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Press Freedom

In countless countries, journalists, editors and publishers are physically attacked, imprisoned, censored, suspended or harassed for their work. WAN-IFRA is committed to defending freedom of expression by promoting a free and independent press around the world.

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  • 2011-10-13 14:15
    Dawit Isaak, who left Sweden for Eritrea to help build the country's independent press -- and was imprisoned for his efforts – has been awarded the 50th anniversary Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Read more ...
  • 2011-09-28 10:52
    Over the past year, the world has watched with great interest as the Arab Spring has dissolved decades of repression. Citizens weary of injustice have stood up and demanded control of their destinies. I wish that oppressed people everywhere in Africa could benefit from the dramatic changes we are witnessing in North Africa. Read more ...
  • 2011-09-23 13:08
    On the 15 September 2011, the European Parliament passed a resolution on Eritrea and in particular the case of Dawit Isaak. WAN-IFRA fully backs the resolution and calls for the immediate release of Dawit Isaak and all imprisoned journalists in Eritrea. Read more ...
  • 2011-09-16 17:13
    The Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) has honoured Islamabad-based video journalist Saadia Sehar with its 2011 Sadiq Press Freedom Award. Read more ...
  • 2011-07-07 12:16
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  • 2011-06-22 17:25
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  • 2011-06-13 10:53
    The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members including WAN-IFRA, is alarmed by the arrest and the charges facing outspoken policeman Samir Feriani, and what seems to be the resurgence of Internet censorship. Read more ...
  • 2011-05-19 14:39
    Decades of government-imposed restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of media through censorship, imprisonments, and pressure on media outlets and journalists have left the Tunisian media landscape in urgent need of reform, with the promotion of freedom of expression as a founding cornerstone, say members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 20 IFEX members. Read more ...
  • 2011-04-22 09:41
    The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) together with the World Editors Forum have condemned the deteriorating situation for press freedom in Ecuador, calling on President Rafael Correa to put an end to any form of state intimidation against the media. Read more ...
  • 2011-04-16 11:25
    (February 2011) In its seventh formal mission to Tunisia, and the second visit since deposed President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali fled the country on 14 January, a delegation from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), of which WAN-IFRA is an active member, spent over a week meeting a wide range of old and new stakeholders as part of the ongoing assessment of the state of freedom of expression in the country. IFEX-TMG is a coalition of 20 IFEX members who have been monitoring the freedom of expression situation in Tunisia since 2004. Read more ...

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  • Media Freedom Committees are positioned across the globe to assist WAN-IFRA's partners in fighting challenges to press freedom and help place the media at the heart of society.
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