3 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 7 - 8 July 2010
Africa
Mauritania
National Assembly adopts bill to liberalise airwaves and loosen governmental control on state-owned media (MFWA)Americas
Mexico
Journalist assassinated in Michoacán (CEPET)+ Journalist found shot dead in Michoacán state (RSF)
+ Reporter shot to death in Michoacán state (CPJ)
+ IAPA condemns murder of seventh Mexican journalist (IAPA)
+ CJFE condemns the murder of three more journalists (CJFE)
+ Young journalist shot dead in Michoacán (WiPC)
United States
Pentagon tightens rules on military interaction with media (RSF)Asia and Pacific
Fiji
PINA acknowledges changes to the Fiji Media Decree (PINA)India
IFJ mourns killed journalist, calls for inquiry (IFJ)Indonesia
Indonesian media group demands swift police action on arson attack against magazine office (AJI)IFJ calls for investigation of attack on magazine (IFJ)
Sri Lanka
IFJ appeals to government to put a stop to media intimidation (IFJ)Europe and Central Asia
IFJ calls on European Union to strike better balance between freedom of expression and privacy rights (IFJ)
Azerbaijan
Student journalist's appeal of court decision against him rejected (IRFS)+ Student-journalist's appeal rejected (IRFS)
Mediaforum employee harassed during demonstration (IRFS)
Imprisoned editor sentenced to an additional two and a half years in prison (IRFS)
+ Journalist’s additional 30-month jail sentence is unfair and politically-motivated (RSF)
+ Court slams Fatullayev with another prison sentence (CPJ)
+ Eynulla Fatullayev sentenced to 2.5 years' imprisonment on new political charge (ARTICLE 19)
+ Azerbaijan court sentences journalist to a further 30 months in prison (IPI)
+ Supreme court judge says that there was a procedure violation in the new sentence issued against Eynulla Fatullayev (IRFS)
First anniversary of arrest of bloggers Adnan Hadjizade and Emin Milli (RSF)
Belarus
Authorities step up Internet restrictions, harassment of online journalists (RSF)France
IFJ condemns appointment process of France Télévisions head (IFJ)Turkey
Sociologist, lawyer face prison sentence for article on Kurdish self-determination (BIANET)Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
Blogger remains in detention despite release of other prisoners of conscience (ANHRI)Two police officers who beat activist to death to be tried on torture charge (RSF)
+ EOHR calls for applying the International Convention Against Torture on the issue of Khalid Said (EOHR)
+ Khaled Said's case postponed to 25 September (EOHR)
+ Two policemen go on trial for young activist's death (RSF)
+ Court postpones trial of police officers accused of beating blogger to death (RSF)
Magdi Ahmad Hussein receives one year in prison in a 14-year-old publication crime (ANHRI)
Iraq
Kurdish journalist threatened with death for denouncing corruption (RSF)+ Freelance journalist receives death threats (CPJ)
Palestine
MADA holds workshop on "Freedom of Expression in International and Palestinian Legislation" (MADA)+ MADA holds workshop about freedom of expression in Hebron (MADA)
Tunisia
Ruling party henchman files complaint against journalist after assaulting him (OLPEC)IFEX-TMG condemns jail term handed to journalist Fahem Boukaddous (IFEX-TMG)
Journalist Fahem Boukaddous sentenced to four years in prison (OLPEC)
+ CPJ condemns prison term against TV journalist (CPJ)
+ IFJ condemns court rejection of journalist appeal (IFJ)
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