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2015-10-02 15:40WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have condemned a violent assault on a journalist as well as a series of attacks against Daily Hürriyet, just the latest in a string of recent assaults on press freedom in Turkey. Read more ... -
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2015-09-05 11:11The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum welcome the release of VICE News reporters Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, but calls on the authorities to ensure their Turkish colleague Mohammed Ismael Rasool is immediately released and the charges against him are dropped. Read more ... -
2015-09-01 16:24With charges of terrorism levelled at journalists, regular court cases and police raids against media houses, the Turkish state is stepping up its attacks and intimidation of the press as snap elections scheduled for November approach. Read more ... -
2015-07-22 14:13The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have called on Iranian authorities to drop charges against Washington Post Iran correspondent Jason Rezaian and to immediately release the journalist, who has just spent his 365th day in prison. Read more ...
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2015-07-16 13:39The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have condemned an attack on Eleven Media Group Chairman and CEO Dr Than Htut Aung that appears to have been a coordinated assault. Read more ... -
2015-07-10 14:18The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum are calling for the release of all journalists still jailed in Ethiopia after a week in which six of their colleagues were freed. Read more ... -
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2015-06-25 17:17On the eve of an official visit to Quito, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have called on French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to raise the issue of declining press freedom in Ecuador. Read more ... -
2015-06-01 22:56Safety and the dangers facing journalists worldwide were the dominant themes on the opening day of the 67th World News Media Congress, currently underway in Washington D.C. Read more ...
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Media Freedom Committees are positioned across the globe to assist WAN-IFRA's partners in fighting challenges to press freedom and help place the media at the heart of society.