2 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 10 - 16 January 2011
International
Mexico, Pakistan most deadly places for journalists in 2010, WAN-IFRA says (WAN-IFRA)
Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Recommendations of the Accra Meeting on the media and post-electoral crisis (MFWA)Liberia
Reporter receives death threat after publication of controversial story (CEMESP)Malawi
Journalist arrested in connection with report on affair (MISA)Rwanda
CPJ opposes demands for prison terms for journalists (CPJ)+ World's press condemns lengthy sentences for Rwandan journalists (WAN-IFRA)
Somalia
Fear for kidnapped journalist's life (NUSOJ)NUSOJ condemns assault, threats against Radio Shabelle journalists (NUSOJ)
NUSOJ releases annual report on state of press freedom (NUSOJ)
The Gambia
Justice minister threatens to prosecute exiled journalists and human rights defenders (MFWA)Americas
IAPA releases videos on risks for journalists in tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay (IAPA)
Bolivia
Journalist receives further threats (ANP)Journalist receives anonymous death threat (ANP)
Brazil
TV station news crew threatened and assaulted (IPYS)Ecuador
Vanguardia magazine materials remain in authorities' possession (Fundamedios)Haiti
Revival of journalism lags behind media reconstruction, says RSF (RSF)+ IAPA praises work of Haitian news media (IAPA)
+ Media freedom still far from being assured (RSF)
Honduras
Community radio station personnel receive death threats (AMARC)Mexico
"El Norte" supplement suffers grenade attack (CEPET)+ IAPA condemns attack on Mexican newspaper in Monterrey (IAPA)
+ Two grenade attacks on media in 48 hours should be seen as "serious warning" (RSF)
Panama
RSF welcomes withdrawal of proposal introducing jail terms for insulting the president (RSF)+ Retrograde move to make insulting president punishable by imprisonment (RSF)
+ IAPA hopes Panama's President Martinelli will reject insult law bid (IAPA)
Paraguay
IAPA condemns attack on TV station (IAPA)Peru
Journalist held by demonstrators (IPYS)Radio TV Oriente director acquitted (IPYS)
United States
CPJ asks Obama to raise press freedom issues with Chinese President Hu Jintao (CPJ)+ US should recognize critics of Chinese government, raise deteriorating rights environment (Human Rights Watch)
Justice department orders Twitter to disclose details of users linked to WikiLeaks (RSF)
+ Supporting freedom of speech and Wikileaks (ARTICLE 19)
PEN American Center calls on Smithsonian institution to reinstate controversial video (PEN American Center)
Asia and Pacific
Cambodia
Four IFEX members and other human rights organisations call for thorough review of proposed NGO law (SEAPA)China
CPJ asks Obama to raise press freedom issues with Chinese President Hu Jintao (CPJ)+ US should recognize critics of Chinese government, raise deteriorating rights environment (Human Rights Watch)
Death of prominent writer Zhang Jianhong announced (WiPC)
+ Jailed journalist, freed on medical parole, dies (CPJ)
Human Rights Action Plan fails to deliver, says Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch)
Malaysia
Appeal for action to prevent possible sacking of journalists' union president (CIJ)Nepal
Two journalists threatened in separate incidents (Freedom Forum)Pakistan
Television channel reporter gunned down in Karachi (PPF)+ Geo TV reporter Wali Khan Babar gunned down in Karachi (CPJ)
+ Zardari must address attacks on journalists in Pakistan (CPJ)
CPJ concerned for safety of journalist Sherry Rehman, prominent supporter of new blasphemy law (CPJ)
IFJ demands inquiry as another journalist is killed in Balochistan (IFJ)
+ Death of local reporter must be fully investigated (CPJ)
Sri Lanka
Newspaper editor's murderers still at large two years later (RSF)+ Journalists demand investigations into death, disappearance in Sri Lanka (IFJ)
Vietnam
End chokehold on dissent before Party Congress, urges Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch)Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
Parliament cancels plans to create information ombudsman (RSF)Compensation paid to Fatullayev, but transferred to frozen account (IRFS)
Belarus
Journalists continue to be detained and tried (CPJ)More raids on journalists' homes amid KGB crackdown (CPJ)
+ Post-election crackdown on the press continues (CPJ)
+ Crackdown against independent media continues to grip Belarus (IPI)
WAN-IFRA letter to President Lukashenko (WAN-IFRA)
Hungary
IPI, RSF and Austrian journalists' union urge Hungarian government to withdraw new media legislation (IPI)+ EU Telecoms chief says media law may violate EU law on press freedom, broadcasting (IPI)
+ Revise media laws promptly and thoroughly (ARTICLE 19)
Government must repeal repressive new media law, says CPJ (CPJ)
Media law endangers press freedom (Human Rights Watch)
Kosovo (Serbia)
Journalist threatened during interview (IPI)Turkey
Cartoonist threatened for depictions of Ottoman figures (BIANET)Kurdish journalist sentenced to 138 years in prison (CPJ)
United Kingdom
Government aims to "give people's freedom back" in 2011 (ARTICLE 19)Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain
ANHRI announces release of Arab Working Group report on the media's performance during the elections (ANHRI)Egypt
Blogger loses job because of critical comments (ANHRI)Iran
Prominent human rights lawyer, journalist and writer sentenced to 11 years in prison (WiPC)+ 8 March 2011 – International Women's Day: crackdown on women's rights activists (WiPC)
Kuwait
Information Ministry orders closure of two newspapers, satellite channel (ANHRI)Saudi Arabia
Rescind new online restrictions, says Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch)Tunisia
IFEX-TMG concerned about further threats to freedom of expression posed by state of emergency (IFEX-TMG)+ End use of excessive force; free political prisoners, Human Rights Watch urges (Human Rights Watch)
+ Ben Ali's escape from country will not spare him legal pursuit, ANHRI says (ANHRI)
+ President's ouster provides opportunity for reform in Tunisia (Freedom House)
President's promises must be followed by action, says RSF (RSF)
+ Pledge to free press vindicates journalistsl struggle, says IFJ (IFJ)
+ Predator of press freedom leaves, RSF says (RSF)
+ As Ben Ali's regime falls, 3 journalists freed (CPJ)
+ Journalists and bloggers abducted, detained and jailed, fear for their safety (WiPC)
IFJ backs journalists' strike against violence and press gag (IFJ)
Censorship continues as more journalists are arrested (RSF)
+ Tunisia must end crackdown on media (CPJ)
Yemen
News website editor arbitrarily arrested in eastern city (RSF)+ Yemen should free two critical journalists (CPJ)
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