International Women in Media Federation

international | crime and justice | other press Thursday May 03, 2007 16:55 by C Murray

on World Press Freedom day

IWMF have started a blog with the stated purpose" of promoting press freedom
and Journalist resource and fostering communication between journalist freedom
advocates worldwide."

The site contains some links to organisations such as Reporters without Borders
and CPJ who have advocated on behalf of Alan Johnston, Brad Will and Anna Politkovskaya.

The link to RSF has a rogues gallery of anti-press personnel.
Its called 'Predators of Press'

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id-article=13622

The links and blog are available at the iwmf website :-

http://www.iwmf.org

Other reports include IPI Press Freedom Review.
IFEX: World Press Freedom Day Events.

Three women cyber activists are currently serving custodial sentences in Iran.
There are editors and cyber activists missing and dead in Mexico.
The family of Brad Will have been lobbying congress for justice for Brad
and for the impeachment of Governor Ulises Ruis.

There has been no word on Alan Johnston except to confirm that he is alive and there
is a ransom demanded, he had lived and worked inGaza for three years before his
kidnap on March the 12th.

The above mentioned reports are linked on the iwmf website.