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Mexico: Police found the remains of Radio Linea Directa crime reporter Jose Luis Romero wrapped in a black bag near Los Mochis city, in Sinaloa province, on Saturday. According to the information of International Press Institute (IPI) passed to International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) bullet wounds were found in his head and shoulder, and his hands and leg were broken.  In response to the continuing murder and harassment of journalists in Mexico, senators have proposed Read more »

Remembering Natalia Estemirova – Human Rights defenders still at risk in Russia

16 December 2009. The European Parliament has awarded today the Sakharov Prize for the Freedom of Thought to Ludmila Alekseeva, Sergei Kovaliov and Oleg Orlov, from the NGO Memorial Human Rights Centre and other human rights activists in Russia Read more »

An Iraqi journalist reporting for Britain’s Guardian newspaper  was released along with two Afghan colleagues after being held hostage for six days in Afghanistan’s North Eastern region.

According to the news given to International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) by IPI, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad was in contact with The Guardian on 9 December. Two days later the newspaper was informed that the three journalists had been kidnapped. Read more »

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) adopted a ruling that confirmed the rights of news organisations to protect the confidentiality of their sources. International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) was informed about this occurrence by the International Press Institute (IPI). With this ruling, five news organisations – The Guardian, The Independent, the Times, the Financial Times and Reuters – won a case against the Belgian-based brewers Interbrew. In 2001 a UK court ordered these organizations to hand over leaked documents submitted to Interbrew by its financial advisers about a possible bid for South African Breweries. They brought the case before the ECHR in response to this judgement. Read more »

32 leading organizations for protection of freedom of speech, including International Federation of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers have endorsed the Vienna Declaration. According to the news given to International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) by IPI, IPI has launched the “Vienna Declaration on Terrorism, Media and the Law.” IPI Director David Dadge who said that a free and unfettered flow of information and ideas is an important antidote to terrorist ideologies also noted that a free media is indispensable in achieving this: “Governments and inter-governmental organisations, therefore, must ensure that any and all counter-terrorism measures or laws are consistent with international standards and that the media is free not only to report on terrorist acts, but also to exert its watchdog role over security policies.” Read more »

Chairman of International Eurasia Press Fund met with Ann Thomas, the Head of communication service of Information Service of UN Office Vienna section and Maria Naderhirn, the Liaison Officer on the work with NGOs/CSO. Read more »

Trainings were conducted in IEPF on “Project Management” for representatives of several NGOs within the project “Monitoring of projects financed by the Support Fund for Non-Government Organizations under the President of Azerbaijan Republic”. Read more »

Deborah Netland, a representative of US Department of State also participated in the ceremony

The foundation for the Vocation Training Centre for mine victims and retired de-miners was laid in Terter region. Ms. Deborah Netland, an officer of US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA), who was accompanied by Mr. Darren Manning, an officer of US Presidential Management Fellowship participated in the foundation Read more »

Today a round table üas held within a project “Researching of the state of acccess of mass media to the world information area in Azerbaijan, learning of international mass media’s experience and establishing cooperation with them” which is being  implemented by International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) by the finance of the State Support Fund for Mass Media under the President of Azerbaijan Republic. The current Read more »

The director of the Internet site of Mexico’s Radio Vision, Norberto Miranda, was killed last week by  five gunmen who entered his office. According to the information given to International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) by International Press Institute (IPI), Miranda is the fifth journalist to be killed in Mexico this year. Read more »

At the First Baku International Book Exhibition-Fair of Azerbaijan Republic Culture Ministry, presentation was held on the book “Face to Face with Realities” (mercy route) published by the Eurasia Press publishing, printing house of International Eurasia Press Fund. The impression of students from Read more »

Mikhail Afanasyev, editor-in-chief of the online journal Novy Fokus was beaten until the state of unconsciousness by two unidentified men in the south-Siberian town of Abakan. International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF) was informed about this occurrence by the International Press Institute (IPI). Read more »