14 January 2004

IFJ SENDS JOINT MISSION TO IRAQ


The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) are sending a joint mission to Iraq next week aimed at supporting the establishment of a national journalists' organisation.

Iraq's journalistic community is fragmented and in need of training and improved working conditions, IFJ says. "The creation of an Iraqi journalists' national body, encompassing all ethnic and cultural groups and dedicated to the defence of press freedom and journalists' rights would be a valuable fresh start for the profession," the group adds.

The joint mission will take place from 19 to 25 January and include a training team from the International News Safety Institute (INSI). Meetings will be held with Iraqi journalists, UN agencies and civil society representatives in the cities of Baghdad and Irbil.

Read IFJ's report on journalists killed in Iraq: http://www.ifj.org/pdfs/iraqreport2003.pdf

See the April 2003 joint declaration issued by IFJ and FAJ: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?index=842&Language=EN



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Iraq

Television news crew assaulted, equipment confiscated 11 May 2012 Editor held illegally for six days because of corruption coverage 2 May 2012 Media freedom increasingly under threat 13 April 2012 Car bomb kills TV presenter in Tikrit 3 April 2012 Security forces clamp down on demonstrations in Sulaimaniya and Baghdad 1 March 2012 See all alerts: Iraq


Middle East

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / COMOROS: Stateless blogger facing deportation after being tricked by immigration authorities 25 May 2012 PALESTINE / ISRAEL: Israel arrests head of Palestinian prison news channel 23 May 2012 IRAN: Two Azerbaijani writers missing 23 May 2012 BAHRAIN: Authorities arrest critical journalist 22 May 2012 YEMEN: Journalists face ongoing threats, assaults 22 May 2012


 
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