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SRI LANKA: IFEX MEMBERS CALL FOR UN ACTION

24 June 2008 - Alarmed by statements from Sri Lankan authorities threatening journalists, 31 IFEX members and partners signed a joint letter on 20 June asking for United Nations action. The letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, initiated by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), says the statements "put journalists in grave danger."

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IFEX Advocacy Focus

Sri Lanka: Joint Action by IFEX Members Incites Government Action

May-July 2008 - Sri Lanka has long been considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for practising journalists. In early 2008 this already perilous situation escalated, with the media suffering increasing cases of intimidation – by the government itself. Commentaries published on 5 June on the Defence Ministry website called journalists critical of government action "enemies of the state" and specifically criticised IFEX member Free Media Movement (FMM). This climate was further pronounced by almost weekly violent incidents against the media.  (Photo courtesy of FMM)

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China Olympics 2008

9 July 2008 - One hundred journalists and cyber-dissidents still in jail. Foreign journalists blocked and threatened despite Beijing's repeated promises to give them "complete freedom" ahead of the Olympics. Ongoing censorship online and elsewhere.

With just one month left to the Beijing Games, IFEX members are asking that you turn up the heat and speak up for free expression in China.

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Add your voice to the protests:

  • Boycott the opening ceremonies
    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is continuing to call on world leaders and heads of state to boycott the opening ceremonies. RSF is urging you to turn away from your TV and march outside Chinese embassies on 8 August.
    More: http://www.rsf.org


  • Appeal for the release of the Chinese "POC (Prisoners of Conscience) 8" before 08/08/08
    RSF, along with IFEX members the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have joined the global appeal for the release of the Chinese "POC 8" before 08/08/08 - the day of the opening ceremonies.
    More: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35DmnlIJlJU
    Download ready-made letters:     http://www.visual-artists-guild.org/


  • Follow the poem instead of the torch
    With International PEN's poem relay: hear the poem "June" by Shi Tao, translated into more than 90 languages, including Tibetan
    More: http://www.penpoemrelay.org/


  • Check out International PEN's "We Are Ready for Freedom of Expression" campaign
    Read up on all of the 44 journalists and writers in jail, sign the petition to the Chinese government calling for their release
    More: http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/1527


  • Get tips and tricks on how to report in Beijing
    IFJ has teamed up with the sports political organisation Play the Game to launch Play the Game for Open Journalism, a website for those reporters heading to China who don't know how freely they'll be able to do their job.
    More: http://www.playthegameforopenjournalism.org


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