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8891. IFJ/EFJ Appeal to Romanian Authorities to Prevent Amendments Re-Criminalising Defamation  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists EFJ) have expressed their deep concern about the recently adopted legislative amendments re-criminalising defamation in Romania, and appealed to  Romanian authorities to do everything in their power to prevent it becoming law. On 10 December, the Romanian Parliaments Chamber of Deputies adopted two laws amending the Penal Code which will lead to a re-criminalising of insult, libel and slander, among other changes. The IFJ/EFJ have stated that the move undermines the progress Romania has made in recent years to legally protect the right to freedom of expression, saying that it was done…  
8892. IFJ Denounces State Secrets Law Enacted in Japan  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has denounced the enactment of a strict state secrets law in Japan that will toughen penalties for leaks, stating that it will restrict the freedom of the country's media and help officials in power cover up corruption. Under the law, which was passed by the Upper House of the Japanese Parliament last Friday, 6 December, public servants or other people with access to state secrets could be jailed for up to ten years for leaking them, while journalists and others in the private sector convicted of encouraging such leaks could get up to five years if they use "grossly inappropriate" means to solicit the information.   "We…  
8893. Jesus ‘Jessie’ Tabanao  

The radio presenter was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle in the central region of Cebu City. He was shot in the back while he stood by his parked car and media reports quoted a security guard who witnessed the incident as saying that the gunman was wearing a full-faced helmet and fled the crime scene after the shooting. Police recovered eight empty shells from a handgun at the crime scene, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said. The journalist who worked for dyRC Radyo Calungsod frequently reported on the illegal drug trade on the station's "Police Line Up" and "Drug Watch" programmes.  
8894. Fakhreddine Hassan  

The journalist who worked for the youth publication of Baath, the ruling party in Syria was among people who died in a bomb attack in northwest Syria, according to the Syrian state news agency, Sana. Nine more people were injured in a blast that hit their bus on a road in the northwestern province of Idlib. Source: AFP  
8895. Murhaf al-Modahi  

A Syrian photographer who had contributed work to the French news agency AFP has been killed by shelling in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, according to a fellow photographer quoted by media reports. known by the pseudonym Abu Shuja, al-Modahi was killed in fighting between rebels and troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. The main opposition , the National Coalition also reported Abu Shuja's death, saying in a statement that he "died while carrying out his duty as a journalist". The Coalition said he "picked up a camera and started documenting (the Syrian revolt) as soon as the first protests broke out in Deir Ezzor. "He continued to work under the…  
8896. Mohammad Saeed  

The television correspondent for Al Arabiya was shot dead by hooded gunman using while on assignment in the Hreitan village located in the city of Aleppo, the cable network said. In a statement, Al Arabiya said that Saeed had worked for main news outlets but his work focused on the humanitarian crisis sparked by more than two years of civil war in Syria. Source: Al - Arabiya  
8897. Mohamed Ahmed Taysir Bellou  

The correspondent for the opposition Shahba news agency and editor of Shahba television in Syria, was shot to death near Aleppo. The news agency blamed the killing on a Syrian army sniper. The northern Aleppo region had been the focus of a major military advance in the days leading up to the killing. Source: IPI  
8898. Sai Reddy  

The correspondent of The Times of India newspaper died en route to hospital after being attacked with sharp edged weapons near a market in Basaguda in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. The Times of India reported that the attackers were Maoists and that Reddy had received multiple threats in the months leading up to his murder.  
8899. IFJ Concerned About Involvement of Georgian Government Officials in Media Contract Awards  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its grave concern that broadcasting licenses and advertising contracts in Georgia are being unfairly awarded to organisations with close connections to government officials and members of political parties. According to IFJ's Georgian affiliate, the Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (IAGJ), Georgia's state-run body, the National Communication Commission, which is responsible for awarding broadcasting licenses, earlier this year awarded the private broadcasting license for capital city, Tbilisi, to an organisation called ‘Energy Group' which is part owned by Georgian politician Kakha Baindurashvili. He is also…  
8900. IFJ/EFJ Appeal to Romanian Authorities to Prevent Amendments Re-Criminalising Defamation  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists EFJ) have expressed their deep concern about the recently adopted legislative amendments re-criminalising defamation in Romania, and appealed to  Romanian authorities to do everything in their power to prevent it becoming law.  On 10 December, the Romanian Parliaments Chamber of Deputies adopted two laws amending the Penal Code which will lead to a re-criminalising of insult, libel and slander, among other changes. The IFJ/EFJ have stated that the move undermines the progress Romania has made in recent years to legally protect the right to freedom of expression, saying that it was done…  
8901. IFJ Welcomes Kurdistan Committee to Monitor Investigations into Murder of Journalist Kawa Garmyani  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has welcomed the news that the government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) has established a committee to monitor investigations into the killing of the journalist Kawa Mohamed Ahmed "Garmyani." According to IFJ affiliate, the Kurdistan Journalists' Syndicate (KJS), Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, has set up a Coordination and Monitoring Committee to oversee investigations into the brutal murder of Garmyani, who was shot dead outside his house in the town of Kalar in east Kurdistan last Thursday night, 5 December. The committee is headed by the legal advisor of the prime minister and five other members representing the…  
8902. Hasan Elmas  

The cameraman for the Turkish state broadcaster TRT, Hasan Elmas died in a car crash, on the Belgrade-Niš highway, in Serbia. Four members of the TRT team, who were working on a documentary about Balkan music, were also injured in the accident. Hasan Elmas had begun his career in 1987 at TRT.  
8903. Juan Carlos Argeñal  

The local correspondent for national broadcaster Radio y TV Globo, was shot dead outside his home in the southeastern municipality of Danlí . Media reports quoted TV Globo chief David Romero Ellner as saying that Argeñal had received threats after exposing a case of corruption in a local hospital. His murder could also be linked to his well-known support for Liberty and Refoundation, the party led by Xiomara Castro, a candidate in the 24 November presidential election and wife of Manuel Zelaya, the president ousted by the 2009 coup, reports added.  
8904. Anibal Barrow  

The correspondent of Globo TV in San Pedro of Sula was kidnapped on 24 June as he was driving near the Olympic stadium. A few hours later, his truck was found in a sugar plantation located in the Villanueva Balsam. The journalist’s lifeless body was also found on 10 July dumped in a lagoon. According to the testimony of a protected suspect linked to the killing, Anibal Barrow was killed shortly after being kidnapped with a bullet in his left temple.  
8905. IFJ Welcomes Kurdistan Committee to Monitor Investigations into Murder of Journalist Kawa Garmyani  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has welcomed the news that the government of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) has established a committee to monitor investigations into the killing of the journalist Kawa Mohamed Ahmed "Garmyani." According to IFJ affiliate, the Kurdistan Journalists' Syndicate (KJS), Prime Minister of the KRG, Nechirvan Barzani, has set up a Coordination and Monitoring Committee to oversee investigations into the brutal murder of Garmyani, who was shot dead outside his house in the town of Kalar in east Kurdistan last Thursday night, 5 December. The committee is headed by the legal advisor of the prime minister and five other members…  
8906. IFJ/EFJ Deeply Concerned about Spanish Journalists Abducted in Syria  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have appealed for the immediate release of two Spanish journalists who have been held in Syria for nearly four months. According to media reports, Javier Espinosa, the special correspondent on the Syria conflict for the Spanish daily El Mundo, and Ricardo G. Vilanova, a freelance photojournalist, are being held by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). El Mundo has reported that the journalists were kidnapped on 16 September at the Tal Abyad checkpoint in Raqqa province, close to the border with Turkey. They were abducted while trying to leave Syria. Hoping to secure…  
8907. Relief after Release of Dutch Journalist Kidnapped in Yemen  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have welcomed the release of Dutch journalist Judith Spiegel and commended their Dutch affiliate, the Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ), for its tireless work and commitment in helping secure her freedom. Spiegel and her husband, Boudewijn Berendsen, were kidnapped from their house in the Haddah area of Yemen's capital city Sana'a around the beginning of the second week of June by a group of gunmen. According to reports, they were released at the weekend and are expected to return to the Netherlands on Wednesday. "We welcome the fantastic news that Judith Spiegel and…  
8908. IFJ/EFJ Concerned for Future of Staff at Ria Novosti Following Scandalous Closure  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to abolish the country's state owned news agency RIA Novosti and Voice of Russia radio station.  According to media reports, in a decree published on the Kremlin's website on Monday, President Putin announced RIA Novosti would be replaced by a news agency called Russia Today, to be headed by polemical journalist and Kremlin support Dmitry Kiselev. The decree said Voice of Russia had also been closed, stating that the changes were effective immediately.  "We strongly condemn this absolutely scandalous…  
8909. IFJ/EFJ Condemn Latest Attack on Greek Journalist by ‘Golden Dawn’ Members  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have condemned the latest brutal attack against a Greek journalist by members of the Golden Dawn party, while also expressing their concern that police did not stop the incident. According to IFJ/EFJ Greek affiliate, the Journalists' Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN), STAR TV journalist Panagiotis Bousis was covering a Golden Dawn event on Monday evening, 9 December, in the Iraklion suburb of Athens when party members attacked him, beating him around the head. The cameraman recording the event for STAR TV was also physically abused and media coverage was prohibited from taking…  
8910. IFJ/EFJ Demand Immediate Investigation into Raids on Ukrainian Media Agencies  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have called on authorities in Ukraine to carry out an immediate and thorough investigation into the raids yesterday, Monday 9 December, on three Kiev-based opposition news agencies by unidentified armed individuals reportedly dressed like members of Ukraine's Special Forces. According to media reports, raids took place at 6pm on the offices of the newspaper Vechirni Visti, the online TV station INTV and the news website Cenzor.net, at the same time that riot police started to disperse those people involved in anti-government demonstrations. Reports say that the men who carried out the raids…  
8911. IFJ/EFJ Deeply Concerned About Spanish Journalists Abducted in Syria  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have appealed for the immediate release of two Spanish journalists who have been held in Syria for nearly four months. According to media reports, Javier Espinosa, the special correspondent on the Syria conflict for the Spanish daily El Mundo, and Ricardo G. Vilanova, a freelance photojournalist, are being held by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). El Mundo has reported that the journalists were kidnapped on September 16 at the Tal Abyad checkpoint in Raqqa province, close to the border with Turkey. They were abducted while trying to leave Syria. Hoping to secure the release of…  
8912. IFJ/EFJ Welcome Release of Dutch Journalist Judith Spiegel in Yemen  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have welcomed the release of Dutch journalist Judith Spiegel and commended their Dutch affiliate, the Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ), for its tireless work and commitment in helping secure her freedom. Spiegel and her husband, Boudewijn Berendsen, were kidnapped from their house in the Haddah area of Yemen's capital city Sana'a around the beginning of the second week of June by a group of gunmen.  According to reports, they were released at the weekend and are expected to return to the Netherlands on Wednesday."We welcome the fantastic news that Judith Spiegel and her…  
8913. IFJ/EFJ’s Affiliates Act to Support Journalists in Ukraine  

Amid the turmoil and violence in Kiev and other cities across Ukraine in the last few days, the Ukrainian affiliates of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have taken a range of practical actions to support the rights and freedoms of journalists covering events. In the past week the Independent Media Trade-Union of Ukraine (IMTUU) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) have: - Turned their offices on Khreschatyk street into a press centre where journalists can rest, recharge their phones and get access to the internet to check the latest events or send their materials to editorial offices. …  
8914. Urgent Appeal for Immediate Investigation into Murder of Journalist in Kurdistan Region of Iraq  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has written to the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Massoud Barazani, to urge his government to carry out a thorough investigation into the murder of journalist Kawa Mohamed Ahmed "Garmyani" who was shot dead in the town of Kalar in east Kurdistan last night, Thursday 5 December. According to IFJ affiliate, the Kurdistan journalists' Syndicate (KJS), its member Garmyani was gunned down at 9pm outside his house. Media reports say that a few days before his murder he had announced on his Facebook page that he had documents relating to a corruption case that he was planning to write about in the local ‘Rayal' magazine. As…  
8915. Call for Greater Protection for Media in Yemen Following Attack on Woman Journalist  

The Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on authorities in Yemen to step up their efforts to protect the safety of journalists following the abduction and appalling beating of woman journalist, Saraa al Shehary, in the capital city of Sanaa on Wednesday, 4 December. According to IFJ affiliate, the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS), al Shehary, a correspondent for Al Maserah TV, was kidnapped in the city on Wednesday afternoon and then left in an area near Sanaa airport the following day. It is not known who carried out the attack. In a separate incident on Wednesday, economic media magazine reporter, Abdulsalam al Ghubary, was beaten and kicked by riot police while…  
8916. Kawa Garmyani  

The editor of Rayal magazine and correspondent Awene newspaper was shot dead outside his home in Kalar, South Kurdistan. Reports said that he died in a hail of bullets, in front of his mother.Three days ago, Kawa had announced on his Facebook page that he had documents relating to a corruption case that he was planning to write about in the Rayal magazine. Kawa had been involved in disputes with local Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leaders because of his investigative reporting and recently he registered a complaint with Garmyan police against one PUK official. Previously he had appeared in court for publishing the photo of an official in a report on corruption. Source:…  
8917. IFJ Demands Justice for Iraqi Journalist Murdered in Syria  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the brutal murder of Iraqi journalist Yasser Faisal al Jumaily in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey, on Wednesday, 4 December. Although the full circumstances of the incident are unknown, according to reports freelance journalist and cameraman Faisal, who was a member of the IJS, was kidnapped by an al Qaida linked terrorist group in the Idlib region who then executed him. He had spent ten days in northern Syria where he was carrying out an investigative report for Spanish media. "We express our deepest sympathies for the loved ones and colleagues ofYasser Faisal al Jumaily who leaves behind three…  
8918. IFJ Calls On Lebanese Authorities to Quash Conviction Against Journalist Rami Aysha  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on Lebanese authorities to withdraw all proceedings against the journalist Rami Aysha after it emerged that last week he received a six month jail sentence in absentia from a Beirut military court on a charge of purchasing firearms. According to reports, Aysha, a freelance reporter/journalist in Lebanon, was arrested on 30 August 2012 while investigating a story on weapons deportation in Beirut. He was released a month later pending trial. When the trial was finally scheduled for 25 November this year he was working abroad and requested, through his lawyer, that it was postponed until 8 December. But the judge in charge of the…  
8919. IFJ Demands Increased Protection for Media in Yemen Following Attack on Woman Journalist  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on authorities in Yemen to step up their efforts to protect the safety of journalists following the abduction and appalling beating of woman journalist, Saraa al Shehary, in the capital city of Sanaa on Wednesday, 4 December. According to IFJ affiliate, the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS), al Shehary, a correspondent for Al Maserah TV, was kidnapped in the city on Wednesday afternoon and then left in an area near Sanaa airport the following day. It is not known who carried out the attack. In a separate incident on Wednesday, economic media magazine reporter, Abdulsalam al Ghubary, was beaten and kicked by riot police while…  
8920. IFJ Urges President of Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Investigate Murder of Journalist Kawa Garmyani  

The International Federation of Journalists has written to the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Massoud Barazani, to urge his government to carry out a thorough investigation into the murder of journalist Kawa Mohamed Ahmed "Garmyani" who was shot dead in the town of Kalar in east Kurdistan last night, Thursday 5 December.   According to IFJ affiliate, the Kurdistan journalists' Syndicate (KJS), its member Garmyani was gunned down at 9pm outside his house. Media reports say that a few days before his murder he had announced on his Facebook page that he had documents relating to a corruption case that he was planning to write about in the local ‘Rayal'…  
8921. UNESCO Global Forum on Media and Gender - interview with IFJ General Secretary Beth Costa  

UNESCO Global Forum on Media and Gender from IFJ Vimeo Channel on Vimeo. Watch an interview with IFJ General Secretary, Beth Costa, at the UNESCO Global Forum on Media and Gender, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2-4 December, 2013   
8922. European commission launches copyright consultation  

The European Commission  launched a public consultation as part of its on-going efforts to review and modernise EU copyright rules. The consultation invites stakeholders to share their views on areas identified in the Communication on Content in the Digital Single Market (IP/12/1394), i.e. territoriality in the Single Market, harmonisation, limitations and exceptions to copyright in the digital age; fragmentation of the EU copyright market; and how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of enforcement while underpinning its legitimacy in the wider context of copyright reform.   The consultation directly adresses the remuneration of authors and performers.  It points…  
8923. UNESCO Global Forum on Media and Gender  

The IFJ General Secretary, Elisabeth Costa and the EFJ Vice-President Nadia Azhgikhina (who is also the IFJ Gender Coordinator in Russia) attended the UNESCO Global Forum on Media and Gender in Bangkok, Thailand on 2 - 4 December. You can watch the interviews with Costa and Azhgikhina about the Forum and the role of IFJ and EFJ in promoting gender equality in the media. The two-day forum aims to gathers global experts in gender and media who will contribute to a draft framework of action to reduce gender disparities in and through the media. At the end of the two-day conference, UNESCO announced the launch of a Global Alliance on Media and Gender (in which the IFJ is a partner) and a…  
8924. IFJ/EFJ’s Ukraine Affiliates Act to Support Journalists  

Amid the turmoil and violence in Kiev and other cities across Ukraine in the last few days, the Ukrainian affiliates of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have taken a range of practical actions to support the rights and freedoms of journalists covering events. In the past week the Independent Media Trade-Union of Ukraine (IMTUU) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) have: - Turned their offices on Khreschatyk street into a press centre where journalists can rest, recharge their phones and get access to the internet to check the latest events or send their materials to editorial offices.   - Provided…  
8925. Manuel de Jesús Murillo Varela  

The photographer who formerly worked for deposed President Manuel Zelaya was found dead in Tegucigalpa, three years after the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requested that the Honduran state to guarantee the photographer's "life and personal integrity". According to the Honduras press-freedom group C-Libre as well as media reports, the body of Manuel de Jesús Murillo Varela, 32, was first identified on Oct. 16 after having apparently been shot to death one week earlier. On Feb. 25, 2010, the IACHR, the human-rights arm of the Organization of American States (OAS), formally asked the Honduran government to adopt "precautionary measures" to protect the…  
8926. Saleh Iyad Hafiyana  

The photographer with the Fasatu news agency was among people killed in Tripoli when members of the Misrata milita opened fire on protesters who had gathered outside its headquarters in Tripoli to demand an end to the reign of the Katiba ( militias). Several other several journalists were among the wounded. Source: RSF  
8927. Wadah al-Hamdani  

The journalist working for a TV channel was killed in Basra province by random shots fired by mourners of the funeral of Sheikh Ghanim clans, according to security sources quoted in media. “The mourners of the funeral of Sheikh Othman Ghanim in al-Zubair district shot randomly as an expression of grief, but one of the bullets hit the reporter and photographer of Baghdad Satellite Channel, Wadah al-Hamdani ,” the source told Shafaq News. He added that the bullet hit his neck as killed him immediately. Source: Shafaq News  
8928. Joash Digno, Michael Diaz Milos  

The radio journalist, who hosted a programme entitled “Bombardeyo” at DXGT Radyo Abante in Maramag town, was shot dead by four attackers in Valencia City, according to media reports. The victim was with a group of friends in a watering hole in front the CAP Building along Sayre Highway. When he went to the rest room, one of the assailants followed him and started shooting, one eye witness was quoted as saying. Dignos was reported to have run towards his car but was met with more bullets from three other assailants on the way out. He was an outspoken critic of some politicians and government officials. Reports quoted Mars Downy Ben Medina, program…  
8929. IFJ Calls for Libyan Authorities to Investigate Murder of Radio Station Owner  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for authorities in Libya to carry out a thorough investigation into the brutal murder of Radwan Ghariani, the owner of a radio station in Tripoli. According to media reports, Ghariani, the owner of Tripoli FM, was found dead in his car by a police patrol on Sunday night, 1 December, in Tripoli's eastern suburb of Ghot al-Roman. Reports say he had been shot a number of times. "We express our deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of the respected Libyan media owner Radwan Ghariani," said IFJ President Jim Boumelha. "We call on the authorities in Libya to carry out an immediate and thorough investigation…  
8930. Salik Ali Jafri  

The GEO news journalist was among five people killed in the twin bomb explosions which also wounded dozens more in Karachi. Two simultaneous explosions went off in the densely-crowded Federal B area of Ancholi on Friday night. Eyewitnesses said a motorcycle exploded near a crowded tea shop where dozens of people were having tea. Another device placed in a bike parked outside a confectionery shop also went off. Officials from the local bomb disposal squad said both explosions were carried out through Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing around five to six kilograms containing nails and ball bearings. Salik Ali Jafri was severely injured in the blast and later…  
8931. Brutal Violence against Journalists in Ukraine Roundly Condemned  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal attacks by Ukrainian security forces against journalists covering the mass protests in Kiev. According to media reports, over 50 journalists were injured in the clashes between police and protesters engaged in running street battles in Kiev and other cities over the weekend. The incidents occurred as thousands of Ukrainian citizens took to the streets demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych and his government. The protests began because the President refused to sign a deal for closer relations with the EU. It is believed that…  
8932. Radwan Ghariani  

The 40–year old owner of Tripoli FM, a Libyan English language radio station was found dead in his car, his body riddled with bullets, according to media reports. Police found the body of Radwan Ghariani in his car with four gunshots wounds. The authorities were not able to indicate the motive behind his murder but have ruled out robbery. Source: Al –Arabiya News  
8933. IFJ/FAJ Back Journalists Protest over Oppressive Media Bill in Kenya  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) are giving their full backing to journalists in Kenya in their battle against a contentious Media Bill that threatens press freedom in the country.  IFJ/FAJ affiliate, the Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA), is today Tuesday, 3 December, leading hundreds of journalists in peaceful protests against the oppressive clauses of the Kenya Information and Communication Amendment (KICA) Bill."We support our affiliate's stance and all journalists in Kenya," said IFJ President Jim Boumelha. "This Bill's draconian provisions are gagging the media. We call on all journalists and…  
8934. IFJ Supports Guardian Editor ahead of Appearance at UK House of Commons  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has given its strong support to the decision of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger to publish the NSA and GCHQ surveillance leaked by Edward Snowden, stating that newspaper's investigation was clearly in the public interest. The IFJ has issued its stance ahead of Rusbridger's appearance today before the House of Commons home affairs select committee to be questioned about the leaked revelations which were published by the Guardian and Observer. The IFJ supports the editor's decision to publish this information of vital public interest and his defence of the freedom of the press to hold government and corporate interests to…  
8935. IFJ Denounces Israeli Forces for Targeting Group of Photographers  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the Israeli army for "deliberately targeting" a group of photographers covering skirmishes at Qalandia crossing between Jerusalem and Ramallah on Sunday, 1 December. According to media reports, Israeli troops fired rubber bullets and threw stun grenades at the photographers, despite them putting their hands in the air to indicate that they were leaving. It has also been reported that an Italian freelance photographer covering the same incident was earlier almost been hit in the face by a rubber bullet. "We condemn the use of such extreme violence against working journalists who were shamefully attacked after they…  
8936. IFJ Gives Strong Support to Guardian Editor Ahead of Appearance at UK House of Commons  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has given its strong support to the decision of Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger to publish the NSA and GCHQ surveillance leaked by Edward Snowden, stating that newspaper's investigation was clearly in the public interest. The IFJ has issued its stance ahead of  Rusbridger's appearance today before the House of Commons home affairs select committee to be questioned about the leaked revelations which were published by the Guardian and Observer. The IFJ supports the editor's decision to publish this information of vital public interest and his defence of the freedom of the press to hold government and corporate interests to account,…  
8937. IFJ Denounces Israeli Forces For Targeting Group of Photographers  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the Israeli army for "deliberately targeting" a group of photographers covering skirmishes at Qalandia crossing between Jerusalem and Ramallah on Sunday, 1 December. According to media reports, Israeli troops fired rubber bullets and threw stun grenades at the photographers, despite them putting their hands in the air to indicate that they were leaving. It has also been reported that an Italian freelance photographer covering the same incident was earlier almost been hit in the face by a rubber bullet. ""We condemn the use of such extreme violence against working journalists who were shamefully attacked…  
8938. IFJ/EFJ Strongly Condemn Brutal Attacks Against Journalists in Ukraine  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal attacks by Ukrainian security forces against journalists covering the mass protests in Kiev.According to media reports, over 50 journalists were injured in the clashes between police and protesters engaged in running street battles in Kiev and other cities over the weekend. The incidents occurred as thousands of Ukrainian citizens took to the streets to call for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych and his party's government. The protests began because the President refused to sign a deal for closer relations with the EU. It is believed that many…  
8939. FAJ Condemns Restrictions on Right to Information in Liberia  

Media outlets in Liberia must not be prevented from reporting on all activities on behalf of the right to information of the public, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) said today.  FAJ is backing its affiliate, the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), in condemning the gag order imposed by the country’s criminal court on the coverage of a high level scandal in government, terming the restriction as a declaration of a state of emergency.  According to PUL, on November 29, the criminal court, under the directive of Judge Blamo Dixon, ordered media outlets “to refrain and desist from publishing and/or broadcasting directly or indirectly,” activities of Ms. Ellen Corkrum,…  
8940. FAJ Condemns Restrictions on Right to Information in Liberia  

Media outlets in Liberia must not be prevented from reporting on all activities on behalf of the right to information of the public, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) said today.  FAJ is backing its affiliate, the Press Union of Liberia (PUL), in condemning the gag order imposed by the country’s criminal court on the coverage of a high level scandal in government, terming the restriction as a declaration of a state of emergency.  According to PUL, on November 29, the criminal court, under the directive of Judge Blamo Dixon, ordered media outlets “to refrain and desist from publishing and/or broadcasting directly or indirectly,” activities of Ms. Ellen Corkrum,…  
8942. IFJ Asia Pacific Projects 2010  

Read the IFJ report on projects run in the Asia Pacific region during the Congress period 2010-2013. Read the report HERE  
8944. IFJ Latin America projects 2010  

Read the IFJ report on projects run in the Latin America region during the Congress period 2010-2013. Read the report HERE  
8945. IFJ Africa projects 2009  

Read the IFJ report on projects run in the Africa region in 2009. Read the report HERE  
8946. UN report on the right to artistic expression and creation  

This report points at "coercive contracts that authors and artists identify as a primary obstacle to fair remuneration. Under such contracts, which are frequent, creators sign away all their rights to their creation in order to gain a commission for creating a work. Consequently, they lose control over their creation, which can be used in contradiction to their own vision".   
8947. UN report on the right to artistic expression and creation  

This report points at "coercive contracts that authors and artists identify as a primary obstacle to fair remuneration. Under such contracts, which are frequent, creators sign away all their rights to their creation in order to gain a commission for creating a work. Consequently, they lose control over their creation, which can be used in contradiction to their own vision".   
8948. Alaa Edwar  

According to IFJ affiliate, the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate (IJS), the 41- year old cameraman for TV station Nivenehe Al-Ghad, was shot three times in the head and chest by unidentified gunmen and died on the spot. The murder took place in Mosul, the capital of the country's northern province of Niveneh. Anwar had previously worked for Al-Rashid TV and for other TV stations as a freelance cameraman.  
8949. IFJ/EFJ Strongly Support Spanish Unions Against Brutal Closure of RTV Valencia (Nou) in Spain  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal closure, in Spain, of the public broadcaster Radio Televisio Valenciana (called Canal Nou in Valencian language) by the regional government of Valencia.  According to IFJ/EFJ affiliates in Spain, at midday today, police forced their way into the station's building cutting the broadcast signal. Up to that point, the RTVV staff had continued to resist the decision of the President of the regional government, Alberto Fabra, to close the station and had been broadcasting independently for 15 days.Canal 9 is the only public regional television station…  
8950. IFJ Issues Call to ‘End Impunity’ in Iraq Following Latest Journalist Murder  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has warned of the increasingly dangerous situation for journalists in Iraq following the murder of journalist Alaa Edwar on Wednesday, 27 November, in Mosul, the capital of the country's northern province of Niveneh. According to IFJ affiliate, the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate (IJS), Edwar, 41, a cameraman for local TV station Nivenehe Al-Ghad, was shot three times in the head and chest by unidentified gunmen and died on the spot. He had previously worked for Al-Rashid TV and for other TV stations as a freelance cameraman.Another journalist, Wadah el Hamdani, a reporter for the Baghdad TV channel, was killed accidentally by a random bullet…  
8951. EFJ FOCUS, 29 November 2013  

The 29 November 2013 issue of the EFJ Focus is now available in English, 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. If you missed the previous issues, see our archives.  
8952. IFJ/FAJ Commend UN Resolution against Impunity and African Court Hearing on Norbert Zongo  

The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has today joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to commend the United Nations' General Assembly for passing the Resolution to establish 2nd November as International Day to End Impunity. This development preludes the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) hearing of the assassination of the journalist Norbert Zongo, on 28 November in Arusha, Tanzania. The United Nations General Assembly- yesterday 26 November- passed by consensus a resolution on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity. The resolution includes a call to make the International Day to End Impunity an official UN day, to be commemorated…  
8953. IFJ/EFJ Deeply Concerned About Media Safety in Syria Following Abduction of Swedish Journalists  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have appealed for the safe return of two Swedish journalists who were abducted in Syria last Saturday, 23 November. According to media reports, Magnus Falkehed, a Paris based reporter for Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter, and freelance photographer Niclas Hammarström, were abducted as they were trying to leave the country. It is not known who took the journalists, but the Swedish Foreign Ministry says it is trying to get more information on the situation. “We demand the immediate release of these highly experienced and respected journalists and we stand in solidarity with…  
8954. IFJ Urges UN Member States to Support Draft Resolution on Media Protection  

The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote shortly on a draft resolution creating an International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, told Radio France International that France had proposed to mark the UN Day on 2 November, the day on which two French reporters, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, were murdered in Kidal, Mali, earlier this month. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), which has a long record in lobbying for international instruments to protect journalists, in particular the success in getting resolution 1738 adopted by the UN Security Council in December 2006, has worked on this…  
8955. IFJ/EFJ Welcome Jury Decision to Uphold Haitian Photographer’s Authors’ Rights  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)  have welcomed a US federal jury decision on 22 November to award Haitian photographer Daniel Morel a large amount of damages for violation of his authors' rights in photographs by Agence France Press and Getty Images. The legal dispute between Morel and AFP began on 13 January 2010 when Morel uploaded his photographs of the Haiti earthquake on the social networking website, Twitpic. The AFP published Morel's photographs without obtaining his permission and wrongly credited Mr Lisandro Suero, who had re-posted Morel's pictures, as the author. When confronted later by Morel, the AFP…  
8956. Google wins case against Authors' Guild  

In a judgement held on 14th November U.S Circuit Judge Denny Chin ruled that Google's scanning of more than 20 million books and making snippets of text available  constituted a fair use, granting the company summary judgment in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the Authors Guild in 2005. "We disagree with and are disappointed by the court's decision today," Authors Guild executive director Paul Aiken said. "This case presents a fundamental challenge to copyright that merits review by a higher court. Google made unauthorized digital editions of nearly all of the world's valuable copyright-protected literature and profits from displaying those works. In our…  
8957. No tolerance for sexual harassment of women in India's media, says IFJ  

The IFJ joins its Indian affiliates, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the All India Newspaper Employees Federation, in calling for a "no tolerance" stance on sexual violence and harassment of female media workers, after reports of an alleged assault on a female journalist earlier this month. This most recent case follows a concerning pattern of incidents in India's media and heightened public awareness about a rising cases of sexual violence generally across the country. This includes the gang-rape of a photojournalist in the western Indian city of Mumbai on 22 August.Tehelka magazine editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is at the…  
8958. International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women: November 25, 2013  

When we speak, each year, of violence against women journalists, we must take into account that women journalists are threatened, attacked, bullied, harassed, raped and sometimes killed for being women, for being journalists and sometimes, for being women journalists.  As women, 70% of us will experience violence in our lifetime, a human rights violation and, according to the UN  "a consequence of discrimination against women, in law and also in practice, and of persisting inequalities between men and women." As journalists, with more and more women entering the profession, we have discovered that they - more often their male colleagues, are the subject…  
8959. IFJ/FAJ Call on the African Court to Address Impunity in Africa  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has joined its African regional group the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) to call on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) to address the rampant impunity enjoyed by culprits of crimes against journalists and African citizens on the continent. The two organisations say that the situation of journalists’ safety in Africa remains critical.  There is lack of accountability for Violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, attacks and crime targeting media professionals.   This culture of impunity still prevailing in Africa led to 21 killings of journalists in the course of their work…  
8960. IFJ Launches Global Campaign to End violence against Women Journalists  

Watch the video message from Beth Costa, IFJ General Secretary  Feature article from Mindy Ran, Co-Chair of IFJ Gender Council The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today launched a global  campaign to denounce violence against women journalists and alert public authorities on their need to to end impunity for  these crimes.  This campaign is a response to the numerous cases of women journalists being threatened, attacked, harassed, raped or even killed in the course of their profession."Tragically, women journalists are under bigger threat than their male colleagues when it comes to attacks, bullying, threats, cyber-bullying, rape and abuse; all…  
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