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IFEX Digest | 22-26 January 2010

International

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Secretary of State's speech recognises Internet as integral to development and stability (Human Rights Watch)
+ Hillary Clinton's historic speech (RSF)

Africa

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Mauritania

Mauritanian journalist still being held after prison term ends (CPJ)

South Africa

Prosecutors banned from speaking to media (MISA)

Zambia

Member of Parliament forces his way into TV station, threatens guests with gun (MISA)

Zimbabwe

Journalist flees Zimbabwe after death threat (CPJ)

Speaker challenged over media commission nominees (MISA)

Americas

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Argentina

Patagonian radio station vandalised (FOPEA)

Chile

Court dismisses libel case filed by former lieutenant against journalist (RSF)

Colombia

Journalist receives death threat (FLIP)

Haiti

IAPA protests international journalists' eviction from airport (IAPA)

Radio stations getting back on the air in Port-au-Prince (RSF)

Media Operations Centre gets government backing (RSF)
+ Emergency centre of operations for journalists nearly ready, but will need broader help to keep going in mid-term (RSF)

Journalist Gaby Saget: "Thanks to good luck or providence, my life was spared" (RSF)

Paraguay

Journalists assaulted by police, prevented from speaking to detainees (SPP)

Peru

Journalist receives death threat (IPYS)

United States

IAPA protests international journalists' eviction from airport (IAPA)

Secretary of State's speech recognises Internet as integral to development and stability (Human Rights Watch)
+ Hillary Clinton's historic speech (RSF)

Supreme Court decision could bring forward execution of journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal (RSF)

State Department lifts ban on prominent Muslim scholar (PEN American Center)

Venezuela

Student killed in TV protests (IPI)

Central bank security officers prevent privately-owned media from covering press conference (IPYS)

Cable companies take six television stations off the air following communications regulator's orders (IPYS)
+ Six TV channels suspended over Chávez “cadenas” (RSF)
+ Venezuela orders cable networks to stop broadcasting opposition TV station (IPI)
+ Vehement protest from the IAPA on shutdown of RCTV Internacional and other Venezuelan cable TV channels (IAPA)
+ Venezuela bars RCTV, 5 other stations from cable, satellite (CPJ)
+ Six cable channels suspended (ARTICLE 19)
+ IFJ condemns new Chávez crackdown on media in Venezuela (IFJ)
+ IAPA renews protest at closure of television channels, Chávez government's "communication hegemony" (IAPA)

CONATEL shuts down one radio station; programme cancelled at another (IPYS)

Asia and Pacific

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Fiji

PFF urges military regime to drop proposed media law (PFF)
+ IFJ questions limited consultation on Fiji media decree (IFJ)

Pakistan

Home of reporter attacked in Islamabad (IFJ)

Philippines

International Mission demands President Arroyo protect media as elections loom (IFJ)

Sri Lanka

As election nears, pro-opposition journalist disappears (CPJ)
+ Political reporter and cartoonist missing in Colombo on eve of election (RSF)
+ Cartoonist/journalist abducted (CRNI)
+ Sri Lankan opposition journalist still missing after three days (IPI)
+ IFJ fears for missing journalist, urges end to harassment (IFJ)
+ Columnist disappeared; fears for safety (WiPC)

State media giving president disproportionate coverage prior to election, says RSF (RSF)
+ Alarming abuse of state media ahead of Sri Lanka elections (IFJ)
+ Violence and harassment of media mark election campaign (IFJ)
+ All-out propaganda and intimidation in run-up to presidential election (RSF)

Thailand

Blogger's letter from prison (RSF)

Vietnam

SEAPA condemns conviction of Vietnamese lawyer (SEAPA)

Europe and Central Asia

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Azerbaijan

Student journalist expelled after publishing critical articles (IRFS)
+ Student journalist Elmin Badalov files appeal (IRFS)
+ Student journalist Elmin Badalov not allowed to enter Oil Academy building (IRFS)

CPJ delegation calls for Eynulla Fatullayev's release (CPJ)
+ Heroin traces identified in Eynulla Fatullayev's drug test, according to new results (IRFS)

Another adjournment in case of jailed bloggers Adnan Hadjizade and Emin Milli (RSF)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

IPI strongly condemns police raid on premises of BN Television in Bijeljina (IPI)

Greece

IPI condemns series of attacks against journalists (IPI)

Russia

Journalist killed in police custody (IFJ)

Serbia

Weekly "Vranjske" subjected to political pressure after publishing critical articles (IPI)

Spain

IAPA concerned at journalists' conviction (IAPA)

Uzbekistan

Journalist charged with defaming Uzbeks (CPJ)
+ Drop slander charge against photographer (Human Rights Watch)

Middle East and North Africa

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Disturbing moves to create super-police for Arab satellite TV stations, says RSF (RSF)

Bahrain

Minister blocks YouTube channel (BCHR)

Iran

Editor arrested, several journalists still held in secret locations (RSF)

Iraq

Security forces now biggest enemy for Iraqi journalists, says RSF (RSF)

IFJ and ARTICLE 19 pledge support for UK "Guardian" newspaper in defamation case (ARTICLE 19)

More threats and violence against independent journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan (RSF)

Israel

WAN-IFRA letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu (WAN-IFRA)

Tunisia

Prison term completed, journalist still behind bars (CPJ)

IFJ condemns "sham" trial of journalist as European parliament holds hearing on Tunisia (IFJ)