Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Cyber-dissident Jiang Lijun sentenced to four years in prison
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN and World Editors Forum (WEF) letter to Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang: The Right Honourable Zhou Yongkang Public Security Minister Beijing, People’s Republic of China C/o HE Ambassador to UK Email: press@chinese-embassy.org.uk 2 December 2003 Dear Minister, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers […]
Uzbek journalist wins Golden Pen of Freedom
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: New York City, 25 November 2003 Uzbek Journalist Wins Golden Pen of Freedom Ruslan Sharipov, an imprisoned Uzbek journalist, has been awarded the 2004 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers, for his courageous resistance to attacks, torture […]
WAN releases report on half-year review of press freedom world-wide
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Press Freedom Under Siege World-Wide: WAN An onslaught of attacks on journalists and their publications, new government restrictions on freedom of expression and a surge in conflicts have contributed to the deterioration of press freedom in 2003, and have created an ominous outlook for next year, […]
WAN concerned about plans to establish a statutory press council
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 20 November 2003 WAN and World Editors Forum (WEF) letter to Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern. A similar letter was also sent to Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell: Mr Bertie Ahern, T.D. An Taoiseach Department of the Taoiseach Government Buildings Upper Merrion Street Dublin 2 […]
British journalist mistreated by US government officials
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a joint WAN and World Editors Forum (WEF) letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge: Secretary Tom Ridge Department of Homeland Security c/o Mr John D. Negroponte, Representative to UN Email: usa@un.int 23 October 2003 Dear Mr Ridge, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of […]
Number of journalists killed in 2003 surpasses all of 2002, says WAN
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 15 October 2003 Number of Journalists Killed in 2003 Surpasses All of 2002 The number of journalists killed in 2003 has surpassed the number killed in all of 2002, with the war in Iraq responsible for nearly a third of the total of 51 deaths, […]
Independent newspaper closed
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 30 September 2003 letter to Belarusian President Alyaksander Lukashenko, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed serious concern over the closure of the independent newspaper “Mestnoye Vremya Press”. According to reports, on 23 September a Minsk court ordered the “Mestnoye Vremya Press” daily and its publisher to cease their activities, following […]
Increased funding to state-owned news agency threatens existence of privately-owned media, says WAN
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 25 September 2003 letter to Macedonian Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their concern over the government’s consideration of a request to provide increased funding to the state-owned Macedonian News Agency (MIA). According to reports, MIA, which already dominates the market in news agency services, recently […]