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International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House
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Date: 1 November 1996

GENERAL: IFEX launches Internet Service on the World Wide Web

ORIGINATOR: Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists (CCPJ),
Toronto

On 1 November 1996, IFEX announces the launch of the IFEX
Internet Service at http://www.ifex.org/. The Service was set up
by and is maintained by the Norwegian Forum for Freedom of
Expression (NFFE). It contains information about IFEX members as
well as the IFEX Action Alert Network. New action alerts and
updates are published on this server within minutes of being
circulated by the IFEX Clearing House. The database and the main
page are automatically updated with new information.

The database contains action alerts dating back to January 1995,
and alerts dating back to 1992 will be added later this year. You
can search for information using the simple Quick-Search
function, or the Advanced Search option, but older alerts are not
accessible for specified searches.

Future plans for the IFEX Internet Service include:
* Extended information about IFEX members
* Faster and more complete searches
* Extended archive functions: by country, by person etc.
* Search interface by e-mail
* Gopher version
* Personalized updated information by e-mail

All pages on the IFEX Internet Service have been designed for
fast downloading - with graphic elements kept to a minimum so
that the pages are readable in all types of World Wide Web
Browsers around the world. Contact webmaster@ifex.org for
assistance.

The IFEX Action Alert Service was designed and implemented by
RAVN Informasjonssystemer of Oslo, Norway, and assisted by
Kopinor which made machines and software available to the
project.

For further information, contact NFFE at Menneskerettighetshuset
Urtegata 50, N-0187 Oslo, Norway, tel: +47 22 67 79 64, fax: +47
22 57 00 88, e-mail: mette@oslonett.no; or CCPJ, 490 Adelaide
St.W., suite 205, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1T2, Canada, tel:+1 416
703 1638, fax:+1 416 703 7034, e-mail: ccpj@web.net

The information contained in this press release is the sole
responsibility of its originator.
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* IFEX CLEARING HOUSE                                 *
* 490 Adelaide St. W. #205 Toronto ONT M5V 1T2 CANADA *
* tel: 416-703-1638 fax: 416-703-7034                 *
* e-mail: ifex@web.net                                *
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Bruce Girard
Pulsar - AMARC
Email: bgirard@pulsar.org.ec
http://www.web.net/amarc/pulsar.html
Tel: +593-2-525521    Fax: +593-2-542818
Av. America 3584, Casilla 17-08-8489, Quito, Ecuador