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3 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 3 - 4 March 2010
Africa
Ghana
Newspaper wins seven year old defamation case (MFWA)Nigeria
Two sports journalists kidnapped by unknown gunmen (CPJ)+ Journalists kidnapped in Niger Delta; IPI urges immediate release (IPI)
+ Concern for two journalists kidnapped five days ago in the Niger Delta (RSF)
Americas
Chile
IAPA sends message of solidarity to Chileans (IAPA)Cuba
IAPA concerned about health of independent journalist on hunger strike (IAPA)+ CPJ holds Cuba responsible for the welfare of jailed journalists (CPJ)
+ International community can no longer ignore fate of Cuba's imprisoned journalists and dissidents (RSF)
Ecuador
Explosive detonated outside journalist's home (IPYS)Haiti
Media ruins: video of second post-quake visit by RSF (RSF)Honduras
One journalist killed, another injured in shooting (C-Libre)+ Politicians and media urged not to try to exploit journalist’s murder (RSF)
+ Broadcaster shot dead in apparent attempt on fellow journalist's life (IPI)
+ Journalist killed and another wounded in shooting (CPJ)
+ IAPA condemns murder and attempted murder of Honduran journalists (IAPA)
Mexico
CPJ urges Mexican authorities to keep case of missing journalist open (CPJ)Peru
Journalists assaulted and detained during carnival celebration (IPYS)Asia and Pacific
Afghanistan
Government curtailing reporting on insurgent attacks (CPJ)+ Afghanistan government bans live reporting on terror attacks (IPI)
+ "Illegal" move by government to ban live coverage of Taliban attacks (RSF)
+ IFJ calls for reversal on new Afghanistan censorship (IFJ)
China
Writer prevented from travelling to German book festival, under house arrest (PEN American Center)Malaysia
CIJ concerned over newspaper's decision to resort to self-censorship (CIJ)+ Government imposes censorship and self-censorship on religious issues (RSF)
Nepal
Two journalists receive death threats (FNJ)Journalist hospitalised after attack by youth group (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)
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka court orders inquiry into victimisation of journalists (IFJ)Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
On fifth anniversary of editor's murder, ARTICLE 19 calls for redoubling of efforts to bring perpetrators to justice (ARTICLE 19)+ IRFS condemns government for failure to solve murder of "Monitor" journal editor-in-chief (IRFS)
Imprisoned editor concerned over possible threat to his life (IRFS)
+ Eynulla Fatullayev to be held in isolation for two more months (WiPC)
Germany
IFJ hails ruling on data retention law as victory for press freedom (IFJ)Russia
CPJ outraged by court ruling to free Magomed Yevloyev's killer (CPJ)+ Officer who shot Russian journalist freed after just three months (IPI)
+ Editor's killer is released, as conditions for journalists' safety deteriorate (ARTICLE 19)
Turkey
Member of Parliament sues journalist for "attacking his personal rights" (BIANET)Website editor to be tried on charge of insulting president (RSF)
+ Prison sentence for posting reader comment? (BIANET)
In "warning", prime minister says critical columnists to blame for falling stock market (IPI)
20,000 TL fine for TRT due to defamation of journalist Hrant Dink (BIANET)
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