Recent news on Ifex

Agri Plain Talk  -  25 May 2007
Manila Bulletin,We met a number of interesting people at the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) held last week at the World Trade Center - Manila.

Two journalists in hiding because of arrest warrants, a third gets ...  -  25 May 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has deplored the appalling threats and constraints under which Nigerian journalists work, with two of them currently

Journalist denies charge of publishing "false information", places ...  -  25 May 2007
IFEX,...(MFWA/IFEX) - Lamin Fatty, a reporter with the banned Banjul-based bi-weekly "The Independent", who is standing trial at the Kanifing Magistrate's Court for

Public relations broadcaster struck by municipal official over ...  -  25 May 2007
IFEX,...(IPYS/IFEX) - On 7 May 2007, journalist Sandra Hernández Acosta, head of Public Relations for the Municipality of Maicao, was assaulted by the

Australian government alleged to have covered up murders of ...  -  25 May 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - As a Glebe Coroner's Court inquest into the murders of cameraman Brian Peters and four other TV journalists in the East Timor town of Balibo on

18 - 350 local and foreign MSMEs join IFEX  -  May 18, 2007
Balita.org,...small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are participating in the three-day government-led 4th International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines dubbed

Media watchdog: TRO on Imbestigador 'threat' to press freedom  -  May 22, 2007
GMA news.tv,The International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), in its website (www.ifex.org), classified the urgency of the censorship on the TV show

Iran puts pressure on its journalists  -  May 23, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...statements "likely to inflame the public". And two journalists - Mehrnoushe Solouki and Parnaz Azima - have been banned from leaving the country. (Via IFEX)

23 IFEX MEMBERS DEMAND ACQUITTAL OF RIGHTS ACTIVIST  -  May 15, 2007
IFEX,Twenty-three members of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) are calling for the full acquittal of Uzbek journalist and human rights

Journalist abducted in Gaza Strip, released after several hours  -  May 23, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced relief on learning that Palestinian journalist Abdelsalam Mussa Abu Askar, Abu Dhabi TV's bureau chief in

Private broadcaster suspended for seven days  -  May 23, 2007
IFEX,...(JED/IFEX) - JED expresses its profound indignation over the 20 May 2007 decision by the local section of the media regulatory agency (Haute Autorité des

RSF calls for release of reporter arrested six months ago and ...  -  May 23, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has called for the release of Bosange Mbaka, a reporter with the Kinshasa-based publication "Mambenga",

Israeli troops raid West Bank TV and radio stations, forcing some ...  -  May 23, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned Israeli army raids that occurred on 21 May 2007 on five Palestinian radio and TV stations in the West

IFEX a chance to globally promote local food products  -  May 9, 2007
Philippine Information Agency,Tacloban City (May 9) -- The International Food Exhibition (IFEX) which will be held on May 18-20, 2007 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City in Metro

Africa: IFEX Launches Free Expression Campaign Handbook  -  May 3, 2007
AllAfrica.com,The International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) Clearing House has launched a new publication aimed at equipping human rights activists around the

One of two journalists abducted in Baghdad found dead; US army ...  -  May 22, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned the 20 May 2007 murder in Baghdad of Ali Khalil, of the daily "al-Zaman" ("Time"), and the kidnapping

Journalist and newspaper carrier released after brief detention ...  -  May 22, 2007
IFEX,...(FNJ/IFEX) - Shree Shresha Rai, photojournalist and correspondent with "Shree Janamat Daily", and newspaper carrier, Ram Sigdel, were captured at around

Opposition newspaper charged with "insulting" president for re ...  -  May 22, 2007
IFEX,...(Adil Soz/IFEX) - On 17 May 2007, the National Security Committee (NSC) filed charges against the opposition newspaper "Taz'zhargan" for insulting the honor

West Australia's top officials threaten state's leading newspaper ...  -  May 22, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced outrage over attempts by the authorities in the state of West Australia to blackmail the management of

Journalist arrested, threatened with death by police officer for ...  -  May 22, 2007
IFEX,...(MFWA/IFEX) - On 18 May 2007, Fabakarr Ceesay, a reporter with the pro-opposition bi-weekly "Foroyaa Newspaper", was arrested and threatened by an officer

JOINT ACTION: Three IFEX members and other organisations protest ...  -  May 2, 2007
IFEX,We, the members of the International Press Freedom Mission to the Maldives - including ARTICLE 19, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ),

World Press Freedom Day 2007  -  May 3, 2007
Index on Censorship,Consider the main headlines from a day last week, Friday, April 27 carried on the website of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange www.ifex.org,

Milkfish company makes a splash in the local food scene  -  May 2, 2007
Manila Standard Today,This coming May 18 to 20 at the World Trade Center, Manila, Chanos Chanos is going to join the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines,

Journalists, media under attack around the world  -  May 3, 2007
Rabble.ca,The creation of IFEX led groups to increase their cooperation in some areas, such as the distribution of action alert reports by email, and the creation of

Agri Plain Talk  -  May 16, 2007
Manila Bulletin,IFEX OPENS TOMORROW. Make sure to attend the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) which opens tomorrow and will run through Sunday at the World Trade Center

Journalists banned from scene of bombings; Parliament votes to ...  -  May 15, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about the press freedom implications of a decision by the Iraqi interior ministry announced on 14

Sixth cyber-dissident jailed in worst crackdown since 2002  -  May 15, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders said it was stunned by a five-year jail sentence handed down on 15 May 2007 to pro-democracy activist Tran Quoc Hien,

Vive la Différence  -  May 8, 2007
Index on Censorship,He chides International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) network members for not all being as ‘activist’ as their fellow member Reporters sans

Constant interference in state radio station's broadcast signal ...  -  May 17, 2007
IFEX,...(IPYS/IFEX) - Since March 2007, the signal of state-run radio station YVKE Mundial for Caracas has suffered from interference.

EU WITNESSES "CAMPAIGN OF HARASSMENT" AGAINST DISSIDENTS  -  May 22, 2007
IFEX,IFEX members have been reporting for some time on Russia's crackdown on dissent, especially around the roaming "Marches of Dissent" across the nation.

Polisario Front briefly detains two Australian filmmakers at ...  -  May 10, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has deplored the action of the Polisario Front's security services in briefly detaining Australian documentary

Another grenade attack on "Cambio Sonora" newspaper in Hermosillo  -  May 17, 2007
IFEX,...(CENCOS/IFEX) - A fragmentation grenade exploded at the facilities of "Cambio Sonora" newspaper in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora state, at 3:35 pm (local

Agri Plain Talk  -  May 9, 2007
Manila Bulletin,This is the the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) which will be held in tandem with BioSearch from May 18 to 20. Agricultural producers and processors

Peru editor threatened after attack on newspaper  -  May 17, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,He believes the incidents are linked to the paper's investigation into alleged corruption involving a local mayor. (Via IFEX)

Newspaper publishing company, editor threatened with defamation ...  -  26 Apr 2007
IFEX,...(MISA/IFEX) - On 25 April 2007, "The Namibian" newspaper reported that its editor, Gwen Lister, and The Free Press of Namibia, the company that owns and

Two sentenced to prison for distributing wedding video of junta ...  -  26 Apr 2007
IFEX,Sixteen of the demonstrators, including Ohn Than, were taken into custody, but later released (see IFEX alert of 13 March 2007).

IFEX MEMBERS CAMPAIGN AGAINST RULING POWERS; REPORTER MURDERED  -  Apr 24, 2007
IFEX,The same day that Latin American members of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) gathered in Mexico City to discuss how to hold the

DGAP-Adhoc: Ifex Changes Name to MCC Global NV  -  Apr 20, 2007
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,Amsterdam, 20 April 2007 IFEX Innovation Finance & Equity Exchange NV (the 'Company') (ticker: IFQ1) announced today that its name has been changed to 'MCC

Eritrea: Thirty-Eight IFEX Members Demand Justice for Jailed And ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Thirty-eight IFEX member organisations, led by PEN Canada and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), have called on the Eritrean government to

Palace EO on release of information scored  -  Apr 23, 2007
GMA news.tv,In its website, the International Freedom of eXpression Exchange (IFEX/ifex.org) classified as a "threat" Executive Order 608, which was issued last April

DJ DGAP-Adhoc: IFEX Files Listing Application and Further Extends ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
VisAvis (Pressemitteilung),IFEX Innovation Finance & Equity Exchange NV / Regulatory Approval/Acquisition 16.04.2007 Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG,

Human rights lawyer sentenced to five-year prison term for signing ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemned the five-year prison sentence imposed by the Damascus criminal court on 24 April 2007 on lawyer and human

DGAP-Adhoc: IFEX Files Listing Application and Further Extends ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,Amsterdam, 16 April 2007 IFEX announced today that it has received all required approvals from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and has

Eritrea: Joint Action - Thirty-Eight Ifex Members Appeal to ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
AllAfrica.com,We, the undersigned member organisations of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), join with PEN Canada and the Media Foundation for West

"Nokta" magazine's offices raided, files copied, premises occupied ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
IFEX,...(BIANET/IFEX) - Weekly news magazine "Nokta"'s editor-in-chief Alper Görmüs said on 16 April 2007 that the publishing policy of his magazine will not change

(WPFC/IFEX) - The following is a 30 March 2007 WPFC letter to the ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
IFEX,On behalf of the World Press Freedom Committee ( http://www.wpfc.org ) - an organization representing 45 press freedom groups in six continents - I wish to

Zimbabwe: Journalist Reportedly Tortured During Detention, Forced ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...(WiPC/IFEX) - WiPC is seriously concerned about "The Zimbabwean" reporter Gift Phiri, due to stand trial on 25 April 2007 on charges of working as a

Government bans film on journalist detained without trial for 17 years  -  Apr 20, 2007
IFEX,...(SEAPA/IFEX) - The Singapore government has banned an independent film about a former top journalist and political activist who was held without trial for

Newspaper office target of grenade attack in Hermosillo  -  Apr 20, 2007
IFEX,...(IPYS/IFEX) - On the night of 17 April 2007, unidentified persons threw a hand grenade against the headquarters of the newspaper "Cambio", in the town of

Graffiti supporting non-renewal of RCTV's broadcasting license ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
IFEX,...(IPYS/IFEX) - On 15 April 2007, followers of the revolutionary movement "Tupamaros", from the 23 de Enero neighbourhood in western Caracas, painted messages

Fine of Globovision suspended by court but equipment confiscated ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(IPYS/IFEX) - On 7 March 2007, the Politico-Administrative bench of the Supreme Court of Justice (Sala Político Administrativa del Tribunal Supremo de

Government orders state sector to withdraw advertising from ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned a government decision to withhold state advertising from the Standard Group media, which include "The

Presidential press secretary threatens to close radio station  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(MFWA/IFEX) - On 17 April 2007, Barnabé Gomes, a presidential press officer, threatened to close Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in

Journalist sentenced to four years in prison as "pre-criminal ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned the jailing of Oscar Sánchez Madan, a Matanzas province correspondent for the Miami-based Cubanet

Intelligence agents raid TV station during programme about ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned the 17 April 2007 heavy-handed raid by Nigeria's domestic intelligence agency, the State Security

Journalist and cameraperson threatened by MP for covering ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
IFEX,...(SEAPA/IFEX) - Amid rising political tensions in the run-off presidential election in East Timor, a member of the National Parliament has threatened a

Armed ruling party politician bursts into radio station, threatens ...  -  Apr 20, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has called on the police and judicial authorities to take action against Moustapha Cissé Lô, a politician who burst

Second journalist in three months murdered  -  Apr 16, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has expressed shock over the brutal murder of the correspondent of the weekly "Haïti Progrès", Johnson Edouard,

Journalists assaulted, injured while covering demonstration by ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(Adil Soz/IFEX) - On 14 April 2007, Aziz Egemberdiyev, a reporter for the news agency 24.kg; Sanzhar Hamidov and Bobozhon Tuganov, a camera crew for the

Indian authorities seal Mizzima News headquarters  -  Apr 16, 2007
IFEX,...(SEAPA/IFEX) - The headquarters of Mizzima News, a SEAPA partner and interim member of International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), was sealed by

Sports club guards prevent "Ghanaian Times" journalist from ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
IFEX,...(MFWA/IFEX) - On 14 April 2007, Ian Motey, a correspondent of "The Ghanaian Times", a state-owned daily newspaper, was prevented by security guards of

Tunisia: Free Expression Violations Worse a Year On, Says TMG  -  Apr 11, 2007
AllAfrica.com,The Tunisian government has failed to make progress in improving free expression conditions over the past year, even further stifling dissidents, the IFEX

Specialising in Burma-Related News and Multimedia  -  Apr 18, 2007
Mizzima.com,Press freedom groups such as the South East Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA),International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX), Reporters without Borders

Burmese news agency sealed by Indian authorities  -  Apr 18, 2007
OneWorld.net,New Delhi: Authorities raided and sealed off the headquarters of IFEX interim member Mizzima News Agency, a leading source of independent news on Burma run

Internet users spooked as "glitch" temporarily blocks Google ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
IFEX,...(SEAPA/IFEX) - Internet users in Thailand reported sporadic blocking of popular websites on 11 April 2007, as the country's Ministry of Information

Arson attack on offices of critical newspaper in Minas Gerais state  -  Apr 13, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - RSF strongly deplores a fire that swept through the offices of the fortnightly newspaper "Tribuna do Povo", in Várzea da Palma (300 km north of

Prosecutors obstruct appeal of blogger Karim Amer's conviction  -  Apr 13, 2007
IFEX,...(HRinfo/IFEX) - HRinfo is asking the prosecutor-general to order members of the prosecution in East Alexandria Integral Court to stop hindering the

INDIAN AUTHORITIES RAID BURMESE NEWS AGENCY  -  Apr 17, 2007
IFEX,New Delhi authorities yesterday raided and sealed off the headquarters of IFEX interim member Mizzima News Agency, a leading source of independent news on

Journalist's forced detention in psychiatric hospital, in apparent ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
IFEX,...(WiPC/IFEX) - Dzamshid (Jamshid) Karimov, held under psychiatric detention since September 2006, has reportedly had the order extended for a further six

Journalists injured during Gaza demonstration in support of ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
IFEX,...(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemned the use of violence by parliamentary security guards in Gaza to disperse a 17 April 2007 demonstration by

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