World Press Freedom Day

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2008 RSF press release: World Press Freedom Day: Risks faced by journalists in Europe For the first time, Reporters Without Borders has investigated some of the most disturbing cases within the European Union On World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2008, Reporters Without Borders publishes for the […]

(CEMESP/IFEX) – The following is a 6 May 2008 CEMESP press release: Freedom of Expression Coalition launched in Liberia CEMESP and four other freedom of expression advocacy groups in Liberia have come together under the banner of a coalition. The Liberia Coalition for Free Expression was launched in Monrovia on 3 May 2008 as part […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2008 press release of the IPI Nepal National Committee: IPI National Committee in Nepal Celebrates World Press Freedom Day Kathmandu, 3 May 2007 – On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2008, the International Press Institute (IPI) Nepal National Committee, extends its heartiest felicitations to […]

(TJA/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2008 joint statement by TJA and other organisations: Joint Statement on World Press Freedom Day The Thai Journalists Association, the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association and the Confederation of Thai Journalists join the UNESCO celebration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, to reaffirm the basic principles […]

(Freedom House/IFEX) – The following is a 29 April 2008 Freedom House press release: Freedom House: Press Freedom Losses Outnumber Gains Two to One in 2007 Washington – April 29, 2008 – Global press freedom underwent a clear decline in 2007, with journalists struggling to work in increasingly hostile environments in almost every region in […]

(AJI/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2008 AJI press release: Indonesia: Don?t Let Press Freedom Get Robbed When a journalist is imprisoned, when the right to public information is questioned in court, when religious believers are harassed, then the days of darkness will arrive . . . Today, 3 May 2008, as the […]

(APG/IFEX) – The following is a 2 May 2008 APG press release: Declaration of APG on World Press Freedom Day The Guatemalan Journalists’ Association (APG) has remained faithful to its principals since its founding 61 years ago. It has become the most important press organisation in the country, defending the rights of Guatemalans to freedom […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an abridged 3 May 2008 RSF press release: The predators of press freedom Reporters Without Borders is today issuing an updated list of its “predators of press freedom” for World Press Freedom Day. For the past seven years Reporters Without Borders has exposed the world’s “predators of press freedom” – […]

(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an FMM press release: World Press Freedom Day statement Media freedom in a country at war with itself 3 May 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka – It is with deep disquiet that the Free Media Movement (FMM) recognises World Press Freedom Day. This day is almost a cruel joke in a […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: To put an end to violence and impunity is a priority of ours Miami, Florida (May 2, 2008) – Violence continues to be the greatest obstacle to freedom of the press in the Americas. Since the last commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, 20 journalists and […]

(WiPC/IFEX) – The following is a WiPC press release: 3 May World Press Freedom Day 2008 China Campaign: Writers React International PEN’s Writers in Prison Committee is marking this year’s World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2008) by focussing on the case of Chinese poet and journalist Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year prison […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: Journalists in Pakistan Must be Protected and Insured The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), marked World Press Freedom Day by issuing a report highlighting that none of the nine journalists killed while working in Pakistan in […]

(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: On World Press Freedom Day, IPI Calls for all Governments to Reject Attempts to Limit Press Freedom Vienna, 2 May 2008 – “On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2008, IPI calls upon all governments to combat limitations on press freedom and to […]

(EOHR/HRinfo/IFEX) – The following is a joint action by 40 IFEX members and partners: Appeal of one-year jail terms given to four Egyptian editors to be heard on World Press Freedom Day We, the undersigned 40 members and partners of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), are concerned with the ongoing court case against […]

(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 30 May 2008 IFJ media release: Journalists Call for Global Solidarity to Overcome Threats to Media The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says global battles for safety, decent work and quality journalism can only be won if journalists stand together in defence of their rights. In a statement marking […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an abridged CPJ press release: GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER CPJ’s Impunity Index ranks countries where killers of journalists go free New York, April 30, 2008 – Democracies from Colombia to India and Russia to the Philippines are among the worst nations in the world at prosecuting journalists’ killers according to […]