17 July 2001

ON "TERRORISM AGAINST THE MEDIA"


The World Association of Newspapers (WAN), in collaboration with the Spanish Newspaper Publishers Association and the Federation of Spanish Regional Press Associations, is organising an international conference in Bilbao on "Terrorism Against the Media." The conference, scheduled for 14 September, will focus particular attention on violence in the Basque region of Spain. Testimonies from journalists working in violent conditions in other parts of the world, including Colombia, Ireland and Russia, will also be heard. WAN reports an increase in threats, intimidation and attacks by the radical Basque nationalist organisation ETA, making it difficult for journalists in the region to live normal lives. There have already been eight deaths attributed to the ETA since the beginning of this year, including Santiago Oleaga Elejabarrieta, the financial director of the daily "El Diario Vasco" [see IFEX Communique #10-21]. ">http://communique.ifex.org/articles.cfm?category=1%20Regional%20News&volume=10&issue_no=21%26amp;lng=english#3204">IFEX Communique #10-21].

For more information, or to register, contact Larry Kilman, Director of Communications, WAN, 25 rue d'Astorg, 75008 Paris, France, tel: +33 1 4742 8500, e-mail: lkilman@wan.asso.fr, Internet: www.wan-press.org.">http://www.wan-press.org">www.wan-press.org.



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