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9171. Mikhail Beketov  

The former editor of the independent newspaper Khimkinskaya Pravda died of heart failure in a Moscow hospital after choking on food. In November 2008, Beketov was the victim of a savage beating by unknown attackers who left him out in the cold to die. He lost three fingers and part of his leg and suffered long term brain damage. The journalist had a breathing tube inserted in a life-saving surgery following the assault. However the operation also left scars that caused food to block the airflow to his lungs, eventually leading to heart failure. Mr Beketov's death this April was a direct consequence of the injuries he sustained in that assault. In 2012, he was awarded a journalism prize by…  
9172. Ahmed Ali Joiya  

The journalist who reported for several local newspapers and magazines was killed in Bahawalnagar district of Punjab province in Pakistan. According to reports, the journalist had been coordinating with the local police on a crime story he was working on.  Police reportedly said that Joiya had received threats from Maqbool (Kooli Sassi), a known criminal. On Friday 24 May, Joiya was in a market in Bhangrana village when unidentified men shot Joiya, immediately killing him. Two street vendors were also injured in the attack.    
9173. Tariq Aslam,  

The news editor of the daily Pakistan  was among at least fifteen people killed in a suicide bomb attack on a political rally in the city of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), an IFJ affiliate.His colleague Azhar Ali Shah and Ehtesham Khan, a reporter for Express TV, were seriously injured, but their injuries were not considered life threatening.  
9174. Mehmood Ahmed Afridi  

The correspondent for  Intikhab newspaperwas killed by gunmen travelling by motorcycle in Kalat, in the southwestern province of Balochistan. Afridi (56) had worked as a journalist since 1995 and was president of the Kalat press club. Colleagues said Afridi had been waiting outside a public telephone booth when two men on a motorcycle stopped and opened fire, hitting him four times.  
9175. Malik Mumtaz Khan  

The journalist was gunned down in Miranshah, North Waziristan, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). He was on his way home when gunned down by armed men waiting in a vehicle with tinted windows of the kind widely used by militants open fire at his car, killing instantly. Khan had been a journalist for 15 years and had worked for TV news channel GEO and the Jang newspaper group. He had also recently been elected president of the Miranshah press club.  
9176. Khushnood Ali Shaikh  

The chief reporter of the state-controlled Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) wire agency was killed in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province when he was struck in a hit-and-run incident with a car. Shaikh had been receiving threatening calls for some time, warning him that his child would be abducted and murdered if he did not pay Rs. 50,000 in extortion. He had informed his union, his employer and the police of the threats. The journalist relocated to Islamabad and thought that the threats had gone away. Returning to Karachi, the threats resumed. It’s believed his death was no accident and that he was deliberately targeted.  
9177. Imran Shaikh, Mohammad Iqbal and Saifur Rehman  

Samaa TV cameraman Shaikh and NNI photographer Igbal were killed in the twin blasts in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province.  They died in the second blast as they rushed to cover the first explosion which took place on Alamdar Road in Quetta at a snooker club and killed 42 people.Saifur Rehman, a senior reporter with Samaa TV, was also seriously injured in the blasts  and died two days later.  
9178. Ranjit Choudhary, Sujit Bhattacharjee and Balram Ghosh  

The three employees of  the Bengali language daily, Dainik Ganadoot, were killed during a frenzy attack on the newspaper’s office in Agartala, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Tripura.Sources in the Tripura Journalists’ Union (TJU) inform the IFJ that three masked assailants made a forced entry into the office of the newspaper at around 3 p.m., and made their way up to the first floor of the building, where the editor, Sushil Choudhary lives. While searching for the editor, the assailants ran into Ranjit Choudhary, manager of the newspaper and repeatedly stabbed him, in an apparent case of mistaken identity.On their way out of the building, the attackers stabbed Sujit…  
9179. Nemi Chand Jain  

The 45-year-old journalist based in Tongapal, the tribal Sukma district in the South Bastar area of Chhattisgarh, in central India, was found dead with his throat slit. His body was discovered on the road in the Leda village of the area, around four kilometres away from Tongapal. A note clipped to his belt accused the journalist of being a police informer, according to investigations by the Times of India.Reports said that Jain, who worked for the region’s Hindi dailies Hari Bhoomi and Dainik Bhaskar, had gone to the weekly market in Nama village on Tuesday and never returned. Initial commentaries expressed suspicion of involvement by the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist).…  
9180. Guylain Chanjabo  

The body of Guylain Chanjabo, a journalist for Radio Canal Révélation based in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri in the north eastern Congo, was found on the bank of the Ngezi River. He had been missing for twelve days.The Syndicat national des professionnels de la presse (SNPP), an IFJ affiliate, said that Chanjabo’s disappearance sparked a protest by his colleagues who stopped work for one day. His body reportedly had marks of strangulation, according to the local mayor Ferdinand Fimbo.The journalist had to be laid to rest near the river because his body was in advanced state of decay.  
9181. Rodrigo Neto de Faria  

The radio reporter and columnist was gunned down at his home in Ipatinga, a city in Brazil's Minas Gerais state, according to news reports quoting officials. He was shot by two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle when he arrived home after an evening out with friends.The journalist, who hosted a program on Radio Vanguarda and wrote a columnist for the Ipatinga daily Vale do Aco, had  reportedly denounced corruption among the police and organised crime in Belo Horizonte, the state capital, and had been receiving frequent death threats.The country’s Human Rights Minister, Maria do Rosario conceded this was a targeted killing, tweeting that the journalist's death "has characteristics of an…  
9182. Mafaldo Bezerra Gois  

February 22The 51 year-old journalist for Radio Jaguaribe FM, was shot dead by men on motorbike as he was walking to work, media reports said. He was hit twice in the head and three times in the chest, police said. Gois, a popular host of a daily political talk show programme where he regularly denounced corruption, had reportedly received threats from anonymous callers. Source: Al Jazeera  
9183. Mohammad Nasim Turak  

A journalist based in Laghman province, was killed by an unknown assailant in Kandi Rijaee village, in the Alingar district of the eastern Laghman province, according to the Afghanistan Independent Journalists' Association (AIJA), an affiliated of the International Federation of Journalists. The AIJA said Turak was violently stabbed and his body was left outside the village where he was killed.  
9184. Another tragic killing of a journalist in Pakistan  

Media Release: Pakistan 27 May 2013 The International Federation of Journalists joins affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of a journalist in Bahawalnagar district of Punjab province in Pakistan on Friday May 24. According to reports, Ahmed Ali Joiya, 25, a reporter for several local newspapers and magazines, had been coordinating with the local police on a crime story he was working on.  According to police, Joiya had received threats from Maqbool (Kooli Sassi), a known criminal. On Friday Joiya was in a market in Bhangrana village when unidentified men shot Joiya, immediately killing…  
9185. Authorities Must Protect Journalists’ Rights after Indian Media Group Meltdown  

  Media Release: India                                                                                         May 24, 2013                      The International Federation of…  
9186. IFJ Mourns TV Journalist Assassinated in Iraq  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined its Iraqi affiliate, the Iraqi Syndicate of Journalists (ISJ), in paying tribute to pioneering TV broadcaster, Mouafac al Ani, who was killed by a grenade attack in western Baghdad last Monday, 6 May, 2013."We all mourn the tragic death of the pioneering and inspirational journalist Mouafac al Ani which is another reminder of the risks our colleagues in Iraq continue to face every day," said Jim Boumelha, IFJ President. "Those who deliberately seek to harm journalists need to be condemned unequivocally and hunted down to answer for their crimes."According to the IJS, an unidentified gunman threw a grenade at worshipers when…  
9187. IFJ Condemns Murder of Journalist in Afghanistan  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its affiliate, the Afghanistan Independent Journalists' Association (AIJA), have condemned the murder of a journalist in Afghanistan yesterday, Tuesday 14 May.According to the AIJA, Mohammad Nasim Turak was killed by an unknown assailant on Tuesday night in Kandi Rijaee village, in the Alingar district of the eastern Laghman province. The AIJA says the journalist was violently stabbed and his body was left outside the village where he was killed. "We all mourn the tragic death of our colleague Mohammad Nasim Turak," said IFJ Asia Pacific Director Jacqueline Park. "His murder once again demonstrates the major challenges facing…  
9188. IFJ/EFJ Back Campaign for Investigation into Ukrainian Journalist Attacks  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have backed a campaign calling for the Ukrainian government to investigate an attack against two journalists in Kiev.The campaign, developed by the Independent Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), is demanding that the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Vitaliy Zakharchenko, investigates the case and ensures police perform their duties, or else resigns from his position. According to the unions, the campaign has been developed following the violent beating on Saturday 18 May, of Olga Snitsarchuk, from channel 5, and…  
9190. IFJ Calls for Conciliation as Newspaper’s Distribution is Blocked in Nepal  

  Media Release: Nepal                                                                                         May 23, 2013                      The International Federation of…  
9191. Detail  

A study published jointly by the European and the International Federation of Journalists (EFJ and IFJ) has shown that women in Europe make up more than a third (42%) of journalist's unions membership and leading positions (36%).   The results of the study, which surveyed 21 unions and journalists' associations in Europe, shows a three per cent decrease in the number of female members and leaders compared to the results in the last EFJ survey in 2006. "Although the trend for improved representation cannot be considered to be reversed our unions must remain vigilant as the gender equality issue is far from won," said IFJ General Secretary Beth Costa. "These results…  
9192. Over a Third of Euro Journalists’ Union’s Members and Leaders are Women, says IFJ/EFJ Study  

A study published jointly by the European and the International Federation of Journalists (EFJ and IFJ) has shown that women in Europe make up more than a third (42%) of journalist's unions membership and leading positions (36%).The results of the study, which surveyed 21 unions and journalists' associations in Europe, shows a three per cent decrease in the number of female members and leaders compared to the results in the last EFJ survey in 2006."Although the trend for improved representation cannot be considered to be reversed our unions must remain vigilant as the gender equality issue is far from won," said IFJ General Secretary Beth Costa.  "These results will help us…  
9193. IFJ/EFJ Back Campaign for Investigation into Ukrainian Journalist Attacks  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have backed a campaign calling for the Ukrainian government to investigate an attack against two journalists in Kiev.The campaign, developed by the Independent Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), is demanding that the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Vitaliy Zakharchenko, investigates the case and ensures police perform their duties, or else resigns from his position.According to the unions, the campaign has been developed following the violent beating on Saturday 18 May, of Olga Snitsarchuk, from…  
9194. IFJ Condemns Police Raid on Media Premises In Uganda  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the clamp down on the media in Uganda. According to the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU), police on 20 May, besieged two privately owned newspapers and cut off two radio stations from the air in the capital city, Kampala. “This is a real affront on media freedom. Uganda is definitely becoming a country where press freedom abuses and violations are widely perpetrated by the police with total impunity. This must stop immediately,” said Gabriel Baglo, IFJ Africa Director. According to the UJU, on 20 May heavily armed policemen surrounded the “Daily Monitor” newspaper offices in Kampala,…  
9195. IFJ Denounces Attempts by Freedom of Expression Group to Weaken Copyright Protection for Journalists  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today denounced a set of principles issued by Article 19 to unduly restrict creators' copyright protection. In a letter addressed to Article 19 Executive Director, Agnès Callamard, the IFJ has raised its concerns over "The right to share: principles of freedom of Expression and Copyright in the Digital Age", a document that opposes two fundamental rights that safeguard the independence and the integrity of the journalistic profession. To view the letter, please click here. "By opposing freedom of expression and copyright protection, "The right to share " assumes a conflict between two fundamental rights that…  
9196. IFJ Denounces Attempts by Freedom of Expression Group to Weaken Copyright Protection for Journalists  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today denounced a set of principles issued by Article 19 to unduly restrict creators' copyright protection. In a letter addressed to Article 19 Executive Director, Agnès Callamard, the IFJ has raised its concerns over "The right to share: principles of freedom of Expression and Copyright in the Digital Age", a document that opposes two fundamental rights that safeguard the independence and the integrity of the journalistic profession. To view the letter, please click here. "By opposing freedom of expression and copyright protection, "The right to share " assumes a conflict between two…  
9197. EFJ elects new steering committee and president at General Meeting  

At its General Meeting in Verviers, Belgium, from 13 to 15 May, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) elected a new steering committee, including a new President and Vice-President. President of the EFJ is now Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, from the Danish Union of Journalists (Dansk Journalistforbund). Elected as Vice-President is Nadezda Azhgikhina from the Russian Union of Journalists. Further members of the Steering Committee are Andreas Bittner (DJV, Germany), who was re-appointed as Honorary Treasurer, Paco Audije (FAPE/FeSP, Spain), Yannis Kotsifos (ESIEMTH, Greece), Daniela Stigliano (FNSI, Italy), Agnieskza Romaszewska (SDP, Poland), Urs Thalmann (impressum, Switzerland),…  
9198. IFJ Condemns Murder of Journalist in Afghanistan  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its affiliate, the Afghanistan Independent Journalists' Association (AIJA), have condemned the murder of a journalist in Afghanistan yesterday, Tuesday 14 May.According to the AIJA, Mohammad Nasim Turak was killed by an unknown assailant on Tuesday night in Kandi Rijaee village, in the Alingar district of the eastern Laghman province. The AIJA says the journalist was violently stabbed and his body was left outside the village where he was killed.  "We all mourn the tragic death of our colleague Mohammad Nasim Turak," said IFJ Asia Pacific Director Jacqueline Park. "His murder once again demonstrates the major challenges…  
9199. EFJ GM delegates send message of support for Dimitris Trimis  

Delegates representing over 320 000 journalists in 29 countries at the General Meeting of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) held in Verviers, Belgium, on 13th May condemn TV stations media employers' (EITHSEE) for their court action against JUADN President Dimitris Trimis. Delegates believe that the trial tomorrow in Athens initiated by Mr Panos Kyriakopoulos, head of private "STAR Channel TV" and President of Private National Broadcasting TV Stations (EITHSEE), is vindictive and designed to intimidate media workers from taking action to defend their jobs and future. Delegates further believe that this attack against the unions and the JUADN President for holding a…  
9200. NUJP releases guidelines for safe election coverage  

    Media Release: Philippines May 13, 2013               The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) congratulates the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines on its release on May 10, of a set of guidelines to aid fellow journalists in covering safely the 2013 midterm elections.   The guidelines provide reporters, photojournalists, and other media personnel with a sense of what to expect when covering elections and how to prevent and respond to threats and unsafe incidents.   Included in the guidelines are tips on what to bring and what to wear in the field, and what to do…  
9201. IFJ Denounces The Detention Incommunicado of a Radio Journalist in Uganda  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the arrest and incommunicado detention of a radio journalist in Uganda. According to Uganda Journalists Union (UJU), journalist James Kasirivu of Endigito Radio station was arrested by plain clothed security personnel on 8 May, and detained incommunicado without any charges against him.   The radio station is based in the town of Mbarara in western Uganda. UJU said no clear reasons have been given for his arrest. Relatives and friends who tried to see him were turned away. Journalist Kasirivu runs a popular talk-show program called “world express”.   “We condemn this flagrant…  
9202. IFJ Condemns Public Threats Against Journalists in Liberia  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening them. Radio and TV stations are also protesting against the government by suspending broadcasts for two hours daily beginning today Friday, 10 May, 2013.   According to the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), an IFJ affiliate, Mr. Othello Warrick the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) in Liberia on 3 May, during the World Press Freedom Day celebration, made disparaging and threatening remarks against journalists, describing media personnel as terrorists…  
9203. IFJ Mourns TV Journalist Assassinated in Iraq  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today joined its Iraqi affiliate, the Iraqi Syndicate of Journalists (ISJ), in paying tribute to pioneering TV broadcaster, Mouafac al Ani, who was killed by a grenade attack in western Baghdad last Monday, 6 May, 2013."We all mourn the tragic death of the pioneering and inspirational journalist Mouafac al Ani which is another reminder of the risks our colleagues in Iraq continue to face every day," said Jim Boumelha, IFJ President. "Those who deliberately seek to harm journalists need to be condemned unequivocally and hunted down to answer for their crimes."According to the IJS, an unidentified gunman threw a grenade at…  
9204. EFJ Focus, 10 May 2013  

The new issue of the EFJ Focus is available in English, French, and German now. Got a smartphone? Scan the QR code and read the Focus while you are on the move! To subscribe, simply click HERE. If you missed the previous issues, see our archives.  
9205. IFJ condemns interference in media by Chinese Central Authority  

Media Release: China 10 May 2013        The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns manipulation of the media by the Central Authority on reporting of an incident of interest to the general public. On 8 May, the Central Authority issued a directive restricting the media from publishing news of the suspicious death of Yuan Liya on May 3, who had allegedly fallen off a shopping centre. Media was instructed to only republish the statement issued by the Beijing Police and not information gathered from independent sources.  Online media has also been restricted and no online news portals can have anything about the…  
9206. EFJ urges authorities to free journalists in Ergenekon court hearing  

This week at high-security prison Silivri outside Istanbul the hearing is expected to be read against journalists indicted in the Ergenekon trial. Among them is founder and owner of Kanal Biz television and journalist, Tunkay Özkan, who has been in prison since September 2008, a total of 1680 days. The European Federation of Journalist (EFJ), regional group of the International Federation of Journalists, has urged the Turkish authorities to free journalists in the Ergenekon court hearing. "Tunkay Özkan will make his final speech in court this week facing a life sentence. For us this is a test case if the Turkish authorities will apply the just demands of international…  
9207. IFJ Calls on Authorities in Zimbabwe to Drop Charges Against Two Journalists  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the arrest of two journalists in Zimbabwe. According to Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) Dumisani Muleya, editor of the private Zimbabwe Independent and reporter Owen Gagare were arrested on Tuesday 7 May 2013 and charged with publishing falsehoods. They were released from police custody but rejected the charges against them. “We call on authorities in Zimbabwe to drop the charges against the two colleagues and improve the law so as to ensure full freedom of expression in the country,” said Gabriel Baglo, IFJ Africa Director. According to the Zimbabwe Independent Newspaper some…  
9208. Vanuatu Journalist Released After Arrest for Online Comment  

Media Release: Vanuatu May 8, 2013                 The International Federation of Journalists joins is affiliate the Media Association Vanuatu (MAV) in condemning the actions of the Vanuatu authorities who detained veteran journalist Gratien Tiona this week.  According to reports, Tiona was detained by police overnight and faced serious charges including seditious publication and terrorism, for a comment he posted on Facebook on April 20th.  Initial reports that the complaint was made by the Prime Minster were proved to be false.   Police released Tiona on May 8th and all charges were…  
9209. IFJ urges China to investigate political interference in a magazine  

  Media Release: China                                                     May 07, 2013   The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the interference in the release of an initial public offering of the Lens magazine, a subsidiary of SEEC Media Group Limited, because it published a negative report about a labour camp in Liaoning.   On 6th April, Lens magazine, in issue 62, published an article…  
9210. Chief of Police ambushes radio station and illegally detains journalist on World Press Freedom Day  

Media Release: Philippines May 6, 2013                The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, Philippines (NUJP) in condemning the actions of Dipolog City Chief of Police, Superintendent Reynaldo Maclang, after he forced his way into blocktime commentator Rodolfo Tanquis’s radio show on Friday morning and had him arrested without warrant, while he was live on air. According to reports, the Chief of Police had taken offence at criticisms made by Tanquis on his radio show about the high number of unsolved killings in the…  
9211. World Press Freedom Day 2013  

Media Release:                                                                                         May 3, 2013 World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to commemorate the fundamental principles of press freedom, to celebrate the press and to honour journalists who…  
9212. IFJ Conference Outlines Key Reforms for a Democratic Iraqi Media  

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its affiliate, the Iraqi Journalists’ Syndicate (IJS), have denounced the ongoing attacks against journalists in Iraq and issued a series of recommendations to improve the safety and rights of journalists in the country.   The recommendations were made at the conference 'Iraq Media: Ten Years On - Journalists Rights, Safety and Legal Reform,' held in Istanbul, 28-29 April, to mark the 10th anniversary of the occupation of Iraq. The conference was organised in coperation with the IFJ, Iraqi Journalists' Syndicate and UNESCO.   "Our affiliate in Iraq, the IJS, and its members have shown…  
9213. IFJ Names Worst Jailers of Journalists for World Press Freedom Day 2013  

To mark World Press Freedom Day tomorrow, Friday 3 May 2013, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has written to the Brussels embassies of the four countries in the world with the highest numbers of imprisoned journalists to demand their release.   Signed by IFJ President Jim Boumelha, the letters have been sent to the embassies of China, Iran, Turkey and Eritrea, to express the IFJ’s concern about the lack of press freedom in these countries, where journalists are routinely detained in  violation of  their fundamental freedoms and human rights.   “The only thing they (the journalists) are guilty of is fulfilling their…  
9214. IFJ/EFJ Call on Ukrainian Media to Learn Lessons Following Mass Journalists Walkout  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have called on Ukraine journalists to learn from the disintegration of the TVi news room to establish trade union branches before a crisis occurs. According to IFJ affiliate, the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU), on Monday 29 April, 30 journalists resigned from TVi following the failure of the new management to address their concerns following a hostile overnight takeover of the company.  The resigning journalists have announced a plan to set up a new media organisation and have asked for colleagues in the media to…  
9215. Building Resistance, Organising for Change: IFJ Launches Eleventh Annual Press Freedom Report for South Asia  

  Media Release: SAMSN                                                                                        May 3, 2013              On World Press Freedom Day, 2013, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)…  
9216. Journalist injured in baton charge  

Media Release: India                                                                                         May 2, 2013                   The International Federation of Journalists is alarmed to learn…  
9217. IFJ Condemns Killing of Journalist in Mogadishu  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has condemned in strongest terms the killing of a journalist in Somalia. According to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) an IFJ affiliate, senior journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh a newscaster, reporter and program producer for state owned Radio Mogadishu and Somali National Television (SNTV) has been shot dead in Mogadishu by two men armed with pistols on Sunday 21 April 2013.“We condemn this killing and call on authorities in Somalia to investigate the case so as to bring the perpetrators to court. The family, friends and colleagues of Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh need to know the identity of the killers. Authorities in…  
9218. La FIJ organise démarre une série de formations à la sécurité en faveur des journalistes du Mali  

Une formation à la sécurité organisée par la Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ) en faveur des journalistes du Mali  s’est ouverte lundi 29 avril à Bamako. Cette formation, à laquelle participent  une vingtaine de journalistes issus des différents médias du pays, est une initiative conjointe entre la FIJ et organisée en collaboration avec son affilié au Mali, l’Union nationale des journalistes du Mali (UNAJOM) et la Maison de la Presse, l’association faîtière des organisations de médias.  «Cette formation témoigne de notre solidarité avec nos collègues journalistes et professionnels des médias du Mali en ces temps difficiles pour leur pays »,  a déclaré le…  
9219. IFJ Appeals for Safe Return of Italian Journalist Missing in Syria  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have today appealed for the safe return of an Italian journalist missing in Syria. Domenico Quirico, 62, an experienced war correspondent for Turin’s la Stampa newspaper, has not been heard from for 20 days. According to La Stampa’s editor-in-chief, Mario Calabresi, the reporter  entered Syria from Lebanon on April 6 to report on the country’s civil war and has not been in contact since April 9. “On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, we appeal for the safe return of journalist Domenico Quirico and we stand in solidarity with his family and…  
9220. IFJ Launches World Press Freedom Day Activities with Unveiling of Congress Film Trailer  

To mark the approach of World Press Freedom Day and its upcoming World Congress in Dublin, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has created a short film to show its commitment to press freedom and global unity among journalists.   The film, which highlights the theme of this year’s Congress, ‘Leading the Global Fightback,’ expresses the IFJ’s determination to fight back against  precarious work, violence and unethical practices in journalism, and its strength based on the unity and solidarity of over 600,000 members of IFJ affiliates.   This vibrant film, featuring people speaking languages from across the world expresses…  
9222. IFJ Condemns Attack on Al Jazeera TV crew in Yemen  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its affiliate, the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS), have today condemned an attack on an Al Jazeera TV crew in the southern city of Aden in Yemen. According to media reports, the crew was attacked on Saturday, 27 April, 2013, by members of the separatist movement, the South Yemen Movement, in the port city of Aden while they were filming a protest. Reports say that Al Jazeera correspondent Yasser Hassan had his nose broken, and photographer Samir Nimry was assaulted and had his camera confiscated. “This is the latest in a series of attacks in Yemen in recent weeks that have left journalists of their…  
9223. IFJ Mourns the Ninth Journalist Killed In Pakistan This Year  

  Media Release: Pakistan April 30, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing grief at the death of journalist Arif Shafi as a result of a suicide bombing in Peshawar on April 29th.     Arif Shafi, a 37 year old Peshawar-based freelance journalist, was one of the ten people killed in the deadly explosion. Shafi had stopped to buy a newspaper after dropping his son to school when the bomb exploded. Shafi trained at The News International and was working as an editor for the English Pajhwok Afghan News in Kabul. He is survived by a wife and three…  
9224. Observations on the latest hearing in KCK case by Brussels members of regional parliament  

On Friday 26 April, three members of the Brussels Regional parliament presented their observations from the latest hearing in the KCK press case at high security prison Silivri outside Istanbul.   At the Belgian Association des journalistes professionnels’ newly opened House of Journalists, attendees of an unofficial observation mission to Turkey, Jean-Claude Defossé, Green party, Fatoumata Sidibé, FDF, and André du Bus, CDH, gave their account on the trial. The trial sees 44 journalists and media workers appearing in court for being members or working on behalf of KCK, the so-called "city organisation" of the illegal and armed PKK, the Kurdish…  
9225. EFJ Condemns Violation of Protection of Sources By French Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence  

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has condemned a blatant violation of the right to protection of sources of two French journalists by the French Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur, DCRI).   "France adopts a peculiar law on the protection of sources; what's more, it suppresses the invariable law of the European Court of Human Rights on the subject. For this, we condemn the intimidation and the infringement of the principle," declared EFJ Vice-President Philippe Leruth.   The two journalists, Andréa Fradin and Pierre Alonso, freelance journalists at Slate.fr and former workers for OWNI, have been…  
9226. IFJ/EFJ Back Strikers at Ukrainian TV Station  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its European member, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have today backed a strike by staff from Ukranian broadcasting station TVi and called for transparent and regulated media ownership in the country.   According to IFJ affiliate, the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU), staff from TVi began the strike yesterday, Wednesday, 24 April, following an aggressive overnight takeover by the station’s new owner, America businessman Alexander Altman, and new director, journalist Artem Shevchenko, which journalists only learned about when they arrived at work to find the building surrounded…  
9227. IFJ condemns Chinese orders to put a “positive” spin on earthquake reports  

  Media Release: China                                                     April 24, 2013   The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the insistence of Chinese authorities that the media report only “positive” news stories in the aftermath of last week’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake which has claimed 193 lives in Sichuan.   The earthquake struck on April in Lushan County…  
9228. Another Radio Broadcaster Murdered in the Philippines  

Media Release: Philippines                                                                       April 23, 2013 The International Federation of Journalists joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in seriously condemning yet another killing of a radio reporter in the Philippines. Radio broadcaster Mario Vendiola, was shot and killed…  
9229. IFJ Condemns The Killing Of a Journalist in Mogadishu  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has condemned in strongest terms the killing of a journalist in Somalia. According to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) an IFJ affiliate, senior journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh a newscaster, reporter and program producer for state owned Radio Mogadishu and Somali National Television (SNTV) has been shot dead in Mogadishu by two men armed with pistols on Sunday 21 April 2013. “We condemn this killing and call on authorities in Somalia to investigate the case so as to bring the perpetrators to court. The family, friends and colleagues of Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh need to know the identity of the…  
9230. IFJ/EFJ Call for Global Fight Back Against Unfair Contracts  

To mark World Copyright Day on Tuesday 23 April, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), are launching a campaign to fight against unfair contracts. IFJ/EFJ have called on their affiliates to launch a global fight back against rights-grabbing contracts that demand journalists to assign their authors' rights to publishers. "Fair contracts are the guarantee for high quality and ethical journalism," says IFJ President Jim Boumelha. "However, the spread of buy-out contracts strongly impacts on the quality of journalism as well as the livelihood of journalists." Rights-grabbing contracts,…  
9231. Journalists intimidated and harassed by the military in Southern Philippines  

Media Release: Philippines                                                                       April 22, 2013 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (NUJP) in the Philippines in condemning the intimidation and harassment of journalists by the military in Davao Oriental.   Five journalists who were covering a…  
9232. IFJ Announces Opening of Moscow Solidarity Centre at Russian Congress  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today announced at the congress of its member union in Russia, the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), its decision to open a solidarity centre in Moscow.The announcement was made by IFJ President, Jim Boumelha, to the 450 delegates from across the 77 unions of journalists in Russia, organised within the RUJ.  It was welcomed by the Russian journalists' community as a major achievement for their union."The opening of the IFJ solidarity centre in Moscow will help the RUJ consolidate its work throughout its regions and in the surrounding countries," said Boumelha, "it will help the IFJ and RUJ establish a programme of work which will…  
9233. IFJ/EFJ Condemn Attack on Greek Journalist outside Athens Football Stadium  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have condemned the assault on a Greek journalist outside Giorgos Karaiskakis football stadium in Athens on Sunday, 14 April 2013.   According to the IFJ and EFJ affiliate, the Journalists Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN), George Tselika, a journalist for Greek TV station SKAI, was attacked by a group of unknown assailants because they identified him as a SKAI reporter, leaving him with a fractured pelvis and broken ribs. This is the third attack on a journalist working at the stadium this year.   "The assault is the latest in a series of…  
9234. One Journalist Killed, Two Injured in Attack on Election Rally  

Media Release: Pakistan                                                                                          April 19, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its deep concern at the escalating violence faced by journalists in Pakistan, as…  
9235. IFJ urges China to explain crackdown on news sources  

Media Release: China                                                     April 18, 2013     The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned that China’s Department for the State General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television has issued a notice to all media outlets and personnel forbidding them from quoting foreign, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau news agencies without…  
9236. Journalists Attacked by Youth Affiliate of Bangladesh Ruling Party  

Media Release: Bangladesh                                                                          April 17, 2013   Bangladesh partners in the South Asian Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) inform the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) about an attack on journalists in the Dhaka University campus by activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student…  
9237. FAJ Condemns Impunity against Media in Africa  

    The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) is alarmed about the increasing cases of arrests and detention of Journalists and media personnel as well as attacks on media organisations and destruction of their property across the African Continent.   We are disturbed by this development and how journalists take great personal and professional risks to collect process and disseminate news and information to over 1 billion African citizens in 54 states, unfortunately have continued to be victims of various acts of impunity by various governments and their agents.    FAJ is equally worried with the re arrest,  detention and subsequent arraignment…  
9238. IFJ Calls for Re-instatement of Sacked Korean Journalists  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and its member the Journalists' Associations of Korea (JAK), have launched a campaign calling for the reinstatement of journalists dismissed by Korean broadcasting companies YTN and MBC and a transparent system of electing the country's company presidents. The IFJ yesterday, 16 April 2013, sent a letter to newly elected Korean President Park Geun-hye, strongly urging her to intervene to secure the reinstatement of the journalists to their previous positions. According to the JAK, the 17 journalists were dismissed last year by the companies following a protest by media staff against alleged government interference in the media.…  
9239. EFJ Focus, 15 April 2013  

The new issue of the EFJ Focus is available in English and German and French. Got a smartphone? Scan the QR code and read the Focus while you are on the move! To subscribe, simply click HERE.   
9240. IFJ Condemns Repeated Targeting of Tamil Newspaper in Sri Lanka  

Media release: Sri Lanka                                                                                   April 15, 2013    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partners and affiliates in Sri Lanka in unequivocally condemning the repeated targeting of the Tamil newspaper Uthayan. On April 13,…  
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