Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
World Newspaper Congress looks at press freedom flashpoints
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 30 May 2000 WAN press release: World Newspaper Congress Looks at Press Freedom Flashpoints Leading figures from the world’s press freedom flashpoints will gather to discuss their experiences and exchange ideas at a special seminar during the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum, the annual meetings of the […]
Venezuelan press group joins WAN
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 31 May 2000 For immediate release Venezuelan Press Group Joins World Association of Newspapers The Venezuelan Publishers Association — the Bloque de Prensa Venezolano — has joined the World Association of Newspapers at a critical time for press freedom in the South American country, WAN […]
Broadcasting director murdered
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 24 May 2000 letter to President Emomali Rahmonov, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their outrage at the murder of broadcasting director Saifullo Rakhimov. According to reports, on the evening of 20 May, Rakhimov, chairman of Tajikistan’s state-run radio and television, was shot and killed as he returned home from […]
WAN asks guerrillas to end media violence
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 24 May 2000 WAN press release: Paris, 24 May 2000 For immediate release WAN Asks Colombian Guerrillas To End Media Violence The World Association of Newspapers has called on Colombia’s leading guerrilla movement to renounce violence against the media as a precondition for peace negotiations in the country. WAN, […]
WAN concerned over newspaper closure
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 22 May 2000 letter to President Mohammed Khatami, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed serious concern at the closure of the reformist newspaper “Ham’mihan”. According to reports, on 16 May the management of “Ham’mihan” received a letter from the Tehran press court ordering the newspaper to cease publication. “Ham’mihan” was […]
WAN concerned over jail sentence for journalist
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 22 May 2000 letter to President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed serious concern over the sentencing to jail of journalist Talaat Rumeih. According to reports, on 17 May Cairo’s Bulaq district misdemeanours court sentenced Rumeih, deputy editor of the Islamic “Al-Shaab” newspaper, to six months in […]
Financial website closed, owners fined
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 17 May 2000 letter to President Jiang Zemin, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the closure of a financial website. According to reports, on or around 13 May the government suspended the China Finance Information Network website for fifteen days and fined its owners 15,000 yuan […]
State-owned printing plant refuses to print independent daily
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 17 May 2000 letter to President Milan Milutinovic, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed their serious concern at the refusal of Borba, the state-owned printing plant, to print the independent daily “Blic”. On the evening of 15 May, one hour before printing was due to start, Borba informed “Blic” that […]