Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is a regional centre set up by IMS in cooperation with Arab and Danish partners to nurture investigative reporting in the Arab region. ARIJ supports Arab journaists in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out investigative reporting and ensuring the important role of media as society's watchdog.Archive
- Arab reporters present first cross-national investigative report in region
- IMS condemns arrest of Syrian activist and blogger Razan Ghazzawi
- Arab investigative journalists discuss their role in changing region
- Arab reporters trained in investigating corruption
- ARIJ 3rd Annual Conference hosts Q&A with WikiLeaks-founder Julian Assange
- Investigative journalism moving forward in Arab region
- IMS presents international perspective at Danish journalism festival
- Danish and Arab investigative reporters team up in Middle East
- Arab Investigative Journalism conference in Amman 26 - 28 November
- ARIJ investigation rattles Jordan
- Pursuing investigative journalism in the Arab world
- Encouraging investigative journalism in the Arab region
- Between diplomacy and journalism
- Al Jazeera top reporter meets the Danish press
- Changing journalism from within
- Young journalists applaud regional conference
- Investigative reporting applauded by King of Jordan
- Icons of the media sector
- "In Service of the Truth", article by Rana Sabbagh-Gargour
- Investigative reporting receives unprecedented attention in Arab region
- ARIJ reporters sharing experiences in Lillehammer
- Investigative reporters from Syria speak at conference in Sweden
- The scent of a good story
- Paving the way for investigative reporting in Syria
IMS condemns arrest of Syrian activist and blogger Razan Ghazzawi
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On 4 December, the Syrian blogger and activist Razan Ghazzawi was arrested by the Syrian immigration police on the Syrian- Jordanian border on unknown charges
International Media support is strongly concerned by the arrest of Rasan Ghazzawi which signals a serious breach of the right to freedom of expression on the part of the Syrian authorities.
Having tweeted and blogged against the Syrian regime on her personal blog http://razanghazzawi.com for the past several month from inside Syria, friends of Razan Ghazzawihave said that she was concerned that she had become a target. The arrest happened while Razan Ghazzahwi was heading to attend the Forum of Defenders and Media Freedom in the Arab World in Amman on 4 December, as representative of the Syrian Center for Media and freedom of expression (SCM).
The arrest of Razan Ghazzawi is seen to be one in a number of actions by government to stifle civil society and freedom of expression in Syria.
International Media Support joins the ranks of other organisations such as EMHR and HIVOS in calling for her release and for the Syrian authorities to respect their international commitments through their ratification of the international conventions and treaties on the right to freedom of expression.
In her blog Razan Ghazzawi wrote:
"If anything happens to me, know that the regime does not fear the prisoners, but those who don't forget them."
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