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2014-03-14 10:55WAN-IFRA has joined international calls for better protection for journalists in Hong Kong after a series of recent attacks against the free press culminated in a brutal attack on former Ming Pao editor-in-chief, Kevin Lau. Read more ...
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2014-03-13 18:33While welcoming the release from prison of six Turkish journalists, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum urge the Turkish authorities to do more to respect the freedom of the press and to end the harassment of critical voices. Read more ...
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2014-03-05 14:30Read WAN-IFRA's protest to the Egyptian authorities calling for the immediate release of imprisoned journalists. Read more ... -
2014-02-25 17:30Facing ongoing concerns that pressure from a bolder and more influential Beijing is eroding press freedoms, thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on 23 February to protest growing censorship and a lack of editorial autonomy. Read more ... -
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2014-02-18 12:51The Coordinating Committee of Press Freedom Organisations met in London following the WAN-IFRA press freedom mission to the United Kingdom (15-16 January 2014), and agreed to issue the following joint appeal to Prime Minister David Cameron. Read more ... -
2014-02-18 10:58WAN-IFRA is appalled by the number of attacks on journalists in Ukraine during the period November 2013 - February 2014. Close to 140 attacks have been reported by the Association of Independent Regional Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPU). Read more ...
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2014-02-14 16:17The elegant Greek Club in the heart of downtown Cairo has hosted many joyful society events over the years, but the 30 or so editors and leading journalists who gathered there on Monday for the inaugural meeting of the Egyptian Editors Association were not in a cheerful mood. Read more ...
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2014-02-14 16:09Facing ongoing popular discontent since anti-government rallies in June 2013, Istanbul’s Taksim Square was once again the site of violent clashes with riot police over the weekend of 8-9 February, as demonstrators rallied against the latest development in a string of government moves testing media freedom. Read more ...
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