Free expression spotlight
1 September 2010
Yemen
As the Yemeni government escalates its military offensive against militants in the southern part of the country, arbitrary arrests of journalists on security grounds have become commonplace throughout Yemen, report the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and other IFEX members. At least 25 journalists were held by the army as they tried to attend a peace conference in the north around 21 August. Days earlier, security forces detained both a cartoonist who is also a human rights activist as well as a journalist who writes about Al-Qaeda.
From the Communiqué
1 September 2010
Honduras

A journalist was found shot to death on a rural road in northern Honduras on 24 August, report the Comité por la Libre Expresión (C-Libre), the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and other IFEX members. Journalist Israel Zelaya Díaz is the ninth journalist killed this year since President Porfirio Lobo assumed power in January. The culture of impunity that has arisen under Lobo is silencing critical journalists, says a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Campaigns and Advocacy
2 September 2010
Egypt
The 48-page booklet, titled "Publication Bans", contains advice for journalists and bloggers on how to avoid being charged with violating a publication ban and information on how to defend themselves against the charges.
2 September 2010
Philippines
RSF interviewed Prima Jesusa Quinsayas, a lawyer who has been hired by the FFFJ to represent the families of journalists murdered in Maguindanao.
1 September 2010
Joint action - Egypt
Gamal Eid, Ahmad Saif al-Islam and Amr Gharbeia are charged with criminal defamation, use of threats and misuse of communications tools.
31 August 2010
Turkey
According to IPI's Turkey National Committee, over 700 journalists are currently facing lawsuits and the threat of imprisonment.