Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Jordanian proposal threatens to legitimise blasphemy laws around the world
ARTICLE 19 and NGOs around the globe urge the Inter-Parliamentary Union to reject Jordan’s proposed resolution, which could potentially legitimise the use of blasphemy laws by governments everywhere.
Swaziland doesn’t want you to care about these government critics. Here’s why you should.
They don’t write for The New York Times or The Daily Mail. And the Swazi government is counting on just that to keep Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko in jail for criticizing the judiciary.
“Blogfather” of Iran pardoned after spending six years in jail
Hossein Derakhshan, known as the ‘blogfather’ of Iran, was pardoned and released after serving six years of a seventeen-year prison sentence.
How can we improve coverage of cases where journalists’ killers get away with murder?
What does good practice coverage of impunity cases look like? And how can it be achieved? Julie Posetti of WAN-IFRA curates tips from the experts.
Azerbaijani journalist sentenced to 25 days in detention, just one day after arrest for “hooliganism”
On 30 October a Baku court sentenced opposition journalist Khalid Garayev to 25 days in detention on trumped-up charges of hooliganism and disobeying the police.
NGO coalition calls attention to Spain’s free expression violations
A joint submission to the UN during Spain’s country review emphasises concerns in three areas: defamation, regulation of the audiovisual sector and access to information.
Governments worldwide must provide greater protections for media in conflict areas
A resolution issued by the Board of WAN-IFRA, on the eve of the World Publishing Expo in Amsterdam, calls for a concerted global effort to end impunity for the killers of journalists.
Call for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to end censorship
The Board of WAN-IFRA is deeply alarmed by what is considered a historically dire situation for the press in Venezuela. The Board condemns the strategy of Nicolás Maduro’s government to intimidate and ultimately asphyxiate the independent media.