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"Standing up Against the Narrative of Fear"

Speech of Mr Erik Bjerager on the occasion of the Romanian National News Agency (AGERPRES) conference on the protection of journalists and the freedom of the media, 17 March, 2016, Bucharest, Romania.

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Hedvig Lundstrom

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2016-04-05 16:53

Turkey should drop criminal charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül

Leading international free expression and press freedom groups, including WAN-IFRA, condemn politically motivated trial.

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Andrew Heslop

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2016-03-24 19:10

Turkey should drop criminal charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül

Leading international free expression and press freedom groups, including WAN-IFRA, condemn politically motivated trial.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

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2016-03-24 19:10

Protest Campaign - Turkey, 8 March 2016

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Andrew Heslop

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2016-03-08 12:14

World's Press Denounces Move Against Zaman in Turkey

WAN-IFRA statement in support of Zaman and Today's Zaman: "We stand in solidarity with our friends and colleagues at Zaman to categorically denounce this latest assault on press freedom in Turkey."

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Andrew Heslop

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2016-03-04 18:54

Rights groups and cartoonists ask Iranian President Rouhani to help free artist Atena Farghadani

WAN-IFRA and global freedom of expression organisations have written to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to free cartoonist Atena Faraghdani who is in prison for publishing a symbolic cartoon online. Atena has been sentenced to 12 years 9 months in prison, awaiting final verdict from the court of appeal.

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

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2016-02-26 18:05

Answering the public's question "why do they do it?"

"Unless our societies fully appreciate the value of professional journalism - and that it contributes directly to their betterment - then our own efforts will always be limited to reacting to attacks and insecurity rather than by being proactive in eliminating the causes of it."

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Andrew Heslop

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2016-02-05 17:49

A "bold commitment to set aside differences and unite in defence of journalism, freedom and democracy"

"People are dying to bring us the morning headlines, yet rarely receive mention. What message does it send our society if we can barely address the dangers of our own profession between our own pages?"

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Andrew Heslop

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2016-02-05 10:58

Turkey must allow supporters to meet with imprisoned journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül

Leading international free expression and press freedom groups condemn government’s refusal to allow supporters to visit pair jailed for their reporting, call for their release

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Andrew Heslop

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2016-01-27 14:28

Protest Campaign - Poland, 25 January 2016

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Andrew Heslop's picture

Andrew Heslop

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2016-01-26 14:00

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