Equatorial Guinea

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Campaigns and Advocacy

6 October 2011

UNESCO suspends Obiang prize again

Human Rights Watch, Committee to Protect Journalists and other organisations are urging UNESCO's executive board to cancel the prize outright.
29 September 2011

UNESCO director-general urged to cancel Obiang prize

The goal of "a free, safe and fair environment for journalists" would be greatly undermined should UNESCO's executive board move forward with an award named for and funded by Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, say a group of organisations who participated in a UN consultative process on impunity last week.

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From the Communiqué

5 October 2011

UNESCO won't honour Africa's longest-serving dictator with namesake prize

IFEX members urged UNESCO not to reinstate a prize funded by the president of Equatorial Guinea, pictured above UNESCO has once again announced it will not reinstate a life sciences prize funded by and named after Africa's longest-serving dictator, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, report Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
23 June 2010

UNESCO "dictator prize" on hold

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been poised for months to award a life sciences prize named after and funded by President Teodoro Obiang, the abusive ruler of Equatorial Guinea. On 15 June, UNESCO delayed awarding the controversial prize, but rights groups such as Human Rights Watch say that's not enough. Meanwhile, opposition to the prize has grown more vociferous - including statements from journalists worldwide who have been repressed by their own governments.
26 May 2010

Refuse President's donation, press freedom groups tell UNESCO

Thirty IFEX members joined the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) last week in calling for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to refuse US$3 million donated by Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang - one of Africa's worst violators of press freedom - to set up an international prize in life sciences.

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Reports

27 February 2008

Freedom of the Press 2007: Equatorial Guinea


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Alerts

Concern about rights violations on eve of Africa Cup 16 January 2012 Concern over politically motivated arrest of opposition member ahead of referendum 4 November 2011 Authorities delete German TV crew's footage 23 June 2011 Journalist suspended over Libya reference 7 March 2011 Blogger and magazine editor starts hunger strike to protest against lack of freedom 17 February 2011 AFP correspondent held for five hours by police in Malabo 21 April 2010 President dominates state media election coverage, opposition invisible 30 November 2009 AFP and RFI correspondent released from prison 21 October 2009 AFP and RFI correspondent completes 100 days in jail 29 September 2009 Journalist under arrest 22 June 2009 Journalist appears in court on defamation charges 28 April 2009 Four journalists from state broadcaster RTVGE dismissed for failing to praise regime's "merits" 26 January 2009 Spanish journalists denied visas to enter country to cover elections 8 May 2008 Police seize 200 copies of opposition newspaper 14 June 2005 Journalist prevented from attending press conference at presidential palace 9 March 2004 Journalist released from police detention 13 November 2003 Journalist imprisoned 5 November 2003 Independent press faces daily obstacles in covering opposition figures' trial 6 June 2002 Freedom of expression increasingly stifled 24 May 2002 Press association president detained at airport 16 May 2001 Eight Spanish journalists expelled 4 June 1998 See all alerts: Equatorial Guinea
 
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