Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Belarusian Association of Journalists awarded 2003 Golden Pen of Freedom
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 26 November 2002 WAN press release: Moscow, Russia, 26 November 2002 Belarusian Journalists Win Press Freedom Prize The Belarusian Association of Journalists has been awarded the 2003 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers, for its courageous resistance to the repression […]
Press freedom deteriorates world-wide in 2002, says WAN
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 25 November 2002 WAN press release: Moscow, Russia, 25 November 2002 For immediate release Press Freedom Deteriorates World-Wide in 2002: WAN The global press freedom situation has deteriorated in the past year, with an alarming number of journalists killed or in prison, the World Association of Newspapers said Monday […]
Body of journalist Mikhail Kolomiyets discovered
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 19 November 2002 letter to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, WAN expressed its grave concern over the reported discovery of the body of journalist Mikhail Kolomiyets. According to reports, the body of Kolomiyets, founder and director of the financial news agency Ukrainian News in Kiev, who went missing on 21 October, has […]
Government launches legal harassment campaign against independent newspaper
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 18 November 2002 For immediate release European Leaders Alerted to Polish Press Freedom Threat The World Association of Newspapers and the European Newspaper Publishers Association (ENPA) have warned European political leaders that the Polish government has launched a campaign of legal harassment against an independent […]
New World Bank report links economic development and a free press
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 7 November 2002 For immediate release New World Bank Report Links Economic Development and a Free Press A new report by the World Bank provides clear evidence to development agencies and governments that a free press can reduce poverty and boost economic development. The report, […]
Newspaper newsroom raided
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 28 October 2002 letter to President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Minister of Justice Paulo de Tarso ramos Nogueira and State of Mato Grosso Governor Rogério Salles, WAN and the World Editors Forum (WEF) expressed concern over the raid on the newsroom of “Correio Braziliense” newspaper. According to reports, on the evening of […]
Newspaper offices raided
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 17 October 2002 letter to Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed serious concern at a raid on the offices of “Accente” newspaper. According to reports, on 9 October security forces raided the “Accente” offices in Chisinau, sequestering computers, the photograph library, cameras, dictaphones and other equipment. […]
WAN expresses concern over proposal to sharply increase taxes paid by newspapers
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 2 September 2002 WAN and World Editors Forum (WEF) letter to President Álvaro Uribe Vélez: His Excellency President Álvaro Uribe Vélez Bogota, Colombia Email: auribe@presidencia.gov.co 2 September 2002 Your Excellency, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum, which represent 18,000 […]