6 April 1999

IFEX INTERNET SERVICE TO HIGHLIGHT WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY


To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, a web page will be launched in mid-April on the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) Internet Service. The page will feature links to other websites, news about events being held around the world and reports being issued by members of IFEX and the freedom of expression community at large. World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May each year to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Windhoek, a statement advocating a free, independent and pluralistic media. It was endorsed by journalists at a regional conference in Windhoek, Namibia organised in 1991 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). To mark this day, the IFEX Clearing House will also publish a special issue of the IFEX "Communique".



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Also from the Communiqué, 6 April 1999

INTERNATIONAL: INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENT OF WRITERS EXPANDS PROJECTS 6 April 1999 RUSSIA: YELTSIN VETOES BILL ON STATE CONTROL OF BROADCAST MEDIA 6 April 1999 POLAND: PRESS FREEDOM LIMITED, SAYS SURVEY ON LAW AND MEDIA 6 April 1999 UNITED KINGDOM: REPORTING ON NORTHERN IRELAND DANGEROUS, SAYS INDEX 6 April 1999 TURKEY: TWO JAILED JOURNALISTS DIE; MED TV CLOSED 6 April 1999 INTERNATIONAL: AMARC LEADS JOINT ACTION TO PROTEST CLOSURE OF RADIO B92 IN BELGRADE 6 April 1999 INTERNATIONAL: REPORTS OF "KOHA DITORE" EDITOR'S MURDER PROVE UNTRUE 6 April 1999
 
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