a meeting that began Monday in Geneva. […]
Repressive governments biggest threat to independent press, say WAN conference participants
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 13 October 2004 WAN press release: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 13 October 2004 Repressive Governments Biggest Threat to Press in Central Asia Of all the obstacles facing the independent press in Central Asia, government repression is the most serious, according to publishers and journalists attending a World Association of Newspapers conference […]
Participants at WAN conference seek ways to combat obstacles hindering independent media development in the region
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is an 11 October 2004 WAN press release: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan , 11 October 2004 For immediate release Self-Sufficiency Key to Media Success in Central Asia Press executives from across Central Asian came together in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday for a World Association of Newspapers’ conference aimed at providing practical solutions to […]
Newspaper ordered to stop publishing for three months
(WAN/IFEX) – In an 11 October 2004 letter to President Alexander Lukashenko, WAN and the World Editors Forum (WEF) expressed alarm at the government’s apparent campaign of closures of independent newspapers in the run-up to the October elections, noting that the closures cannot be credible in such circumstances. According to reports, on 5 October Information […]
Independent newspaper closed for three months
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 1 October 2004 letter to President Alexander Lukashenko, WAN and the World Editors Forum (WEF) expressed alarm at the closure of the “Regional Newspaper” and four other independent publications in the run-up to the October elections, which cannot be credible in such circumstances. According to reports, on 29 September the “Regional […]
WAN protests continued imprisonment of at least nine writers, including U Win Tin
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 28 September 2004 WAN and World Editors Forum letter to Sr. Gen. Than Shwe, chairman of the State Peace and Development Council: Sr. Gen. Than Shwe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Rangoon, Myanmar c/o Permanent Representative to UN E-mail: myanmar@un.int 28 September 2004 Dear Chairman, We […]