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The Arab Press Network (APN) is a digital network that supports a strong independent press in the Arab world by sharing, distributing and exchanging information between newspaper publishers, editors, journalists and human rights advocates. Published in Arabic, English and French, the APN posts stories and highlights freedom of expression news relevant to the Arab world and the wider international community.

Arab Network for Freedom of Expression Officially Established

2011-12-07 13:19

Based on its belief in the need for unified action to promote freedom of expression in the Arab world, the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), in cooperation with the Tunisian Center for Freedom of Expression and Media expert Yousef Ahmed, has initiated the establishment of the Arab Network for Freedom of Expression (ANFEX).
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Free expression groups call upon the government to act decisively on reforms ahead of historic elections

2011-10-10 17:30
As Tunisia is preparing to hold historic elections on 23 October, the profound reform of the media sector is yet to take place, despite genuine initiatives taken and valid recommendations made by competent groups and voices. Yet, time is of the essence to effectively support freedom of expression by adopting a series of positive measures and setting high standards for the future. Read more ...
The irresolvable dilemma of the newspaper publisher

2011-07-07 12:16

Moroccan publisher Aboubakr Jamaï, winner of the 2010 Gebran Tueni Prize, says newspaper publishers daily face an "impossible dilemma".
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Scars of Oppression Run Deep in the Tunisian Media

2011-06-14 17:08

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IFEX-TMG members alarmed by resurgence of Internet censorship and arrests

2011-06-13 10:53
The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members including WAN-IFRA, is alarmed by the arrest and the charges facing outspoken policeman Samir Feriani, and what seems to be the resurgence of Internet censorship. Read more ...
IFEX-TMG members support fair and transparent allocation process for broadcasting licences

2011-05-19 14:39
Decades of government-imposed restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of media through censorship, imprisonments, and pressure on media outlets and journalists have left the Tunisian media landscape in urgent need of reform, with the promotion of freedom of expression as a founding cornerstone, say members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 20 IFEX members. Read more ...
IFEX-TMG mission to Tunisia observes freedom of expression post 14 January

2011-04-16 11:25
(February 2011) In its seventh formal mission to Tunisia, and the second visit since deposed President Zine El Abedine Ben Ali fled the country on 14 January, a delegation from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), of which WAN-IFRA is an active member, spent over a week meeting a wide range of old and new stakeholders as part of the ongoing assessment of the state of freedom of expression in the country. IFEX-TMG is a coalition of 20 IFEX members who have been monitoring the freedom of expression situation in Tunisia since 2004. Read more ...
Moroccan Journalist Presented Gebran Tueni Prize

2011-04-13 23:00
Aboubakr Jamaï, the co-founder and former managing director of the weekly newspaper Le Journal Hebdomadaire and a pioneer of the independent press in Morocco, has been presented the 2010 Gebran Tueni Award in a ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon. Read more ...
WAN-IFRA Board Endorses Resolution for Press Freedom in Middle East and North Africa

2011-04-11 10:47
The World Association of Newspapers and Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) has called on governments across the Middle East and North Africa to seize a historic opportunity "to recognise and support the essential role a free and independent press must play in the democratisation process." Read more ...
Newspapers World-Wide to Commemorate World Press Freedom Day

2011-04-05 23:00
What do the Nobel Committee, Google, a Tunisian novelist and a Mexican journalist on the front lines of a drug war all have in common? They all have contributed to a package of editorials, essays and other materials being offered to newspapers world-wide to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Read more ...

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In countless countries, journalists, editors and publishers are physically attacked, imprisoned, censored, suspended or harassed for their work. WAN-IFRA is committed to defending freedom of expression by promoting a free and independent press around the world.