Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
WAN appeals to Uzbekistan president to release journalists
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 25 August 1999 For immediate release WAN Appeals to Uzbekistan President to Release Journalists The World Association of Newspapers has called on Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov to release six journalists who were jailed and allegedly tortured for insulting him and for their ties to the […]
Queen Noor of Jordan to address Newspapers in Education Conference
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 19 August 1999 For Immediate Release Queen Noor of Jordan to address Newspapers in Education Conference Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan will present the keynote address at Reading for Life! – the 3rd International Newspapers in Education Conference being held by the World Association […]
Press crackdown raises international concern
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 26 July, 21 July, 15 July, 8 July and others**
WAN welcomes pardon for Azerbaijan journalist
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 12 July, 13 May, 5 May and 20 April 1999** Paris, 21 July 1999 For immediate release WAN Welcomes Pardon for Azerbaijan Journalist The World Association of Newspapers has welcomed the presidential pardon granted imprisoned Azerbaijan journalist Fuad Qahramanli, who was jailed […]
WAN welcomes amnesty for journalist but condemns conviction
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 15 July, 9 June, 4 June, 11 March and 17 February 1999, 14 October, 21 May and 11 May 1998** Paris, 20 July 1999 For immediate release WAN Welcomes Amnesty for Russian Journalist But Condemns Conviction The World Association of Newspapers has […]
WAN seeks information about jailed Kuwait journalists
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 19 July 1999 For immediate release WAN Seeks Information About Jailed Kuwait Journalists The World Association of Newspapers has asked Kuwait’s Crown Prince to disclose the whereabouts of two jailed journalists and to explain why they were not released with three colleagues earlier this year. […]
Free press in Yugoslavia needed for Balkans peace: WAN
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 12 July 1999 For immediate release Free Press in Yugoslavia Needed For Balkans Peace: WAN The World Association of Newspapers has renewed its call to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to repeal Serbia’s draconian press law, saying press freedom is a necessary condition for Balkans peace. […]
Imprisonments a “deep blemish” to Iran, Burma, Turkey
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **For background information, see IFEX alerts of 23 June, 25 May and 10 February 1998 (Firouzi case), 13 August 1998, 9 October 1997, 17 April and 10 January 1996 (U Win Tin case), 2 March and 18 February 1998 and 28 May 1997 (Besikci case), 29 […]