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3 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 5 - 9 March 2010
International
Miklos Haraszti ends term as OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (IPI)
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
French TV network France 24 allowed to resume local retransmission (RSF)Ethiopia
Supreme Court orders publishing houses to pay country's highest ever fine, say publishers (IPI)+ Ethiopia reinstates hefty fines against publishing houses (CPJ)
Voice of America news broadcasts jammed (CPJ)
Mauritania
Editor released (WiPC)Nigeria
Kidnapped journalists released (WAN-IFRA)+ Abductors free sports journalists (IPI)
+ Release of two journalists kidnapped in Niger delta region (RSF)
Togo
French media denied accreditation to cover presidential election (RSF)Americas
Bolivia
Government official announces criminal defamation lawsuit against journalist (IPYS)Guatemala
Daily newspaper harassed after publishing information about government programme (CERIGUA)Guatevisión denounces harassment of correspondents by government officials (CERIGUA)
Honduras
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
Government official assaults reporter (CEPET)Two journalists kidnapped in Tamaulipas, later released (CEPET)
Asia and Pacific
China
Human Rights Watch urges National People's Congress to scrap state secrets law (Human Rights Watch)Philippines
"Lest we forget" - Joint CMFR and SEAPA statement on the 100th day of the Ampatuan massacre (CMFR)+ IFJ joins London call on President Arroyo to stamp out impunity in the Philippines (IFJ)
Europe and Central Asia
Belgium
Ten arrested in police raid on Kurdish TV station (BIANET)Russia
Officer who shot Russian journalist freed after just three months (IPI)Turkey
Ten arrested in police raid on Kurdish TV station (BIANET)Columnists protest against Prime Minister's warning to media (BIANET)
Prison sentence for posting reader comment? (BIANET)
Uzbekistan
Investigate brutal attack on activist, says Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch)Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain
Authorities launch campaign against opposition party (BCHR)Egypt
Bibliotheca Alexandrina grants human rights award to CIHRS (CIHRS)Iran
Two newspapers closed, detained journalists under pressure to request forgiveness (RSF)+ IFJ condemns closure of newspapers in Iran (IFJ)
Israel
Human Rights Watch calls for end to crackdown on anti-wall activists (Human Rights Watch)Tunisia
Lawyer Mohamed Abbou harassed, documents seized at Tunis airport (OLPEC)+ Tunisian airport officials confiscate CPJ publications (CPJ)
On International Women's Day, 24 IFEX members appeal to the UN to raise concerns about the ongoing violations of women's rights (IFEX-TMG)
Awards
Bibliotheca Alexandrina grants human rights award to CIHRS (CIHRS)
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