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IFEX Member Campaigns 2006

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Joint action - International

International organizations urge president to revoke restrictive publication guidelines

(IPA/IFEX) - The following is a 5 December 2006 joint ARTICLE 19, International PEN and IPA letter to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

Joint action - International

IFEX-TMG members call on president to cease harassment of human rights defenders and journalists

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a joint declaration by members of the IFEX-TMG:

Joint action - International

Ten IFEX members demand that murder of Anna Politkovskaja be investigated and impunity in crimes against journalists ended

(CJES/IFEX) - The following is a joint action signed by 10 IFEX members:

Joint action - Cuba / Brazil / Venezuela

Global organisations call for release of jailed Cuban journalists, criticise Venezuelan press laws and media interference in Brazil

(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 22 November 2006 IAPA press release:

Joint action - International

SEAPA network supports class action against president's husband for his attempts to undermine press freedom

(SEAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 27 November 2006 joint media statement by AJI, CMFR, ISAI, SEAPA and other organisations:

Joint action - International

International organisations call on government to repeal laws that penalise free expression

(WiPC/IFEX) - The following is a 24 November 2006 joint statement by ARTICLE 19, International PEN and IPA:

Kazakhstan / Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia

Adil Soz advances advocacy dialogues, building strong regional links for free expression

Rinata Alibekova was recently hired as the IFEX Central Asia Project Coordinator and is based at the office of IFEX member Adil Soz, in Kazakhstan. In her role, Rinata is seeking to initiate new advocacy efforts while supporting ongoing activities across the region with organisations in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, working together to advocate for freedom of expression in Central Asia.

Joint action - International

Media organisations welcome postponement of films and publications bill

(FXI/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by FXI, MISA-South Africa and the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef):

Joint action - International

IFEX members announce fact finding, advocacy mission for press freedom

(FMM/IFEX) - The following is a 9 October 2006 FMM press release:

Colombia

IFEX Members and Allies Rally in Support of Press Freedom in Colombia

A recent international mission took place in conjunction with the “Media Support Strategies” conference organised by the Proyecto Antonio Nariño - a coalition of media support organisations led by the Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) - along with International Media Support (IMS) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF), this past September 2006 in Bogota, Colombia. The conference included participation by various IFEX members, and emphasised the importance of developing national and international advocacy efforts. The Fundacion para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), Instituto de Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) and IMS were recently interviewed about their efforts, insights and strategies towards promoting a climate of press freedom in Colombia in the face of mounting obstacles.

Joint action - International

International press freedom mission issues recommendations to government

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 7 September 2006 mission statement by AMARC, ARTICLE 19, IFJ, RSF and other organizations:

Philippines

Campaigning Against Impunity: An interview with the Centre for Media Freedom and Responsibility

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) in the Philippines has been working tirelessly to address the unsolved attacks and murders of Philippine journalists and is currently campaigning for justice in the murder case of journalist Marlene Esperat. Nathan Lee, CMFR's Press Alerts Officer, was interviewed by Sheila Gruner, IFEX Campaigns Programme Coordinator, in early September 2006.

Iran

Campaigning for the release of imprisoned Canadian-Iranian writer and scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo

PEN Canada is leading a campaign to free Ramin Jahanbegloo of Iran, a Canadian-Iranian academic currently imprisoned in Iran. Kristina Stockwood, IFEX Outreach Coordinator, spoke to David Cozac, PEN Canada’s Programmes Coordinator, and Morteza Abdolalian, Editor and Publisher of IRAN WATCH CANADA.

Joint action - International

Media freedom organisations welcome Cabinet decision to discuss censorship bill

(FXI/MISA/IFEX) - The following is an 8 August 2006 joint statement by FXI, MISA-SA, and the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef):

Joint action - International

Despite pardon, Jennifer Latheef should be cleared of "terrorism" charges, says international press freedom mission

(RSF/IFEX) - The following is a joint press release of the International Press Freedom Mission in the Maldives, which includes RSF, ARTICLE 19, the International Federation of Journalists and two other organisations:

Joint action - International

Human rights organisations protest military trial, harsh sentencing of writer for critical Internet articles

(HRinfo/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by HRinfo, EOHR, CIHRS, and several other organisations:

Joint action - International

Media freedom organisations protest government censorship plan

(FXI/IFEX) - The following is an 8 August 2006 joint statement by FXI, MISA-SA, and the South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef):

Joint action - International

International mission releases assessment of press freedom and freedom of expression

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 19 July 2006 IFJ press release:

Joint action - International

Two jailed journalists charged, investigated for weapons possession; international organisations say accusations "groundless"

(RSF/Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - The following is an 18 July 2006 joint statement by RSF, Human Rights Watch and several other organisations:

Joint action - International

Fourteen organisations express support for bill to prevent Internet companies' collaboration with crackdowns on free expression

(RSF/IFEX) - The following is a 10 July 2006 joint statement by RSF and several other IFEX members, as well as other organisations:

Joint action - International

Arab and Egyptian organisations call for release of Iranian political detainee Ali Akbar Mosuavi-Khoini

(HRinfo/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by HRinfo, the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, and several other organisations:

Joint action - International

Recommendations of the Forum on Freedom of Expression in Africa

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 5 July 2006 joint statement by ARTICLE 19 and several other IFEX members, as well as other organisations:

Joint action - International

NGOs protest government's barring of forum on freedom of expression

(MFWA/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by MFWA and several other IFEX members, as well as other organizations:

Joint action - International

Press freedom organisations approve resolutions on crimes against journalists, violations

(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 5 June 2006 IAPA press release:

Joint action - International

Four IFEX members call for Arab governments to end imprisonment for freedom of expression cases

(EOHR/IFEX) - The following is a joint action on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day by CIHRS, CPJ, EOHR, HRinfo and EJS:

Joint action - International

International mission calls on king to halt brutal attempts to suppress freedom of expression and targeting of media

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by IPI and several other IFEX members, as well as other international organizations:

Joint action - International

Human rights groups condemn detention of writer and his family

(HRinfo/CIHRS/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by a number of Egyptian human rights groups, including HRinfo and CIHRS:

Joint action - International

"Detention of journalists must stop," say members of the International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission

(FNJ/IFEX) - The following is a 21 March 2006 joint press statement of the International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal:

Joint action - International

ICC asked to investigate militia leader's role in AFP assistant's disappearance in 2003

(RSF/JED/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders and its partner organisation Journaliste en Danger (JED) have written to the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor asking him to carry out more thorough enquiries into the June 2003 disappearance of Agence France-Presse assistant Acquitté Kisembo. Militia chief Thomas Lubanga, who was arrested on war crimes charges and transferred to the ICC on 17 March 2006, is suspected of ordering his murder.

Joint action - International

International press freedom mission to visit Nepal

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ press release:

Joint action - International

IPI, WAN condemn raid on printing house, radio station closure, journalists' arrests

(IPI/WAN/ IFEX) - The following is a 6 March 2006 joint IPI/WAN/Distripress letter to Kenyan authorities:

Joint action - International

Freedom of expression groups urge authorities to release Mohammed Abbou and all other prisoners of opinion

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a 1 March 2006 joint declaration by members of the IFEX-TMG:

Joint action - International

Participants at IFEX general meeting call on prime minister to repeal Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984

(IFEX) - The following statement was issued at the IFEX General Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 19-24 February 2006, and is endorsed by the signatories below:

Joint action - International

Participants at IFEX General Meeting express concern over freedom of expression violations

(CEHURDES/IFEX) - The following statement was issued at the IFEX General Meeting held in Brusells, Belgium, 19-24 February 2006, and is endorsed by the signatories below:

Joint action - International

Participants at IFEX General Meeting call for investigation into Huseynov murder

(JuHI/IFEX) - The following statement was issued at the IFEX General Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, and is endorsed by the signatories below:

Joint action - International

Participants at IFEX General Meeting call for action in case of murdered journalist

(IFEX) - The following letter to Somali authorities was issued at the IFEX General Meeting in Brussels, 19-24 February 2006, and is endorsed by the signatories below: