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IFEX Member Campaigns 2008

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Joint action - Kazakhstan

Twenty-two IFEX members sign on to letter to Parliamentarians urging them to consider NGO proposals on media reform

(Adil Soz/IFEX) - The following is a joint letter to the Deputies of Parliament by twenty-two IFEX members:

Rights Activists Speak Out at TMG Event in Beirut

The TMG held a special event in Beirut during the 3rd Arab Free Press Forum, organised by WAN on 12 December. Despite attempts by the Tunisian authorities to disrupt the event, including by preventing journalist Lofti Hidouri of OLPEC and human rights lawyer Mohamed Abbou from travelling, the event managed to attract attention and solidarity from journalists and activists from the region. Naziha Rjiba and Sihem Bensedrine of "Kalima" online magazine and OLPEC said the jailing of Hidouri perfectly illustrates the repression of independent journalists and rights activists in Tunisia. (See Rjiba's presentation at: http://fikra.blip.tv/file/1650768/) Bensedrine read a poetic speech by Abbou, in which he said, "I take this opportunity to say to all who contributed to defending and supporting me when I was imprisoned under the tyranny of dictatorship that their effort did not go in vain, and without their support, my imprisonment would have been much harder. Without this solidarity, those who threatened my family would have carried out their threats." See the video: http://blip.tv/file/1638389/ and see questions from the audience at: http://blip.tv/file/1639013/

Joint action - Kenya

Twenty-eight IFEX members call for president to reject draconian media bill

(Media Institute/IFEX) - The following is a joint appeal by 28 IFEX members:

Joint action - International

World press associations committee calls for more guarantees for press freedom in Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

(IAPA/IFEX) - The following is an abridged version of a 10 December 2008 IAPA press release:

Joint action - Azerbaijan

Twenty-five IFEX members call for government to rescind decision to ban foreign radio stations

(IRFS/IFEX) - The following is a joint appeal by 25 IFEX members:

Joint action - Bahrain

Twenty-four IFEX members and partners call for solidarity with human rights defenders at risk for speaking out about rights abuses

(BCHR/IFEX) - The following is a joint action led by BCHR:

Joint action - Sri Lanka

IFJ and IPI call for international attention on case of journalist defending himself against terrorism charges

(IFJ/IPI/IFEX) - The following is a joint IFJ and IPI media release:

Joint action - Tunisia

TMG protests restrictions and attacks against rights defenders and websites

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a 23 October 2008 IFEX-TMG press release:

Joint action - Mexico

Civil rights groups call on Mexican government to investigate crimes against freedom of expression

(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) - The following is a 21 October 2008 joint press release by ARTICLE 19, CENCOS and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC):

Mexico

IFEX members take action to protect journalists against violence in Mexico

Under the slogan "What you don’t know can hurt you”, ARTICLE 19 and the National Center for Social Communication (CENCOS) have launched the Permanent Campaign to Protect Journalists in Mexico on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Joint action - Egypt

Joint Action: Thirty-seven IFEX members call for end to jailing of journalists under criminal defamation laws; conviction of journalist upheld by appeals court

(EOHR/IFEX) - The following is an appeal by 37 IFEX members calling for an end to the imprisonment of journalists under criminal defamation laws:

Joint action - Syria / France

Twenty-six IFEX members appeal to French President Sarkozy to raise issue of jailed journalists and rights activists in Syria

(WAN/IFEX) - The following is an appeal by 26 IFEX members to the French president regarding the free expression situation in Syria:

Joint action - Burma

Fifteen IFEX members and other organisations appeal to international bodies to raise cases of jailed journalist, comedian and other activists with Burmese junta

(SEAPA/IFEX) - The following is a joint appeal by 15 IFEX members and other organisations that make up the Burma Action Group:

Joint action - Thailand

SEAPA and TJA condemn mob attack on television station

(SEAPA/TJA/IFEX) - The following is a joint SEAPA/TJA press release:

Joint action - Mexico

International mission finds "shocking culture of impunity" surrounding violence against journalists

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 19 July 2008 ARTICLE 19 press release about the findings of a joint mission to Mexico undertaken by a number of international press freedom organisations:

Joint action - Tunisia

TMG protests attack on journalist and representative of IFEX member group, Sihem Bensedrine at Tunis Airport

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a 20 August 2008 IFEX-TMG press release:

Joint action - Yemen

Twenty-seven IFEX members appeal to government to address free expression situation

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a joint action by 27 IFEX members:

Hong Kong (China)

Hong Kong and beyond: Committee to Protect Journalists' blogging makes an impact

CPJ’s Bob Dietz was on the ground in Hong Kong when John Ray, a reporter for ITV in England was hauled off by Chinese police while covering a peaceful protest in Beijing. He posted on the CPJ Blog about China’s “tough talk” the next day, as officials denounced the arrest of Ray and admitted he was working within the rules afforded him as a journalist. Though positive, Dietz wrote that it was “too little too late” and kept the pressure on Chinese and Olympic officials to respect media freedom.

Joint action - Tunisia

IFEX-TMG raises question of freedom of expression violations with French president

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is a 9 July 2008 IFEX-TMG letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy:

Joint action - Zimbabwe

Constraints to freedom of expression highlighted in report of mission to Zimbabwe by team of African media experts

(MISA/IFEX) - The following is an abridged report by AFMF, IFJ, MISA and other organisations:

Joint action - Turkey

IPA and WiPC condemn conviction of publisher over book on Armenian question

(IPA/WiPC/IFEX) - The following is a 19 June 2008 joint IPA and WiPC press release:

Joint action - Sri Lanka

Twenty-nine IFEX members alert UN secretary-general to statements by government and military that "put journalists in grave danger"

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a joint action by 29 IFEX members and other organisations:

Joint action - International

Five IFEX members and another organisation pass resolutions on global press freedom issues

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

Joint action - Zimbabwe

Fear pervading media, public denied information, notes fact-minding mission

(IFJ/MISA/IFEX) - The following is a 13 June 2008 joint statement by IFJ, MISA, members of the Network of African Freedom of Expression Organisations (NAFEO), and other organisations:

Joint action - Tunisia

IPA, PEN and WAN convey TMG recommendations to UN for better promotion of press freedom

(IPA/IFEX) - The following is a 9 June 2008 joint statement by IPA, PEN and WAN, made on behalf of the IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) to the 8th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:

Joint action - Mexico

Violent police raid, closure of community radio station condemned by AMARC and ARTICLE 19

(AMARC/ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a 10 June 2007 joint AMARC and ARTICLE 19 press release:

Joint action - Saudi Arabia

Four IFEX members, other organisations call for release of three activists detained for speaking out

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

Joint action - Mexico

Three IFEX members urge new investigation into journalist's 2004 murder following new revelations

(CEPET/IFEX) - The following is a 3 June 2008 joint press release by CEPET, PROBIDAD and RSF:

Joint action - Uganda

Regional free expression group calls on president to respect press freedom

(MFWA/IFEX) - The following is a 29 May 2008 joint statement by eight IFEX members and other members of the Network of African Freedom of Expression Organisations (NAFEO):

Joint action - International

ARTICLE 19, AJI and other media freedom groups call for decriminalisation of defamation

(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) - The following is a joint press release by ARTICLE 19 and AJI:

Joint action - Mexico

Member of free expression mission called "enemy of the state" by government official; six IFEX members, others protest

(AMARC/IFEX) - The following is an 8 May 2008 AMARC press release:

Joint action - Mexico

ARTICLE 19, CENCOS and IPYS condemn federal police assaults on four journalists in Culiacán

(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IPYS/IFEX) - The following is a 7 May 2008 joint press release of ARTICLE 19, CENCOS and IPYS:

Joint action - China / International

ARTICLE 19 and RSF urge IOC to lift prohibitions against athletes' self-expression at Olympic Games

(ARTICLE 19/RSF/IFEX) - The following is a 7 May 2008 joint press release by ARTICLE 19 and RSF:

Joint action - Burma

Fifteen IFEX members and others call on junta to allow free expression of views on referendum

(SEAPA/IFEX) - The following is a 1 May 2008 joint statement by 15 IFEX members and other organisations:

Joint action - Egypt / World Press Freedom Day

Forty members and partners of IFEX urge authorities to overturn four editors' jail sentences during appeal hearing on World Press Freedom Day

(EOHR/HRinfo/IFEX) - The following is a joint action by 40 IFEX members and partners:

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Joint action by IFEX members incites government action

Sri Lanka has long been considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for practising journalists. In early 2008 this already perilous situation escalated, with the media suffering increasing cases of intimidation from the government. In May, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and more than 45 international organisations responded to the situation by launching the campaign, "Stop the War on Journalists in Sri Lanka". The campaign calls for the government to honour the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression by protecting and supporting its journalists.

Joint action - China

HKJA and IFJ call for signatures to online petition for jailed activist Hu Jia

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

Joint action - Nepal

International Media Mission denounces violations of media freedom during electoral period

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

Joint action - Mexico

AMARC, ARTICLE 19 and RSF condemn murder of two community radio journalists in Oaxaca, urge protection of survivors of attack

(AMARC/IFEX) - The following is a 9 April 2008 joint statement by AMARC, ARTICLE 19 and Reporters without Borders:

Joint action - Syria

Thirty-five members and partners of IFEX and the Arab Working Group call for support for journalists and activists facing harassment and detention prior to trial of human rights activist Mazen Darwish

(EOHR/IFEX) - The following is a joint letter by 35 members and partners of IFEX and the Arab Working Group to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad:

Joint action - International

ARTICLE 19 and CIHRS condemn passage of resolution that undermines free expression

(ARTICLE 19/CIHRS/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by ARTICLE 19 and CIHRS:

Joint action - International

Human Rights Council must protect particular mandate of Special Rapporteur on Free Expression, say 19 IFEX members, 12 other organisations

(ARTICLE 19/CIHRS/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by 19 IFEX members and 12 other organisations:

Joint action - Sri Lanka

20 IFEX members and other organisations appeal to president to "Stop the War on Journalists"

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a joint letter to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa by 20 IFEX members and other organisations:

Joint action - International

Arab League's proposed satellite broadcasting regulations would impede needed criticism of corruption and repression, warn 34 organisations

(HRinfo/IFEX) - The following is a 5 March 2008 joint statement by HRinfo, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and 31 other organisations:

Joint action - Tunisia

IFEX-TMG urges government to cease repeated attacks on activists following brutal violence against Sihem Bensedrine and Omar Mestiri

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is an IFEX-TMG press release:

Nepal

International mission and local members fight back in face of media crackdown surrounding elections in Nepal

As Nepal headed into constituent assembly elections on 10 April, press freedom violations continued unabated across the country, despite a government promise earlier this year to "take seriously" the safety of media workers.

Joint action - Bahrain

Twenty-one IFEX members, 34 other groups call for end to jailing and torture of demonstrators and human rights activists in Bahrain

(BCHR/IFEX) - The following is a joint appeal from BCHR, 20 other IFEX members and 34 other groups to the king of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa:

Joint action - Somalia

Twenty-seven IFEX members call for end to repression of journalists, revision of media law

(NUSOJ/IFEX) - The following is a joint letter of appeal from NUSOJ, 26 other IFEX members and one partner network:

Joint action - Tunisia

IFEX-TMG outraged at imprisonment of comedian Hédi Ouled Baballah

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is an IFEX-TMG press release:

Joint action - Mexico

Four IFEX members call for action on crimes against journalists

(CENCOS/IFEX) - The following is a joint 14 February 2008 press release by AMARC-Mexico, ARTICLE 19-Mexico, CEPET, CENCOS and other organisations:

Joint action - Mexico

CENCOS and ARTICLE 19 urge protection for journalists in Veracruz state following attempted murder, threats

(ARTICLE 19/CENCOS/IFEX) - In an interview with Octavio Soto Torres, the founder-director of the weekly "Voces de Veracruz", ARTICLE 19 and CENCOS obtained additional information on the 23 January 2008 attempted assassination of which the journalist was the victim.

Joint action - Sri Lanka

Six IFEX members urge government to uphold media's right to report safely as attacks escalate

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a joint statement by six IFEX members and other organisations:

Joint action - Tunisia

IFEX-TMG condemns journalist Slim Boukhdir's imprisonment; calls for his release

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is an 18 January 2008 IFEX-TMG press release:

Joint action - Tunisia

IFEX-TMG calls for release of journalist Slim Boukhdir, facing trial on 18 January 2008

(IFEX-TMG) - The following is an IFEX-TMG press release:

Joint action - Kenya

Twenty-three IFEX members call on President Kibaki to end suppression of media freedom

(Media Institute/IFEX) - The following is a joint action by 23 IFEX members:

Somalia

IFEX members collaborate and advocate to stop violence against Somalia's journalists

2007 was a brutal year for Somali journalists: nine reporters were killed, 53 media professionals were arrested, and five media houses were closed down, reports the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). Press freedom violations skyrocketed by over 85 percent from the previous year, as political unrest and civil war escalated.