Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Terrorists’ choice to journalists: “Shut up, leave or we will kill you,” says Aznar
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 20 March 2001 WAN press release: Madrid, Spain, 20 March 2001 For immediate release Terrorists’ Choice to Journalists: “Shut up, leave or we will kill you”, says Aznar Leaders of the World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum met the Spanish Prime Minister, José Maria Aznar, in Madrid […]
WAN delegation to investigate threats to media from Basque organisations
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 16 March 2001 Press Groups Plan Basque Mission, Will Meet Aznar The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum are sending a delegation to Spain next week to explore threats faced by the media from Basque separatist organisations. The mission, led by the WAN […]
Police occupy and close Norbert Zongo National Press Centre
(WAN/IFEX) – In an 18 December 2000 letter to President Blaise Compaore, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the police occupation of the Norbert Zongo National Press Centre. According to reports, on 13 December 2000, the Norbert Zongo National Press Centre, which was to host the International Press Freedom Festival […]
Golden Pen of Freedom awarded to Burmese journalists
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Berlin, 28 November 2000 For immediate release Press Freedom Prize Goes to Burmese Journalists Two Burmese editors have been awarded the 2001 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers. San San Nweh and U Win Tin are both […]
Review of press freedom world-wide: wartime toll declines, but murders rise
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Berlin, 28 November 2000 For immediate release Press Freedom 2000: Wartime Toll Declines, But Murders Rise The number of journalists killed while covering wars has dropped dramatically in 2000, but many more journalists have been assassinated, the World Association of Newspapers said in its annual review […]
Offices of independent newspaper target of armed robbery
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 15 November 2000 letter to President Alexander Lukashenko, WAN and the World Editors Forum (WEF) expressed their serious concern over an armed robbery on the independent newspaper “Shag”. According to reports, on 5 November the Baranovichi offices of “Shag”, Belarus’ largest independent regional daily, were broken into by armed robbers and […]
Journalist imprisoned
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 14 November 2000 letter to Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the imprisonment of journalist Jassem Hussein Ali. According to reports, Ali, who works for the British publication “The Economist”, was arrested on 1 November at his home near […]
French weekly “Jeune Afrique – L’Intelligent” seized
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 13 November 2000 letter to President Laurent-Désiré Kabila, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the seizure of the French weekly “Jeune Afrique – L’Intelligent”. According to reports, issue number 2073 of “Jeune Afrique – L’Intelligent” was seized by government authorities and Kinshasa police in October. The […]