Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
World press group calls for murder investigation in Nigeria
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alert of 13 April 1999** Paris, 20 April 1999 For immediate release World Press Group Calls for Murder Investigation The World Association of Newspapers has called for an investigation into the murder of Nigerian journalist Bolade Fasasi, who was shot dead by three unidentified […]
World press group condemns Belarus threats
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 16 March and 18 February 1999** Paris, 19 April 1999 For immediate release World Press Group Condemns Belarus Threats The World Association of Newspapers has asked Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to stop threatening newspapers, saying his actions “are tantamount to government censorship […]
WAN calls for investigation into murder of publisher
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 12 April 1999** Paris, 13 April 1999 For immediate release World Press Group Slams Yugoslavian Murder The World Association of Newspapers has condemned the murder of a well-known independent newspaper publisher in Belgrade and called on Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic to ensure […]
WAN asks Iran to lift ban on newspaper
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 7 April and 3 April 1999** Paris, 9 April 1999 For immediate release WAN Asks Iran to Lift Ban on Newspaper The World Association of Newspapers has asked the Iranian government to lift its ban on the moderate newspaper Zan, which was […]
Timely report on Yugoslavia for Press Freedom Day
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: Paris, 12 April 1999 For immediate release Timely Report on Yugoslavia for Press Freedom Day Slobodan Milosevic, the strongman of Serbia, “has made a mockery out of the state, parliament, currency, judicial system, public interest and system of values,” the President of the Independent Journalists Association […]
WAN condemns Yugoslav press crackdown during war
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 7 April, 6 April, 2 April, 29 March, 25 March, 23 March and 22 March 1999 Paris, 8 April 1999 For immediate release WAN Condemns Yugoslav Press Crackdown During War The World Association of Newspapers has condemned the closure of media outlets […]
Syrian journalist may die in prison
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 29 September, 17 September and 10 September 1998, 11 October and 27 January 1995** Paris, 1 April 1999 For immediate release Syrian Journalist May Die in Prison The World Association of Newspapers has appealed to the Syrian government to release journalist Nizar […]
WAN asks Zambian government to drop spying charges against “Post” journalists
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 22 March, 19 March, 18 March, 17 March, 15 March, 12 March, 11 March and 10 March 1999** Paris, 25 March 1999 For immediate release WAN Protests Zambia Arrests The World Association of Newspapers has asked the Zambian government to drop spying […]