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COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTING
INTER AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF NEWSPAPERS
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE
To: Ambassador Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yaï
Permanent Delegate of Benin to UNESCO
and Chairman, Executive Board of UNESCO
Permanent Delegation of Benin to UNESCO
Maison de l’UNESCO, _Bureau M4.04 _
1, rue Miollis _75732 PARIS Cedex15
Fax 01.43.06.15.55
Note: The letter is in Spanish below
April 21, 2009 - WPFC launches its new website as a valuable press freedom resourceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WPFC LAUNCHES A TOTALLY REDESIGNED WEBSITE AS A PRESS FREEDOM RESOURCE
Emphasis on Breaking News, Resources for Journalists and Media Outlets,
and Multi-Media Features, Including a Google Map Showing Where
Journalists Are Imprisoned.
Site Links to WPFC’s ‘Interesting Times’ Press Freedom Blog.








