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3 November 2011
Digest 11-12 November 2009
Africa
Ghana
Police assault radio journalist and briefly detain him (MFWA)Cabinet approves Right to Information Bill (MFWA)
Sierra Leone
Supreme Court dismisses journalists' association challenge to criminal, seditious libel laws (IPI)Americas
Mexico
Suspect in American journalist's murder to remain in custody pending hearing (CPJ)United States
Book groups support Patriot Act reform bill in House (PEN American Center)Asia and Pacific
Cambodia
King Norodom Sihamoni pushes for release of jailed journalist (SEAPA)Cambodia urged to use civil law for media complaints (IFJ)
China
Magazine staff take stand against editorial interference (IFJ)Obama should press Chinese for release of jailed journalists (CPJ)
Ten questions for Barack Obama to put to Hu Jintao (RSF)
Pakistan
Media personnel assaulted, detained while covering protest at jail (PPF)RSF calls for better media access to Tribal Areas (RSF)
Tibet (China)
Jailed Tibetan filmmaker appeals for help (RSF)Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
Bloggers sentenced in hooliganism case (IRFS)+ Azerbaijani bloggers receive jail sentences (CPJ)
+ Prison sentences for two bloggers condemned as "outrageous and unjust" (RSF)
+ Bloggers' jailing threatens new media's emergence in Azerbaijan (Freedom House)
+ Imprisonment of bloggers politically motivated (ARTICLE 19)
+ Young bloggers jailed (Human Rights Watch)
+ Internet writers sentenced on hooliganism charges (WiPC)
+ Appeal filed against verdict on young bloggers' case (IRFS)
+ WAN-IFRA condemns jailing of journalists and bloggers in Azerbaijan (WAN-IFRA)
+ Court refuses to free two bloggers, adjourns appeal hearing until next month (RSF)
+ Bloggers should be released on appeal (ARTICLE 19)
+ Another adjournment in case of jailed bloggers Adnan Hadjizade and Emin Milli (RSF)
Russia
Journalist assaulted in Tyumen region (GDF)Middle East and North Africa
Iran
Four journalists receive Hellman/Hammett grants (Human Rights Watch)Iraq
Iraqi court fines "Guardian" newspaper for defaming prime minister (CPJ)Lebanon
Journalist charged with "insulting" president following critical comments in TV show (IPI)+ WAN-IFRA writes to President Suleiman about Simon Abou Fadel case (WAN-IFRA)
Awards
Four journalists receive Hellman/Hammett grants (Human Rights Watch)
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