Articles by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Arrest of Vietnamese dissident draws fire
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 12 March and 11 March 1999** Paris, 16 March 1999 For immediate release Arrest of Vietnamese Dissident Draws Fire The World Association of Newspapers has called on Vietnam to release dissident writer and scientist Nguyen Thanh Giang, whose criticism of the Communist […]
WAN condemns prison terms for Yugoslavian journalists
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alert of 8 March 1999** Paris, 9 March 1999 For immediate release WAN Condemns Prison Terms For Yugoslavian Journalists The World Association of Newspapers has asked Yugoslavia to overturn prison sentences imposed on three journalists and said the country’s criminal law was “inappropriate” for […]
WAN protests Cuban press crackdown
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 2 March 1999** Paris, 5 March 1999 For immediate release WAN protests Cuban press crackdown WAN has protested to President Fidel Castro against Cuba’s new restrictive press law and the disappearance and arrest of several journalists, including the newest member of WAN’s […]
WAN welcomes release of Chinese journalist
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 5 October, 21 September, 30 June, 22 June and 21 April 1998, 28 October, 6 June and 9 April 1997, 20 January 1995, 14 November and 18 October 1994** Paris,16 February 1999 For immediate release WAN Welcomes Release of Chinese Journalist The […]
WAN condemns Zimbabwe press crackdown
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 10 February, 9 February, 8 February, 3 February, 29 January, 27 January, 25 January, 22 January, 21 January, 18 January, 15 January and 13 January 1999** Paris, 11 February 1999 For immediate release WAN Condemns Zimbabwe Press Crackdown The World Association of […]
Indian journalist’s murder sparks international concern
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 28 January 1999** Paris, 10 February 1999 For immediate release Indian Journalist’s Murder Sparks International Concern The World Association of Newspapers has asked the Indian government to ensure a quick and thorough investigation into the murder of Indian journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, a […]
WAN asks Liberia to help free kidnapped journalist
**Updates IFEX alert of 27 January 1999** (WAN/IFEX) – The following is a WAN press release: WAN Asks Liberia to Help Free Kidnapped Journalist The World Association of Newspapers has asked Liberia to intervene with rebels in Sierra Leone to help free journalist Javier Espinosa of Spain’s El Mundo newspaper, who was kidnapped on Monday. […]
WAN appeals for assistance for captured journalist Javier Espinosa
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is an appeal for assistance by WAN on behalf of Javier Espinosa, a journalist from “El Mundo” recently captured by rebel forces in Sierra Leone: Javier Espinosa, a reporter for the Spanish daily “El Mundo”, is being held hostage by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone. He was captured […]