IFJ.org - Arab World & Middle East http://mena.ifj.org/en en-UK contact@locarea.com Copyright 2012 International Federation of Journalists Wed, 16 May 2012 22:34:08 +0200 http://locarea.com contact@ifj.org IFJ.org IFJ Marks World Press Freedom Day by Calling for Release of Jailed Journalists http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-marks-world-press-freedom-day-by-calling-for-release-of-jailed-journalists Wed, 02 May 2012 16:28:04 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-marks-world-press-freedom-day-by-calling-for-release-of-jailed-journalists#a5eb591f5d4567ea2e7e02210fe42354 IFJ.org IFJ President's Message on 1 May 2012 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-president-s-message-on-1-may-2012 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:23:27 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-president-s-message-on-1-may-2012#eb4cc10285f5789aabb8493601407d58 IFJ.org Governments Must Act for Sustainable and Equitable Recovery http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/governments-must-act-for-sustainable-and-equitable-recovery Wed, 02 May 2012 12:41:41 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/governments-must-act-for-sustainable-and-equitable-recovery#3b5e40bedf17c005be5989dda592b3b3 IFJ.org IFJ Backs Journalists' Call for Release of Media Executive in Jordan http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-backs-journalists-call-for-release-of-media-executive-in-jordan Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:46:53 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-backs-journalists-call-for-release-of-media-executive-in-jordan#5984b944a453c3ddbd77da051d22b871 IFJ.org IFJ Urges Yemeni New Leader to Release Jailed Journalist over Alleged al Qaida Links http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-urges-yemeni-new-leader-to-release-jailed-journalist-over-alleged-al-qaida-links The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today urged the new Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to release journalist AbdelHadi Al Shaye, who was pardoned by former President Ali Abdallah Saleh but is being kept behind bars to serve out his three year jail term at the behest of the US administration for alleged links with al Qaida. The Federation was reacting to recent promises made by President Hadi in a meeting with IFJ President Jim Boumelha, to act swiftly and turn the page of the painful episode for media in the country. "I reminded President Hadi of his government's responsibility to protect journalists and we welcome his commitment to press freedom," said Jim Boumelha following his meeting with the Yemeni leader which took place on 15 April. "We are now urging him to make good on his promises by ordering the release of AbdelHadi Al Shaye whose continued detention is a blatant denial of justice.]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:15:12 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-urges-yemeni-new-leader-to-release-jailed-journalist-over-alleged-al-qaida-links#3fbe57edc325a7f3c7ebb6b673e95b6c IFJ.org IFJ Condemns Media Restrictions in Bahrain ahead of Controversial Grand Prix http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-condemns-media-restrictions-in-bahrain-ahead-of-controversial-grand-prix Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:17:31 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-condemns-media-restrictions-in-bahrain-ahead-of-controversial-grand-prix#cbeaf13250caef7863e01c8ef4360cd0 IFJ.org IFJ Welcomes New ‘Associate Status' in Partnership with UNESCO http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-welcomes-new-associate-status-in-partnership-with-unesco Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:08:27 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-welcomes-new-associate-status-in-partnership-with-unesco#e35cce04444b3fcd272659a0013eeb77 IFJ.org IFJ backs red-armband campaign after Tunisian journalists attacked http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-backs-red-armband-campaign-after-tunisian-journalists-attacked Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:51:01 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-backs-red-armband-campaign-after-tunisian-journalists-attacked#86c3a7f889a3b4d7db322fc9d2940aad IFJ.org Safety and Justice: Protecting Journalists in the Middle East and the Arab World http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/safety-and-justice-protecting-journalists-in-the-middle-east-and-the-arab-world Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:52:47 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/safety-and-justice-protecting-journalists-in-the-middle-east-and-the-arab-world#0d0cf4467688d80da8abd18a177fc69e IFJ.org IFJ Calls for Release of Palestinian Journalist Held over Protection of Sources http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-calls-for-release-of-palestinian-journalist-held-over-protection-of-sources Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:02:54 +0200 http://mena.ifj.org/en/articles/ifj-calls-for-release-of-palestinian-journalist-held-over-protection-of-sources#2a0c55e56d71f6bf03fe4a9b1234f2b5