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(IFJ/IFEX) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is disturbed by Sri Lankan journalists' continued suffering at the hands of authorities, after two journalists were detained by the military and police assaulted a photojournalist, while another journalist remains in detention under anti-terrorist legislation. "The situation in Sri Lanka continues to deteriorate with these latest press...

(IAPA/IFEX) - MIAMI, Florida (December 6, 2006) - The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today called the present wave of violence being unleashed against journalists in Mexico "an alarming situation" and reiterated its concern at the disappearance of a newsman in Michoacán and death threats made against two others in Veracruz. "It is urgent that the government of Mexico, news media and...

Peshawar --- Newsmen from tribal areas on Wednesday narrated harrowing incidents of intimidation at the hands of political authorities and militants now holding sway in the region. They claimed that they had been harassed and even restricted from performing their duties by rival groups, adding that several of them had been compelled to leave the region. Journalists representing various national...

PARIS: Media rights group Reporters Without Borders denounced Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev for the "recent deterioration of press freedom" in his country, in an open letter made public Tuesday. The Paris-based media watchdog criticized the Nov. 24 evictions of three media outlets — the Turan news agency and Azadlig and Bizim Yol newspapers — and also the Oct. 24 announcement by Azerbaijan's...

New York - Only three of the world's 100 leading websites have met international standards for assisting people with disabilities in accessing their sites, the British accessibility firm Nomensa said in a study released Tuesday to mark the UN day for disabled persons. The three websites are those of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Spanish government and British Prime Minister Tony Blair....

It is saddening to hear that The Chronicle, one of the most reliable independent newspapers in Malawi, since 1993, has closed down business for a reason that the owners Rob and Pushpa Jamieson are accusing The Guardian of having poached its entire brilliant and reliable staff. In a letter last week headlined ‘Staff poaching from The Chronicle’, Jamieson said that his paper believe that The...

The Fiji Times, which has been publishing since 1869, has been shut down. Fiji's biggest circulating daily newspaper and the oldest in the country, closed its doors Tuesday night after threats from the Fijian military which overthrew the Fijian government on Tuesday. The newspaper is one of the most respected publications in the South Pacific and has been a beacon of freedom and democracy...

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders expressed shock at a six-month prison sentence handed down to publisher Clément Adéchian and editor Cécil Adjévi, of the privately-owned daily "L'Informateur", together with a fine of 500,000 FCFA (752 euros) for "defamation". The two journalists were arrested and sentenced on 1 December 2006 on the basis of a complaint from a bailiff, Maxime Bankolé, who had...

(MFWA/IFEX) - On 15 November 2006, a group of sympathizers of President Joao Bernardo Vieira besieged Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in Bissau, the capital, and forced journalist Antonio Iaia Seidi to disclose a source of information. The angry group also forcibly broadcast a rejoinder to an earlier story filed by Seidi. The MFWA's correspondent said that the group, which...

(IPI/IFEX) - Vienna, 5 December 2006: The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned by the intimidation and violent threats made against the management and staff of the Fiji Daily Post by the Fijian military during a coup d'état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama. According to information before IPI, the Fiji Daily Post was forced to halt operations and evacuate their premises for a...