SPECIAL ISSUES

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of expression organisations sign on to letter on Iran expressing continued concern over impunity in case of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi , IFEX, 13/07/2004

CROATIA: OSCE Mission concerned over prison sentence for libel, calls for reform of Croatian libel legislation , OSCE, 13/07/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of expression organisations condemn media freedom and freedom of expression violations in eight African countries , IFEX, 25/06/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of expression organisations call on African governments to implement a number of legal reforms and end the criminalisation of expression , IFEX, 25/06/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of expression organisations call on Azeri president to dismiss criminal libel case against journalist Irada Huseynova and cancel the warrant for her arrest , IFEX, 25/06/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of expression organisations voice concern over harassment of Bobomurod Abdullayev in Uzbekistan , IFEX, 25/06/2004

GREECE: ECHR Convicts Greece for Violation of Freedom of Expression in the Rizos and Daskas v. Greece Case , ECHR, 27/05/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Resolutions passed at IPI Annual General Assembly , IPI/IFEX, 18/05/2004

INTERNATIONAL: UN Secretary General's message on World Press Freedom Day , PINA/IFEX, 04/05/2004

GREECE: Greek State TV "Honors" World Press Freedom Day by Censoring Award Winning Documentary , GHM, 04/05/2004

INTERNATIONAL: IFJ calls for investigation into journalist killings in Iraq, stresses need for safety, solidarity, in World Press Freedom Day address , IFJ/IFEX, 03/05/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom: Deliberately targeted for doing their jobs , AI, 03/05/2004

ROMANIA: Freedom of Expression Week (April 28 - May 3, 2004) , MMA/CIJ/APPLE, 30/04/2004

ROMANIA: Freedom of the press in Romania - Report on 2003 , FreeEx, 20/03/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Fifty-three journalists killed in 2003, says WAN in annual report , WAN/IFEX, 18/03/2004

INTERNATIONAL: CPJ releases "Attacks on the Press in 2003"; annual survey documents changing press freedom landscape , CPJ/IFEX, 12/03/2004

GREECE: IPI 2003 World Press Freedom Review: Greece , SEEMO, 11/03/2004

INTERNATIONAL: IPI World Press Freedom Review 2003 highlights sacrifices made by war reporters , IPI/IFEX, 11/03/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Miklos Haraszti appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media , OSCE, 09/03/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Council of Europe reaffirms the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information (not covering racist and anti-Semitic speech) , CoE, 12/02/2004

UNITED STATES: US apoplexy over Jackson flash , BBC, 04/02/2004

UNITED STATES: Cartoonist receives death threats , CRN/IFEX, 04/02/2004

INTERNATIONAL: RSF terms 2003 a "black year" for press freedom , RSF/IFEX, 09/01/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Thirty-six journalists killed for their work in 2003, says CPJ , CPJ/IFEX, 06/01/2004

INTERNATIONAL: Joint declaration from UN, OSCE and OAS representatives on freedom of expression , ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 17/12/2003

EUROPE: RSF and OSCE call for defamation to be decriminalised , RSF/IFEX, 25/11/2003

INTERNATIONAL: ECHR rules against Austria in freedom of expression case: "closet Nazi" is a value judgment not a statement of fact , ECHR, 13/11/2003

INTERNATIONAL: UN sub-commission puts human rights on back burner , RSF/IFEX, 26/08/2003

TUNISIA: Release Journalist Now , HRW, 22/08/2003

EUROPE: ARTICLE 19 submission to Council of Europe on "right of reply" in new media environment , ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 22/08/2003

INTERNATIONAL: IFJ warns of human rights agenda "hijack" following UNCHR's suspension of RSF , IFJ/IFEX, 13/08/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Cartoonist contacted by US Secret Service , CRN/IFEX, 09/08/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of Expression Cannot Be Abused to Protect Racist and Anti-Semitic Speech (Garaudy v France Inadmissible) , ECHR, 30/07/2003

INTERNATIONAL: RSF suspended from United Nations Commission on Human Rights for one year , RSF/IFEX, 29/07/2003

UNITED KINGDOM: Journalists' federation calls for debate on protection of sources , IFJ/IFEX, 24/07/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopts a declaration and a recommendation on the media and criminal proceedings, CoE, 11/07/2003

INTERNATIONAL: News and media law leaders endorse principles for Internet press freedom, WPFC/IFEX, 03/07/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Newspaper publishers and editors demand press freedom on the Internet, WAN/IFEX, 12/06/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom deteriorates world-wide: WAN, WAN/IFEX, 09/06/2003

INTERNATIONAL: IPI concerned over proposal to suspend RSF's consultative status with the UN, IPI/IFEX, 05/06/2003

EUROPE: IFJ concerned about relaxation of media ownership rules, IFJ/IFEX, 05/06/2003

TURKEY: Report on freedom of expression in Turkey, WiPC/IFEX, 03/06/2003

INTERNATIONAL: WAN concerned over UN committee proposal to suspend RSF for one year, WAN/IFEX, 29/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: UN NGO Committee threatens RSF with year-long suspension, RSF/IFEX, 27/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: World Press Freedom Day, HELSINKI COMMISSION NEWS, 03/05/2003

GREECE: Greece "Celebrates" World Press Freedom Day With Threat of Deportation of Leading Albanian Journalist and Activist Gazmend Kapllani! Urgent Appeals Requested!, [in greek], GHM, 03/05/2003

ROMANIA/GREECE/TURKEY: Co-Chairman Urges Romania, Greece, Turkey, Other Countries to Repeal Criminal Defamation & Insult Laws, HELSINKI COMMISSION NEWS, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: CJFE marks World Press Freedom Day, CJFE/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Human Rights Watch launches Internet arrests campaign on World Press Freedom Day, HRW/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: RSF publishes its annual report on press freedom violations, RSF/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: WiPC marks World Press Freedom Day by highlighting cases of two journalists and a writer, WiPC/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: International News Safety Institute launched, IFJ/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Media freedom deteriorates in some OSCE States, says OSCE media watchdog, OSCE, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: IFEX awarded National Press Club of Canada's World Press Freedom Award, CJFE/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: CPJ names world's worst places to be a journalist, CPJ/IFEX, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: International Press Freedom Day, CoE, 02/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom declined worldwide in 2002, says Freedom House, Freedom House/IFEX, 01/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: RSF will celebrate the 13th World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2003, RSF/IFEX, 01/05/2003

INTERNATIONAL: IPI calls for increased awareness of journalists' safety on World Press Freedom Day, IPI/IFEX, 30/04/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Authors' Rights Must be Protected To Defend Quality Media Say Journalists on World Copyright Day, IFJ/IFEX, 23/04/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of Expression under the ECHR: A Comparison With the Inter-American System of Protection of Human Rights (A. U. de Torres, HRB winter 2003), A. U. de Torres, 13/04/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Pentagon threatens to kill independent reporters in Iraq, BBC's war correspondent, 18/03/2003

INTERNATIONAL: INSI's open letter on Iraq, IFJ/IFEX, 06/03/2003

INTERNATIONAL: IFJ issues reporters' handbook for safe journalism, IFJ/IFEX, 03/03/2003

INTERNATIONAL: SEEMO activities in 2003 and the statistics of press freedom violations in 2002, SEEMO, 31/01/2003

INTERNATIONAL: Free press and open government vital for global development, says IFJ, IFJ/IFEX, 23/01/2003

INTERNATIONAL: World political tensions eroded press freedom in 2002, RSF, 06/01/2003

INTERNATIONAL: IFJ calls for new safety culture after 67 journalists and media staff killed in 2002, IFJ/IFEX, 24/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Reporter's appeal upheld, CPJ/IFEX, 11/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: The World Trade Organisation should respect freedom of expression and information, say OSCE, UN and OAS freedom of expression representatives, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 11/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom organisations issue resolutions at November 2002 meeting, IPI/IFEX, 11/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Russian journalist Grigory Pasko wins 2002 RSF-Fondation de France Prize, RSF/IFEX, 10/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: PEN announces year-long freedom of expression and impunity campaign, PEN Canada/IFEX, 10/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Journalists and press freedom groups launch global campaign for news safety, IFJ/IPI/IFEX, 06/12/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Index on Censorship screens controversial Malkovich debut, Index on Censorship/IFEX, 26/11/2002

GREECE: Unfortunate Statement of Greek Government Spokesman. Freedom of the Press Does Not Mean Irresponsibility!, GHM, 11/11/2002

INTERNATIONAL: New World Bank report links economic development and a free press, WAN/IFEX, 07/11/2002

INTERNATIONAL: French author cleared of race hate, BBC, 22/10/2002

INTERNATIONAL: International PEN protests abuses against writers, WiPC/IFEX, 03/10/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Insult laws are incompatible with press freedom, say participants at IFEX General Meeting, IFEX, 03/10/2002

EUROPE: European Journalists Condemn Newspaper Employers For "Callous Disregard" Over Safety of Freelance Staff, IFJ/IFEX, 02/10/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF releases practical suggestions for safety of journalists in conflict zones, RSF/IFEX, 12/09/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Don't let September 11 cut into freedom of expression, groups say, IFEX, 12/09/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom since 9/11: CPJ releases overview of global press restrictions one year later, CPJ/IFEX, 10/09/2002

INTERNATIONAL: EFJ warns governments "not to use media for war-mongering", IFJ/IFEX, 10/09/2002

MACEDONIA: Threats to freedom of expression in run-up to elections, AI, 09/09/2002

INTERNATIONAL: The Internet on probation: anti-terrorism crusade threatens Internet freedoms worldwide, RSF/IFEX, 06/09/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development must boost press freedom, says the IFJ, IFJ/IFEX, 19/08/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Thirty-seven writers from nineteen countries receive Hellman/Hammett Grants, HRW/IFEX, 24/07/2002

INTERNATIONAL: IFJ outlines challenge of globalisation for World Summit on Information Society, IFJ/IFEX, 08/07/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF draws attention to impunity of journalists' killers as International Criminal Court begins its work, RSF/IFEX, 03/07/2002

EUROPEAN UNION: IFJ protests refusal for accreditation of Kurdish media to the EU Seville summit, IFJ/IFEX, 20/06/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Resolutions adopted at WPFC conference on media independence in post-communist countries, WPFC/IFEX, 11/06/2002

INTERNATIONAL: CPJ releases new statistics: 389 journalists killed between 1992 and 2001, CPJ/IFEX, 05/06/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF stresses the importance of ensuring the safety of journalists in war zones or dangerous areas, IFJ/IFEX, 04/06/2002

EUROPEAN UNION: IFJ concerned over draft law to be voted on by European parliament, IFJ/IFEX, 27/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Western democracies undermining freedom of expression, WAN/IFEX, 27/05/2002

EUROPEAN UNION: Confidentiality of professional and personal communications under threat, RSF/IFEX, 24/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: ARTICLE 19 publishes standard-setting principles on freedom of expression and broadcast regulation, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 15/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: IPI passes press freedom resolutions, IPI/IFEX, 14/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: IPI Re-affirms Countries on the Watch List, IPI/IFEX, 10/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: IPI announces 2002 Free Media Pioneer Award winner, IPI/IFEX, 08/05/2002

SERBIA: Daily Danas wins International Press Iinstitute award, BETA, 08/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Communique #11-18: Special World Press Freedom Day Issue #2, IFEX, 07/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF publishes annual report on World Press Freedom Day, RSF/IFEX, 03/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: WiPC marks World Press Freedom Day by highlighting cases of imprisoned writers and journalists, WiPC/IFEX, 03/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: CPJ names world's worst places to be a journalist, CPJ/IFEX, 03/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: 10 IFEX members sign on to UNESCO conference resolution on Terrorism and Media, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 03/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, IPI calls on all governments to uphold press freedom, IPI/IFEX, 02/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: CJFE marks World Press Freedom Day, CJFE/IFEX, 02/05/2002

GREECE: World Press Freedom Day (3 May). Greece Still Scores Last on Press Freedom, [in greek], GHM, 02/05/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF unveils Damocles Network to combat impunity for those who kill or torture journalists, RSF/IFEX, 10/04/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom of Expression Handbook and on-line database of significant cases, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 04/04/2002

TURKEY: Report on freedom of expression in Turkey; recently adopted law fails writers, WiPC/IFEX, 29/03/2002

INTERNATIONAL: CPJ releases "Attacks on the Press in 2001" - annual report documents global press freedom crisis, CPJ/IFEX, 26/03/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF unveils charter to protect journalists working in dangerous conditions, RSF/IFEX, 14/03/2002

INTERNATIONAL: International PEN celebrates the achievements of women writers working under threat, WiPC/IFEX, 01/03/2002

INTERNATIONAL: IPI publishes World Press Freedom Review 2001, IPI/IFEX, 21/02/2002

GREECE: Greek and Turkish journalists denounce cohersion to align themsleves with "national interests" (Paratiritis Thrakis, 6 & 9/11/01) ,[in greek], Paratiritis Thrakis, 10/02/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Call for global safety strategy for journalists in dangerous areas, IFJ/IFEX, 06/02/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF events, January - December 2002, RSF/IFEX, 25/01/2002

INTERNATIONAL: 11 September 2001 - 11 January 2002: One hundred and twenty days of abuses to enduring freedoms, RSF/IFEX, 23/01/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Sixty journalists killed in 2001, says WAN, WAN/IFEX, 23/01/2002

ISRAEL/PALESTINE: WPFC condemns IDF action against PBC, WPFC/IFEX, 22/01/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Thirty-seven journalists killed for their work in 2001, says CPJ, CPJ/IFEX, 10/01/2002

INTERNATIONAL: Sharp deterioration of press freedom in the world in 2001, says RSF, RSF/IFEX, 07/01/2002

INTERNATIONAL: IFJ report: 100 journalists and media staff killed in 2001, IFJ/IFEX, 17/12/2001

INTERNATIONAL: International writers' meeting opposes repressive anti-terrorism legislation, WiPC/IFEX, 03/12/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Fifty-three journalists and media workers killed so far in 2001, according to IPI, IPI/IFEX, 30/11/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Press freedom under attack worldwide, WAN/IFEX, 26/11/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Joint declaration from OSCE, UN and OAS representatives on freedom of expression, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 22/11/2001

GREECE: Greek and Turkish journalists denounce cohersion to align themsleves with "national interests" (Paratiritis Thrakis, 6 & 9/11/01), ,[in greek], Paratiritis Thrakis, 09/11/2002

INTERNATIONAL: RSF pays homage to journalist engaged in struggle for press freedom, RSF/IFEX, 29/10/2001

GREECE: Minorities and the Media in Greece (May 2000), MRG-G, 03/08/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Case Law concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (2001), CoE, 27/07/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom House annual report states that global press freedom improved, Freedom House/IFEX, 30/04/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Freedom House survey finds Internet freer than traditional media, Freedom House/IFEX, 30/04/2001

GREECE/TURKEY/BOSNIA/SERBIA/KOSOVO/BULGARIA: Minutes of the Debate on Report on "Freedom of expression and information in the media in Europe", PACE, 24/04/2001

GREECE/TURKEY/BOSNIA/SERBIA/KOSOVO/BULGARIA: Report on "Freedom of expression and information in the media in Europe", PACE, 24/04/2001

GREECE/TURKEY/BOSNIA/SERBIA/KOSOVO/BULGARIA: Recommendation 1506 (2001): Freedom of expression and information in the media in Europe, PACE, 24/04/2001

GREECE/TURKEY/BOSNIA/SERBIA/KOSOVO/BULGARIA: Assembly denounces serious attacks on media freedom of expression in greater Europe, PACE, 24/04/2001

INTERNATIONAL: ARTICLE 19 report on UN's specialised mandates for freedom of expression, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 28/03/2001

INTERNATIONAL: CPJ releases its annual report: Attacks on the Press in 2000, CPJ/IFEX, 18/03/2001

ALBANIA: ARTICLE 19 comments on draft press law, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 15/03/2001

INTERNATIONAL: OSCE steps up efforts to promote freedom of expression, OSCE, 14/03/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Women writers in prison , 2001, WiPC/IFEX, 07/03/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Recommendations adopted at SEE Free Media conference, OSCE, 02/03/2001

MACEDONIA: Report of the Council of Europe expert mission on the draft law on public information of "the Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia", Council of Europe, 27/02/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Special rapporteurs note that freedom of expression is crucial in fight against racism, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 27/02/2001

MACEDONIA: IFJ statement on draft Public Information Law, IFJ/IFEX, 26/02/2001

MACEDONIA: Macedonia's 'Public Information Law' is a Backwards Step, ICG, 26/02/2001

AUSTRIA: Journalists under attack from populist right wing, RSF/IFEX, 23/02/2001

GREECE: Freedom of expression must be upheld (on Bletsas conviction), AI, 23/02/2001

ROMANIA: Death threats to a journalist, FreeEx, 23/02/2001

MACEDONIA: ARTICLE 19 comments on the draft Public Information Law, ARTICLE 19/IFEX, 22/02/2001

SERBIA: Journalism in Serbia, AIM, 21/02/2001

GREECE: Excerpt on Freedom of Expression from 2000 annual report on human rights in Greece, GHM/IFEX, 19/02/2001

INTERNATIONAL: IPI passes six resolutions on threats to media freedom, IPI/IFEX, 29/01/2001

INTERNATIONAL: Fifty-three journalists and media workers killed in 2000, WAN/IFEX, 23/01/2001

BULGARIA: Bulgarian media law has lessons for Czechs, RFE/RL, 22/01/2001

INTERNATIONAL: 24 journalists killed in 2000 because of their work, CPJ/IFEX, 05/01/2001

INTERNATIONAL: RSF review of press freedom violations in 2000, RSF/IFEX, 04/01/2001

INTERNATIONAL: SIXTY TWO DIE AS ASSASSINS TARGET JOURNALISTS IN 2000, IFEX/ANEM, 19/12/2000

INTERNATIONAL: OSCE, UN AND OAS FREE SPEECH REPRESENTATIVES CALL ON STATES TO STOP KILLING OF JOURNALISTS, AMEND DEFAMATION LAWS, A19/IFEX, 1/12/2000

INTERNATIONAL: INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR PROMOTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CONDEMN USE OF VARIOUS THREATS TO SILENCE JOURNALISTS, UN, 1/12/2000

INTERNATIONAL: REVIEW OF PRESS FREEDOM WORLD WIDE: WARTIME TOLL DECLINES, BUT MURDERS RISE , IFEX/A19, 28/11/2000

INTERNATIONAL: FREE EXPRESSION CHIEFS TO MEET , IFEX/A19, 28/11/2000

EUROPE: IPI DOCUMENTATION OF INCIDENTS OF PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN OSCE MEMBER STATES, IFEX/IPI, 27/11/2000

EUROPE: IPI RELEASES STUDY IN PRESS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS IN OSCE MEMBER STATES, IFEX/IPI, 27/11/2000

GREECE/TURKEY: THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN GREEK-TURKISH RELATIONS- CO-PRODUCTION OF A TV PROGRAMME WINDOW BY GREEK AND TURKISH JOURNALISTS, by Katharina Hadjidimos, 14/9/2000

GREECE: REPORT ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN GREECE, GHM, 14/9/2000

GREECE: Free Speech on Trial (July 1993 - now available in electronic form), HRW