Last Updated : 23 July 1998
ACTION ALERTS ISSUED BY THE FXI

Action Alerts and Action Alert Updates are distributed electronically via the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Clearing House and the Media Institute of Southern Africa. The alerts report on events that affect freedom of expression or media freedom in South Africa.  It is an important means of soliciting international support for a campaign and of keeping international freedom of expression groups abreast of unfolding issues. All the alerts issued by the FXI as well those issued by numerous other like-minded organisations around the world can be viewed at  IFEX's World Wide Web site.

 

  • 2.10.98: Press freedom unpheld by court ruling

  • 29.9.98: FXI CONCERNED ABOUT PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS

  • 22.09.98: STUDENT JOURNALIST THREATENED AFTER PUBLICATION OF AN ARTICLE

  • 03.09.98: Media to defend rights in gang leader case

  • National Party request to the Human Rights Commission could lead to curbs on certain types of political speech

  • Journalist arrested after handing over drugs to police

  • Provincial MEC bans reports to the media on the situation in volatile town

  • Ministry orders a clampdown on the release of current crime statistics -FXI calls for the withdrawal of the order

  • Government denies banning police stations from releasing current crime statistics 

  • Government gives assurance of the use of "reveal sources" legislation

  • Public broadcaster withdraws programme from scheduled broadcasts

  • Human rights commissioner rejects complaint by the National Party

  • Public broadcaster may screen controversial programme following protests

  • Newspaper considers challenging ruling barring it from access to court hearing

  • Human rights commission to take up issued of ban on pro-gay poster

  • Police detain freelance writer and search his house

  • Arms manufacturer lays charges against three newspapers while government commits itself to maximum disclosure on arms deals

  • Arms manufacturer proceeds with interdict against newspapers while government commits itself to maximum disclosure on arms deal

  • High court grants arms manufacturer interdict preventing newspaper from publishing name of country involved in arms deal

  • City council forces the closure of student art exhibition at municipal gallery

  • Arms manufacturer granted interdict against second newspaper preventing it from naming country involved in massive arms deal

  • Judge makes public his reasons for granting interdict to arms manufacturing company

  • Provincial premier institutes legal action against witness who testified before the truth commission

  • Newspaper forced to censor itself in report on the public utterances of government minister

  • Newspaper defies court interdict and names country involved in arms deal

  • New bid to thwart access to documents containing details of South Africa's chemical and biological warfare programme

  • Newspapers freed from interdict preventing them from disclosing details of arms transaction

  • Premier withdraws defamation suit against TRC witness

  • Arms manufacturer not to proceed with criminal charges against newspapers

  • Minister calls for talks on issues of freedom of speech and National Security following debacle over publication of details of arms deal 

  • Arms manufacturer discharches interdict against newspaper, wants newspaper to pay costs

  • South African correspondent briefly held while covering story in Zimbabwe, Film footage confiscated

  • Freedom of expression institutes protests the level of non-disclosure surrounding access to information bill

  • FXI calls on the Truth Commision to hold an open hearing for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Commission agrees

  • Provincial Premier threatens newspaper with charges of theft and epsionage over report about leaked document

  • City Council reverses decision to ban Pro-Gay poster following intervention by Human Rights Commission

  • Access to information bill published in government gazette

  • Hotel magnate succeeds in postponing sale of book

  • Bid to hold bail hearing of chemical warfare expert in secret

  • Magistrate rules to withhold evidence on secret military project

  • Sale and distribution of book about Sol Kerzner remains suspended

  • Freedom of Expression Institute protests special investigation against member of parliament

  • Political party says it intends to force a journalist to reveal his sources of information

  • Term of special parliamentary committee investigating conduct of MP extended.

  • Newspaper defeats attempt to place prior restraint on it

  • Newspaper to challenge inderdict preventing it from publishing article on internal city council enquiry

  • Provincial premier serves journalist with defamation claim

  • Court rejects application for access to in-camera evidence on chemical warfare project

  • Hearing on possible prior restraint on publication of book goes in-camera

  • High court effectively bans book about Sol Kerzner

  • Community leader arrested for possession of secret documents, released on bail

  • Government department lays criminal charges against journalist for alleged theft of confidential documents

  • Author granted leave to appeal against banning of book

  • Legislative body bars journalists from tabling questions during its sessions

  • Foreign television crew arrested and prevented from interviewing farm workers

  • Civic organisation to picket newspaper over alleged malicious reports

  • Journalist suspended after contributing to article; ruling party accuses journalists of conspiring against provincial government

  • Angola and Malawi governments inhibit Freedom of Expression

  • Poverty Hearings

  • World Bank Consultative Group Meeting On Zambia Maintains Rights

  • Government Withdraws Deportation Order Against Journal

  • Lawyers Arrested In Nigeria For Carrying Out Professional

  • Journalist Sign Petition

  • Journalist Arrested Revealing Secret Policy Practise

  • Journalist Undrepressure To Reveal Source

  • Security Agents Detain Two Journalists

  • Police Assault Blinded Reporter's Eye

  • Art Exhibition Prohibits Entry to Under 12

  • Viscera Artist Charged

  • Art Exhibition For All

  • 9 Policemen Suspended After Assult On Reporter