The accreditation for two Taiwanese journalists to cover the upcoming World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland has been denied. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Association of Taiwan Journalists (ATJ) have strongly criticized the move and called for the journalists to be granted accreditation.

(Comment:The World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of the World Health Organisation, will take place in Geneva, Switzerland on May 21-26. This year, is the second year that Taiwan has not been invited to attend the meeting.)