2 November 2011
IFEX Digest | 3 - 10 October 2011
International
Journalists from Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico and Pakistan to be honoured with CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards (CPJ)
Africa
Burundi
Government urged to strengthen support for national human rights commission (Human Rights Watch)Cameroon
RSF urges government to take action on media reform in mission report (RSF)Equatorial Guinea
UNESCO suspends Obiang prize again (Human Rights Watch)Kenya
Freedom of expression standards should guide the fight against "counterfeit" mobile phones, says ARTICLE 19 (ARTICLE 19)Liberia
Director of state-owned broadcaster suspended (MFWA)Uganda
Radio station succumbs to pressure, suspends political talk show (HRNJ-Uganda)Zambia
Journalist concerned over false reports of his arrest (IPI)Americas
IPI concerned about safety after 12 journalists receive death threats (IPI)
Argentina
Radio and TV station's antenna vandalised, knocked down (FOPEA)Arson attack destroys radio station in Buenos Aires province (FOPEA)
Colombia
Valledupar journalist warned of plan to attack her (FLIP)+ Provincial Colombian journalist receives threats (CPJ)
Ecuador
Official telecast used to discredit TV journalist, interrupt her programme (Fundamedios)Guyana
President orders TV station off the air ahead of elections (RSF)+ President suspends television station (CPJ)
Mexico
Women journalists were killed in robbery, says prosecutor (RSF)Peru
Journalist assaulted by mayor (IPYS)United States
New rules with limited protection for Net neutrality about to take effect (RSF)Venezuela
IFEX-ALC delegation submits recommendations on freedom of expression during Venezuela's UPR (IFEX-ALC)Asia and Pacific
Bangladesh
Media freedom threatened by wave of violence and harassment (RSF)Burma
SEAPA report: "Burma in mid-2011: a contradictory landscape" (SEAPA)Cambodia
Community activists in two provinces subjected to judicial harassment (CCHR)China
Human Rights Watch calls for release of Nobel laureate and others wrongly jailed, disappeared (Human Rights Watch)+ Liu Xiaobo, last year’s Nobel peace laureate, still in prison (RSF)
Activist under house arrest regularly beaten by police; famous human rights lawyer still missing (RSF)
French Polynesia (France)
PFF calls on government to reconsider media shutdown (PFF)India
IFJ calls for full inquiry into death of investigative journalist (IFJ)Solomon Islands
"Island Sun" newspaper faces compensation demand (PFF)+ Compensation claims used to intimidate journalists in Solomon Islands (IFJ)
Thailand
Freedom of expression record scrutinised, ARTICLE 19 calls on government to adopt UPR recommendations (ARTICLE 19)Europe and Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Media organisations concerned about draft broadcasting law (Adil Soz)Authorities harass independent online TV station, close studio (RSF)
Serbia
IPI condemns continuing political pressure on Hungarian minority media (IPI)Turkey
Translator and publisher indicted, facing up to three years in jail (BIANET)Turkmenistan
Reporter Dovletmurad Yazguliyev sentenced to five years in prison (CPJ)Ukraine
TVi channel receives official warning, could lose licence (IMI)IPI urges authorities to allow ATN TV to transmit again (IPI)
Middle East and North Africa
Algeria
New media bill needs further improvement, says ANHRI (ANHRI)Egypt
Protesters detained, face military trial (ANHRI)+ Respect for freedom of expression worsening (RSF)
+ ANHRI calls on Military Council to end assault on public freedoms (ANHRI)
Iran
More arrests of journalists and intellectuals, families threatened (RSF)+ Authorities arrest four more journalists (CPJ)
Palestine
CORRECTION: Hamas restricts foreign journalists' access to Gaza Strip (RSF)Hamas restricts foreign journalists' access to Gaza Strip (RSF)
Saudi Arabia
Authorities detain rights activists, protesters' family members (ANHRI)+ Human Rights Watch calls on authorities to stop arbitrary arrests of Shia (Human Rights Watch)
Syria
Human rights groups voice need for strong and urgent Security Council action (CIHRS)+ IBSA: Push Syria to end bloodshed (Human Rights Watch)
ANHRI condemns targeting of pro-revolution artists (ANHRI)
Tunisia
Free expression groups celebrate freeing of whistleblower police commissioner (IFEX-TMG)Yemen
Two more journalists killed in Saleh regime violence (RSF)Awards
Journalists from Bahrain, Belarus, Mexico and Pakistan to be honoured with CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards (CPJ)
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