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2012-05-18 17:22On Monday, April 23rd, at 11:30 pm, yet another journalist was murdered in Brazil. Décio Sá was shot six times in a bar in the city of São Luís, capital of the northern state of Maranhão. The 42 year-old and was a reporter for the newspaper O Estado do Maranhão. Décio was the fourth news professional murdered in the country in 2012. Read more ... -
2012-05-07 12:25(IFEX-TMG) - 3 May 2012 - Members of the IFEX-TMG gathered in Tunis for World Press Freedom Day to mark the launch of four new initiatives to support Tunisian rights to freedom of expression, which remains under threat despite the gains of the past year. Read more ... -
Prensa mundial exhorta a las autoridades mexicanas a resolver el caso de asesinato de una periodista2012-05-02 16:43La Asociación Mundial de Periódicos y Editores de Noticias (WAN-IFRA) y el Foro Mundial de Editores (WEF), manifestaron en una carta dirigida al Presidente mexicano Felipe Calderón su “profunda inquietud” ante el asesinato de la periodista Regina Martínez, ocurrido el 28 de abril 2012, en la ciudad de Xalapa, Veracruz. Read more ... -
2012-05-02 15:59To mark 3 May World Press Freedom Day, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman spoke exclusively to WAN-IFRA about the importance of a free press in the Arab world. Read more ... -
2012-04-27 18:40Journalists and media executives must join forces to fight the current threats facing the press throughout Latin America, speakers urged an annual gathering of Latin American publishers organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Read more ... -
2012-04-23 17:22The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members in which WAN-IFRA is an active partner, is alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting journalists, artists, performers and women for the "crime" of freely expressing their opinion as well as by the Tunisian security forces' alleged inaction during most of these instances in the past year. Furthermore, the IFEX-TMG condemns the use of force by police or other parties against journalists covering demonstrations, as well as long sentences for Facebook users on religious morality charges. Read more ... -
2012-04-13 15:15There’s plenty of bad news available about the Chinese press. Rated as the sixth lowest-performing country on Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, China is famous for targeting journalists, bloggers and social media users who write about subjects that its leaders would rather were kept quiet. Recent restrictions imposed on microblogging services owned by Sina Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd and general attempts by the authorities to restrict online conversation about disgraced Communist party leader Bo Xilai are just the latest examples. Read more ... -
2012-04-03 11:46An International Media in Danger workshop that brought together journalists working in dangerous situations around the world has concluded that effective government action, solidarity within the media and ethical coverage are the keys to confronting violence and impunity. Read more ... -
2012-03-29 17:53Resources that examine the freedom of expression situation in Ukraine ahead of WAN-IFRA's 64th World Newspaper Congress and 19th World Editors Forum in Kiev, 2-5 September Read more ... -
2012-03-28 15:54Inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, the people of Bahrain took to the streets on 14 February, 2011 demanding change. More than a year after protests began on Pearl Roundabout, the epicentre of the Bahraini revolution, many argue that little has changed for the better. For the press, this sentiment is echoed most acutely. Read more ...
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The Arab Press Network (APN) is a digital network that supports a strong independent press in the Arab world by sharing, distributing and exchanging information between newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and human rights advocates. -
WAN-IFRA’s Declaration of Table Mountain is an earnest appeal to all Africans, particularly those in power, to recognise that political and economic progress flourishes in a climate where the press is free and independent of governmental, political or economic control. -
WAN-IFRA honours the memory of Lebanese publisher Gebran Tueni with an award designed to encourage the emergence of other courageous and independent publishers, editors and newspapers across the Arab world. -
The Golden Pen of Freedom is WAN-IFRA's annual award recognising individuals or organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom.
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Media employees worldwide face physical violence and persecution of all kinds, whether from public officials, criminals or terrorists. Assaults are daily - and often deadly - for those who challenge governments, report on conflicts or investigate corruption and crime. -
In its media development work, the WAN-IFRA strategy focuses on bringing a new way of thinking into the sector. WAN-IFRA has become a key player in the field of financial independence and management capacity building, conducting groundbreaking research and developing subsequent media development policies. Mobile News for Africa, Women in News and the Vietnam Media Partnership have grown into WAN-IFRA flagship programmes that provide skills and knowledge transfer to different media markets tailored to local operational realities. These programmes are achieving some of the key WAN-IFRA strategic goals: to empower media professionals in the developing world and facilitate increased networking and effective cooperation among media enterprises, with the long-term impact of strengthening the industry as a whole. -
The African Press Network (RAP21) is a digital network that supports a strong independent press throughout Africa by sharing, distributing and exchanging information between newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and human rights advocates.
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