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3 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 20-21 January 2010
Africa
Cameroon
Journalist investigating corruption detained, threatened (JED)South Africa
eNews journalists subpoenaed after story on criminals' World Cup plans (MISA)+ e.tv journalists appear in court for concealing sources (MISA)
Swaziland
MISA condemns attack on journalist at Manzini church service (MISA)Americas
Canada
CJFE starts "Olympic Watch" in the lead up to the Vancouver Olympics (CJFE)Ecuador
Radio station evicted from its premises; two photojournalists assaulted (IPYS)Haiti
AMARC calls on community broadcasters to rally in support of Haitian colleagues (AMARC)+ As Haiti disaster unfolds IFJ plans aid for victims in media and journalism (IFJ)
Mexico
CPJ calls for thorough investigation into crime reporter's murder (CPJ)+ Ongoing violence against journalists in Mexico alarms IAPA (IAPA)
Peru
TV station's licence cancelled by Ministry of Transport and Communications (IPYS)+ The government revokes another media licence in the Amazonas region (RSF)
Asia and Pacific
Burma
Journals forced to print pro-junta articles (Mizzima News)China
Journalists warned over hacked Gmail accounts (IPI)+ Google e-mail accounts of foreign reporters hacked, sources endangered (RSF)
+ In China, new Gmail attacks are latest in a long series (CPJ)
Indonesia
Attorney General's Office bans five books (SEAPA)Malaysia
Government urged not to ban non-Muslims' use of word "Allah" (CIJ)Pakistan
TV reporter's house attacked with bricks (PPF)+ Home of reporter attacked in Islamabad (IFJ)
Philippines
Radio journalist killed, case filed against suspect (CMFR)Toll of media workers killed in massacre rises, attacks continue (IFJ)
Tibet (China)
"Voice of the Voiceless" for Tibet: RSF interview with radio station editor (RSF)Vietnam
Four netizens and pro-democracy activists sentenced to a total of 33 years in jail (RSF)+ ARTICLE 19 condemns convictions of pro-democracy activists (ARTICLE 19)
+ Vietnamese media lawyer sentenced to 5 years for subversion (SEAPA)
+ SEAPA condemns conviction of Vietnamese lawyer (SEAPA)
Europe and Central Asia
Armenia
WPFC condemns seven-year prison sentence against leading journalist (WPFC)Italy
Proposed decree would require websites showing videos to obtain licence (RSF)Turkey
Three years on, still no convictions in editor's murder (IPI)+ 20,000 TL fine for TRT due to defamation of journalist Hrant Dink (BIANET)
Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain
Authorities block human rights page on Twitter website (BCHR)Egypt
Activists charged with demonstrating illegally, chanting anti-state slogans and causing disorder (Human Rights Watch)Iraq
ARTICLE 19 comments on Draft Access to Information Law (ARTICLE 19)Israel
English-language editor of Palestinian news agency deported (IPI)+ Lack of transparency on Israel’s expulsion of US journalist (RSF)
+ MADA condemns Malsin deportation (MADA)
Palestine
Cameraman's home raided (MADA)Yemen
Journalist sentenced to one year in prison for "infringing on Islamic faith" (ARTICLE 19)+ WAN-IFRA letter to president of Yemen (WAN-IFRA)
Journalist sentenced to three months in prison for insulting president (ANHRI)
+ Yemeni court gives journalist three months in jail (CPJ)
+ IFJ calls for reversal of reporter's sentence in Yemen (IFJ)
+ Woman journalist sentenced to three months in prison and banned from working (RSF)
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