IFJ calls for release of imprisoned and kidnapped journalists on World Press Freedom Day
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: Set Journalists Free on May 3rd, Says IFJ as Impunity and Kidnapping Crisis Threatens Media Freedom The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for World Press Freedom Day 2007 to be marked with the release of journalists in jail or taken hostage. “This year we […]
“The Death of Media Freedom in Sri Lanka”: FMM’s statement on World Press Freedom Day 2007
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of an FMM statement: The Death of Media Freedom in Sri Lanka Statement by the Free Media Movement (FMM) on World Press Freedom Day, 2007 Introduction Sri Lanka is a country at war. As a direct consequence of the increase in hostilities between the Government of Sri […]
“More to be done to eliminate murder as a means of censorship,” notes WiPC on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
(WiPC/IFEX) – The following is a WiPC press release: World Press Freedom Day: 3 May 2007 On 3 May 2007, World Press Freedom Day, International PEN joins other freedom of expression organisations world wide in honouring journalists who have been killed in the practice of their professions. This year UNESCO, World Press Freedom Day sponsor, […]
Threats to press freedom in 2006-2007 reflect “government bent on controlling information,” says MEAA
(MEAA/IFEX) – The following is an MEAA media release: Official Spin: Australia Australia’s 2007 Press Freedom Report Pushing through radical media ownership changes was just one of many victories for a conservative government in the censorship of the Australian press in 2006-07. Extended ASIO [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] phone tapping powers, the charging of two […]
Killers of journalists “getting away with murder”, says CJFE
(CJFE/IFEX) – The following is a CJFE press release: Killers of Journalists Getting Away with Murder, says CJFE Toronto, April 30, 2007 – The 1998 murder of journalist Tara Singh Hayer did not take place in a remote village in the Punjab. Hayer was killed in his Surrey, British Columbia garage. More than eight years […]
To mark World Press Freedom Day, MISA publication details regional media freedom violations in 2006
(MISA/IFEX) – The following is an abridged 27 April 2007 MISA media statement: Release of MISA’s annual publication, “So this is Democracy? State of the Media in Southern Africa” The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) will again this year be releasing its annual publication, “So this is Democracy? State of the Media in Southern […]