21 January 2003
Volume 12 - 2003 Issue 03 (21 Jan. 2003)
International
Journalists are encouraged to apply for the 2003 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism, which recognise independent and professional reporting that sheds new light on controversial issues.
International
Journalists and press-freedom groups from Central Africa have launched a new organisation whose aims include the monitoring of free expression developments in the region.
International
What do an Uighur historian, an Egyptian sociologist, an Iranian journalist, an Afghan writer and a Cameroonian journalist have in common? They are the recent winners of the 2002 PEN-Novib Awards, given in recognition of their brave efforts to resist censorship.
International
Press freedom in Africa and African visions of the Information Society will be among the highlights on the International Press Institute's (IPI) agenda when it holds its 2003 Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, from 31 May to 4 June.
Colombia
Press-freedom attacks in Colombia will be under the spotlight again this week as an Inter American Press Association (IAPA) delegation arrives in the country to meet with senior government leaders, including President Alvaro Uribe.
Somalia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is drawing attention to press freedom in Somalia this week following news that armed militia acting on the orders of a businessman raided HornAfrik, one of the country's only independent broadcasters, after it aired a news report about a book linking Somali businessmen with terrorism.
Iran
Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF), International PEN and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) have drawn attention in recent weeks to what they say is a renewed crackdown on free expression in Iran.
Malaysia
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) have expressed alarm following news this week that Malaysian police raided the offices of "Malaysiakini," the country's leading online independent newspaper and a frequent critic of the government.
Venezuela
As political tensions continue to rise in Venezuela amidst an opposition strike aimed at removing President Hugo Chávez from office, more and more journalists attempting to report on the situation are getting caught in the crossfire, report the Institute for Press and Society (Instito prensa y sociedad, IPYS) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
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