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23 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 26 February - 2 March 2010
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
ANR agents storm radio station, arrest programme guests (JED)Kenya
ARTICLE 19 recommends changes to new broadcasting regulation (ARTICLE 19)Liberia
Journalists barred from covering Tony Blair's meeting with vice president (CEMESP)Newspaper and its staff face libel lawsuit (CEMESP)
Mauritania
Website editor freed under presidential pardon (RSF)+ Editor released (WiPC)
Rwanda
WAN-IFRA condemns sentencing of three Rwandan journalists (WAN-IFRA)Somalia
Puntland guards beat journalist inside courtroom (NUSOJ)+ Journalist beaten by guards in semi-autonomous region of Puntland (IPI)
Zimbabwe
Courthouse filming lands journalist in jail (CPJ)Americas
Argentina
Camera operator assaulted by police, detained (FOPEA)Radio station pulls environmental programme off the air (OLA)
Brazil
Special Commission passes right to information bill (ARTICLE 19)Chile
AMARC expresses solidarity with those affected by the Chile earthquake (AMARC)IAPA sends message of solidarity to Chileans (IAPA)
Colombia
News programme loses top time slot, managers fear interference from Valle del Cauca governor (FLIP)Government implicated in phone-tapping scandal as pressure on media continues (RSF)
Five journalists fear for their lives after pamphlet calls them 'military targets' (IPI)
Mexico
Journalist's murder in Tabasco attributed to Los Zetas criminal gang (CEPET)+ Journalists question decision by prosecutors to close investigation into reporter’s disappearance (RSF)
+ Authorities say missing reporter killed by drug gang (IPI)
+ CPJ urges Mexican authorities to keep case of missing journalist open (CPJ)
Court drops charges against founder of community radio station (ARTICLE 19)
Journalists assaulted by members of Presidential Guard (CEPET)
Venezuela
Regional officials use radio programmes to malign media (IPYS)RCTVI agrees to carry president's speeches, allowed back on air (RSF)
Asia and Pacific
Afghanistan
CPJ calls on UK to investigate Munadi death during Afghanistan rescue operation (CPJ)China
Writer Tan Zuoren sentenced (WiPC)India
Human rights commission intervenes to defend journalist (IFJ)Wave of police violence hits journalists (RSF)
Malaysia
Newspaper faces harassment, possible legal action over editorial on caning (CIJ)Nepal
Another media entrepreneur shot dead in Janakpur (FNJ)+ Media owner gunned down in troubled Terai region (RSF)
+ Nepal government urged to act on killings and threats against media (IFJ)
+ Second Nepali media owner murdered in a month (CPJ)
+ Publisher Arun Singhaniya killed (WiPC)
Sri Lanka
Journalist briefly detained, threatened by ruling party supporters in Jaffna (FMM)+ Call for inquiry into illegal detainment of Jaffna journalist (IFJ)
Columnist disappeared; fears for safety (WiPC)
Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
Editor's detention prolonged by two more months (IRFS)Kosovo (Serbia)
"Koha Ditore" journalist allegedly threatened over critical reporting (IPI)Russia
CPJ calls for information on Natalya Estemirova murder (CPJ)Turkey
Journalist receives death threat from stranger (BIANET)Ukraine
ARTICLE 19 and International Media Support call on new president to stand for freedom of expression (ARTICLE 19)United Kingdom
CPJ calls on UK to investigate Munadi death during Afghanistan rescue operation (CPJ)Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
Blogger tried in military court (ANHRI)+ Student court martialled for blogging about army human rights violations (RSF)
+ Blogger faces military trial (CPJ)
+ Court martial of blogger Ahmed Mustafa adjourned (ANHRI)
Iraq
Democracy and free expression under threat in Iraqi Kurdistan (RSF)Jordan
Sudanese writer and publishing house fined (ANHRI)Morocco
Free retired colonel held unjustly (Human Rights Watch)Tunisia
Ailing journalist should be allowed specialist medical care in prison, says TMG (IFEX-TMG)+ In prison, Tunisian journalist's health is worsening (CPJ)
+ Health of imprisoned Tunisian journalist reportedly failing (IPI)
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