[Foreign media news] Rebuilding Over The Long Haul/Tsunami Relief Fund Update
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[Foreign media news] The IFJ calls for a full investigation into recent press club bombing
Media Release: Bangladesh 7 February 2005The IFJ calls for a full investigation into recent press club bombingThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has voiced serious concern for the safety of journalists in the Khulna district of Bangladesh after calling for a full enquiry into the ca
[Foreign media news] Federation of Nepalese Journalists appeals for international action -Bishnu arrested, Tara Nath in hiding
Media Release: Nepal 7 February 2005Federation of Nepalese Journalists appeals for international actionBishnu arrested, Tara Nath in hidingThe General Secretary of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Bishnu Nisthuri, remains arrested although his place of detention is not known.However, FNJ Pres
[Foreign media news] IFJ Calls on Egypt to Free Jailed Journalists Over Book Fair Censorship
08 February 2005IFJ Calls on Egypt to Free Jailed Journalists After Book Fair Censorship Sparks Free Expression Fears The International Federation of Journalists today accused the Egyptian authorities of censorship and intimidation of independent journalism after a crackdown on activists working at
[Foreign media news] Public Appeal from the Nepalese Human Rights Community
Dear Colleagues,Please find attached a joint appeal made on Saturday, 5 February by a number of leading Human Rights NGOs in Kathmandu. This is their statement as they drafted it and is not a translation.Click here to view the appeal online: http://www.ifj-asia.org/files/kathmanduhrgroups.pdfBest r
[Foreign media news] FNJ PRESIDENT AND GENERAL SECRETARY ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU
FLASH: Nepal 6 February 2005FNJ PRESIDENT AND GENERAL SECRETARY ARRESTED IN KATHMANDUThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has received reliable information that Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) President, Tara Nath Dahal and FNJ Secretary General, Bishnu Nisthuri have been arres
[Foreign media news] India - Political interference threatens press freedom in India, says IFJ
Media Release: India 5 February 2005Political interference threatens press freedom in India, says IFJThe International Federation of Journalists has today condemned the assault of two journalists in Chitradurga, Karnataka allegedly by followers of N.Y. Hanumanthappa, Congress Member of Parliament (M
[Foreign media news] Indian Journalist Unions Protest Continued Intimidation of Media Persons and Curtailment of Press Freedom in Nepal
Media Release: India - Nepal 4 February 2005Journalist Unions Protest Continued Intimidation ofMedia Persons and Curtailment of Press Freedom in NepalAt a meeting in Bangalore organized by the International Federation of Journalists, representatives and office bearers of journalist unions including
