Campaigns and Advocacy - Equatorial Guinea
9 March 2012
Equatorial Guinea
Disappointing vote by UNESCO on Obiang prize
An 8 March decision by the executive board to change the controversial award's name and press UNESCO's Director General Irina Bokova to implement it was due to be formally adopted in a plenary session.
7 March 2012
Joint action - Equatorial Guinea
Twenty-three African press freedom groups and journalists urge UNESCO to abolish Obiang prize
The signatories noted that while President Obiang has offered to remove his name from the prize, this does not erase the concern that his US$3 million donation links him and the abuses of his government to UNESCO, thereby undercutting the organisation’s worthy mission.
27 February 2012
Equatorial Guinea
Eliminate Obiang Prize, urge seven civil society groups
Critics oppose President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo's proposal to rename the award.
6 October 2011
Equatorial Guinea
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
Joint action - Equatorial Guinea
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.
13 May 2011
Equatorial Guinea
UNESCO rejects petition to reinstate prize funded by Equatorial Guinea president
The UNESCO Executive Board declined to consider a request by the Obiang government to reverse its prior decision and award the prize without delay.
22 October 2010
Equatorial Guinea / International
Dictator prize suspended indefinitely
UNESCO's board has acted following global protests over an award financed by Equatorial Guinea's leader, Teodoro Obiang.
12 August 2010
Equatorial Guinea
Ninety-six organisations, including 34 IFEX members, call on UNESCO to pull Obiang Prize
In a letter, the organisations thanked UNESCO's director-general for recognising their concerns, but reiterated their call for the prize to be cancelled definitively, rather than simply postponed.
16 June 2010
Equatorial Guinea / International
"Dictator Prize" suspension only a temporary fix, says Human Rights Watch
UNESCO's executive board approved Director-General Irina Bokova's proposal to postpone the award and engage in consultations to consider the prize's future.
15 June 2010
International / Equatorial Guinea
Momentum builds to stop "dictator prize", says Human Rights Watch
A chorus of voices from around the world is asking UNESCO to overturn its decision to award a prize named after and financed by President Teodoro Obiang, the abusive ruler of Equatorial Guinea.
20 May 2010
Joint action - Equatorial Guinea
Thirty IFEX members call on UNESCO to refuse funds from one of Africa's worst violators of press freedom, Equatorial Guinea
Recalling UNESCO's stated commitment to free expression on World Press Freedom Day, 30 IFEX members call for the organisation not to accept a $3 million donation from President Teodoro Obiang for the administration of an international prize in life sciences.
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