2 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 8 - 14 August 2011
International
Human Rights Watch honours seven activists (Human Rights Watch)
Africa
Angola
Authorities detain journalist over report on wave of mass fainting (CPJ)Burundi
Government critics face repeated arrests, questioning (Human Rights Watch)Côte d'Ivoire
Press council censors paper for column on Obama meeting (CPJ)State broadcaster back on the air, presenter still detained (RSF)
Ghana
Newspaper suspended, journalists and publishers fined in defamation case (MFWA)Pastors assault radio journalists, vandalise station (MFWA)
+ Fresh charges against attackers of a radio station (MFWA)
+ Police briefly detain radio station reporter (MFWA)
Police arrest ruling party demonstrators (MFWA)
Kenya
Prison guards shoot camera operator, attack crew (CPJ)Liberia
CEMESP launches legal defense programme for journalists (CEMESP)Malawi
Human Rights Watch urges the SADC to confront region's urgent rights issues (Human Rights Watch)Mauritania
Police attack anti-slavery campaigners (MFWA)Somalia
"Radio Simba" staff member shot outside studio (CPJ)IFJ calls for African Union probe into killing of journalist (IFJ)
Somaliland starts legal proceedings against private newspaper (NUSOJ)
Sudan
ANHRI condemns seizure of "Al-Ahdath" newspapers by security forces (ANHRI)+ Censorship, prosecutions and extended detention signal steady decline in media freedom (RSF)
Americas
Bolivia
Investigation points to suicide as reason for journalist's death (ANP)Brazil
Lobbyist threatens, assaults "Veja" magazine editor (IPYS)Dominican Republic
Police identify journalist's alleged killers, confirm reporting was motive (RSF)Ecuador
Cyber activists hack municipality's webpage in protest against government's attacks on free expression (Fundamedios)President urges legislators to file charges against journalist (Fundamedios)
Organisations join complaint against magazine for alleged electoral infraction (Fundamedios)
Guatemala
Journalists threatened by mayor of Mazatenango after reporting on corruption (CERIGUA)Peru
Huaraz journalist receives death threat (IPYS)United States
Judge refuses to hold CIA in contempt of court for destroying torture tapes (RSF)Venezuela
Journalist's programme cancelled because of political pressure; reporter faces defamation complaint (IPYS-Venezuela)Asia and Pacific
Bangladesh
Online newspaper editor detained on trumped-up charges (RSF)Burma
Imprisoned photojournalist faces extended jail term (Mizzima News)RSF interviews editor of exile news magazine (RSF)
Political artist, hip hop singer banned from performing at charity event (Mizzima News)
China
Blogger Ran Yunfei released from prison, placed under "residential surveillance" (RSF)+ Critical writer released on conditional terms (CPJ)
+ IFJ questions house arrest for "freed" blogger (IFJ)
Citing UN ruling, PEN American Center urges China to release Liu Xiaobo immediately (PEN American Center)
+ Don't legalise secret detention (Human Rights Watch)
Biden should keep up "straightforward" talk on rights, says Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch)
Nepal
Journalist threatened on Facebook (Freedom Forum)Philippines
IFJ demands safety guarantee at Ampatuan massacre trials (IFJ)Thailand
Blogger released on bail, faces charges (SEAPA)+ Abuse of lèse majesté law continues (RSF)
Detained newspaper editor facing trial on lèse-majesté charges (RSF)
Vanuatu
State media must serve public, not politicians, says PFF (PFF)Vietnam
French-Vietnamese blogger sentenced to three years in prison (RSF)+ Blogger handed harsh prison sentence (CPJ)
+ Internet writer sentenced (WiPC)
RSF urges authorities to release blogger (RSF)
Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
Recently released journalist receives compensation from government (IRFS)Kazakhstan
Labour lawyer faces criminal charges for addressing workers on issue of wage disparity (Human Rights Watch)Kosovo (Serbia)
IPI condemns latest attacks on journalists (IPI)Turkey
Government agency modifies proposed Internet filtering system, postpones its introduction (RSF)University student imprisoned (BIANET)
Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
CIHRS condemns revival of "treachery law" by Cabinet (CIHRS)Iran
Authorities continue to target critical journalists (CPJ)+ More arbitrary arrests, concealment of political prisoners' whereabouts (RSF)
+ Charge or release rights activist (Human Rights Watch)
Israel
Al Jazeera journalist arrested by Israeli authorities (MADA)+ Al Jazeera journalist detained by Israel (CPJ)
MADA launches campaigns calling for end to attacks on press freedom (MADA)
Lebanon
Supporters of Syrian regime attack demonstrators in Beirut (Maharat Foundation)Palestine
Al Jazeera journalist arrested by Israeli authorities (MADA)+ Al Jazeera journalist detained by Israel (CPJ)
MADA launches campaigns calling for end to attacks on press freedom (MADA)
Syria
Syria escalates repression after Security Council statement (Human Rights Watch)Freedom House sends letter to President Obama calling for stronger response to Syria conflict (Freedom House)
Tunisia
Human Rights Watch questionnaire challenges candidates on human rights issues (Human Rights Watch)The Arab Spring's pivotal democratic example (Freedom House)
United Arab Emirates
ANHRI urges authorities to investigate death threats against detained blogger, activist (ANHRI)Internet writers detained; fears for safety (WiPC)
Yemen
ANHRI condemns seizure of copies of "Ahdath Al-Madina" newspaper (ANHRI)Awards
Human Rights Watch honours seven activists (Human Rights Watch)
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