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Alerts - 1999 - July-September

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Turkey

Journalist appears before court, formally charged

Zimbabwe

Supreme Court trial for "Standard" journalists

Peru

Attorney's office admits case against journalists' association

South Korea

IPI concerned over legal harassment of newspaper, owner

Serbia / Montenegro

Five journalists injured during opposition demonstration

China

Campaign against internet censorship

France

RSF criticises press-related clauses in new presumption of innocence legislation

South Korea

WAN condemns pressure on newspaper

Tunisia

Continued police pressure against independent journalist

East Timor

IFJ plans mission to East Timor

Spain

Bomb attack on journalist's home

Peru

Huaraz tabloid defaming and threatening journalists

Angola

Promising assurances from attorney general on press freedom

Côte d'Ivoire

Newspaper manager survives shooting

Jordan

Newspaper editor arrested

Côte d'Ivoire

Presidential advisor attacks journalist

Turkey

CPJ special report on forbidden speech in Turkey

Swaziland

More journalists could be charged with defamation, further details on the law under which editor is being charged, outcry over plans to introduce new legislation

Sierra Leone

ARTICLE 19's third submission on Independent Media Commission Bill; minister responds to second submission

Serbia / Montenegro

Renewed attacks on Radio Globus

Belarus

Opposition newspaper risks closure

East Timor

Indonesian journalist killed in East Timor

Turkey

Newspaper confiscated

Cuba

Cuban government bars journalist from collecting award in New York

Ethiopia

Resolution on freedom of expression

Swaziland

"Times Sunday" editor charged with criminal defamation

Iran

"Neshat" director receives two and a half year suspended prison sentence

Turkey

More journalists released, WiPC protests prosecution of writer, publishers

Turkey

RSF review of recent press freedom abuses

Ukraine

TV station harassed

Peru

Management asked to present radio station's licence

Vanuatu

Editors suspended, government interference alleged

Côte d'Ivoire

Newspaper owner assassinated

Djibouti

Editor arrested

Serbia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Montenegro

Bosnian Serb newspaper seized at the border

East Timor

CPJ condemns brutal murder of journalist

Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia

CPJ report on reactions to censoring of media hate speech in Kosovo

Argentina

Government officials blame the press for a massacre

Norway

NFFE responds to proposed constitutional amendments on freedom of expression

Argentina

Attempt to censor in Córdoba province

Colombia

CPJ condemns journalist's assassination, other journalists threatened

Burkina Faso

RSF representatives turned back

Colombia

RSF protests journalist's assassination

Peru

Unexpected replacement of judges presiding over Faisal case

Turkey

Journalist charged

Swaziland

Editor forced to resign

East Timor

RSF condemns murder of journalist

Belarus

Journalist harassed

East Timor

Dutch journalist killed

Indonesia

Journalist deported

Turkey

Journalist released

Yemen

CPJ protests harassment of newspaper, censorship

Swaziland

ARTICLE 19 concerned over proposed court order against editor, new defamation legislation

Kiribati

Bid to start non-government radio in Kiribati leads to charges

Belarus

Publisher disappears

East Timor

Two missing journalists rescued in East Timor

Indonesia

Journalist threatened with prosecution

Turkey

Journalists released, CPJ responds to amnesty law

Lebanon / Israel

CPJ concerned about detention of journalist

Syria

Journalist released

Palestine

CPJ protests arrest of TV journalist

Sierra Leone

Discussion on proposed Independent Media Commission Bill continues; minister responds to ARTICLE 19

Indonesia

American journalist remains in custody

Colombia

Journalist assassinated

Serbia / Montenegro

Exorbitant fee demanded of Radio Pancevo

Pakistan

Journalist jailed

Swaziland

Government reportedly poised to push through new legislation on defamation; editor comes under pressure due to sensitive story

Finland

Journalist denied entry to Parliament

Palestine

Journalist arrested in the Palestinian Authority

Serbia / Montenegro

Journalists summoned for police interrogation

Philippines

Ongoing advertising boycott of newspaper

Sudan

Newspaper suspended indefinitely

Angola

Newspaper director barred from leaving country, radio station may consider defying minister's banning order

Czech Republic

ARTICLE 19 concerned by draft press law

Peru

Huaraz journalist begins hunger strike

Peru

Journalist charged for lacking accreditation

Central African Republic

Journalist forbidden from entering the country

Burkina Faso

Journalist detained

East Timor

Detained American journalist flown out of East Timor

Serbia / Montenegro

Independent radio break-in, media repression steps up

United Kingdom

Writer charged

Democratic Republic of Congo

The heavy toll of Laurent-Désiré Kabila: over eighty journalists jailed

Democratic Republic of Congo

Television programmes censored

New Caledonia (France) / France

French council rules New Caledonia TV programme must be shown

Angola

Journalist called in twice for questioning; ban on foreign news programmes; more details on journalist's interrogation

Canada / Malaysia

CPJ outraged by journalist's imprisonment

Israel

Journalist arrested in South Lebanon by Israeli army

East Timor

American journalist detained and may be deported

Peru

Journalists accused by military judicial body

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist harassed

Bolivia

TV station and newspaper targets of espionage

Peru

Journalist threatened and intimidated

East Timor

RSF calls for UN action on East Timor

Côte d'Ivoire

Continued detention of publisher and reporter

Armenia

CPJ protests criminal prosecution of journalist

Burundi

RSF protests minister's threats against journalists

Argentina

Two newspapers accused by President Menem of initiating political campaign

Argentina

Government summoned for freedom of expression violations

Canada / Malaysia

Journalist imprisoned

Pakistan

Journalists beaten

East Timor

TV crew intimidated

Indonesia

Journalist beaten and arrested in Medan

Peru

Lima's mayor denounces six newspapers

Peru

Two "Caretas" journalists assaulted during public rally in support of former mayor

East Timor

Revocation of martial law urged

East Timor

Missing journalist found safe

East Timor

Plea over missing journalists, media pull out

East Timor

Journalists and activist missing in East Timor

Armenia

RSF protests sentencing of journalist

Turkey

Amnesty law is passed, orders release of many, but not all, writers and journalists

Benin

Six journalists sentenced to prison

Sri Lanka

CPJ condemns murder of journalist

Burundi

Government orders army to treat journalists as legitimate military targets

Zimbabwe

Media policy document completed

Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Continuing threat by British court to jail editor

Zimbabwe

Public broadcaster again refuses to run advertisements

Zimbabwe

"Standard" journalists institute another court action stemming from their detention and torture

Sierra Leone

New law against press freedom

Peru

Former "El Comercio" journalist worried about renewed threats

Peru

Hospital security guard assaults journalist in Chimbote

Peru

New tabloid attacking "La República" daily appears

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Cuba

Journalist arrested

East Timor

IFJ calls for international action to defend civil and political rights in East Timor

Paraguay

Call for restoration of freedom of expression in Villarrica

Peru

Case brought against former Channel 2 journalists after limitation period

Iran

Academic leaders speak out in defence of embattled Iranian scholar

Jordan

Jordan's Queen Noor warns against declining international reporting

Kenya

Pressure grows on Kenyan government over imprisoned journalist

New Caledonia (France) / France

Confrontation with unionists over New Caledonia TV programme continues

Democratic Republic of Congo

Academic leaders call for release of detained Congolese scholar

Indonesia

AJI criticises interrogation of journalists

Azerbaijan

Journalist given suspended sentence for libel

Armenia

Journalist receives prison sentence

Sri Lanka

Investigation demanded into murder of editor

Sierra Leone

Editor's prolonged detention could be politically motivated

New Caledonia (France) / France

New Caledonian current affairs programme blacked out

Sudan

WAN concerned over newspapers' suspension

Iran

Moderate newspaper banned

Israel

Six journalists arrested

Slovakia

Analysis of draft mass media law

Sri Lanka

Editor killed

Angola

Serious clampdown on media: journalist killed, several interrogated

Democratic Republic of Congo

Two journalists held by Congolese rebels

Russia

Correspondents attacked, radio station threatened with closure

China

Chinese dissident arrested for printing an Internet newsletter

Sierra Leone

Journalist faces deportation order

Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)

Journalist faces prison for refusing to reveal sources

Peru

Journalist threatened

Sierra Leone

Journalist detained in Freetown

East Timor

Some news organisations evacuate staff as East Timor attacks continue

East Timor

IPI concerned for journalists' safety following further attacks

East Timor

Journalists under siege in East Timor

Djibouti

Heavy prison penalties levied against two journalists, including the RSF correspondent

Pakistan

Two journalists threatened by officials

Canada

Canadian and Quebec governments urged to present resolution in favour of press freedom

East Timor

Journalists target of militia violence

Sudan

Newspapers suspended

Kenya

ARTICLE 19 concerned over publisher's prison sentence, fine

Fiji

Fiji Islands government grants TV chief work permit, with conditions

Bangladesh

Newspaper office attacked

Sierra Leone

CPJ report on journalism in Sierra Leone

East Timor

Australian 60 minutes crew detained, ordered out of East Timor

Djibouti

Journalist arrested

Peru

Editor of Pucallpa weekly summoned by military chief to defend article

Chad

Threats issued to newspaper

East Timor

Journalists call for safety

Peru

Television news programme host receives death threats

Serbia / Montenegro

Poets' statement on behalf of imprisoned Albanian poet

Peru

Ongoing case against "Referéndum" editor

Turkey

RSF protests suspension of television station

Sierra Leone

ARTICLE 19 comments on proposed Independent Media Commission Bill

Côte d'Ivoire

Journalist held for four months without trial in Abidjan

Russia

At least sixteen journalists kidnapped over two-year period in Russian Caucasus

Fiji

Delay in tabling of privileges committee finding on Fiji Islands newspapers

Bangladesh

BBC office under threat

Kyrgyzstan

Attempted arrest of journalist

Colombia

Pamphlet contains threats against journalists, intellectuals

East Timor

Free access to information said to have been sabotaged

Mozambique

A decade of progress on free speech

East Timor

More journalists attacked in East Timor

Jordan

CPJ protests arrest of journalist

Azerbaijan

Violence against journalists in Azerbaijan draws international protest

New Caledonia (France) / France

Editor issues public plea after journalist injured covering union blockade

International

Fifteen countries taking part in the French-speaking countries' summit violate press freedom

Indonesia

Journalist expelled

Argentina

Supreme Court minister warns constitutional lawyer

Turkey

Television station banned

Democratic Republic of Congo

Press freedom advocate arrested in Kinshasa

Uzbekistan

WAN appeals to Uzbekistan president to release journalists

Sierra Leone

CPJ deeply concerned by recent attacks on the press

China

Creation of press council proposed

Jordan

Third journalist arrested this year

Indonesia

AJI condemns attacks on journalists

Sri Lanka

CPJ disturbed over attack on newspaper

Hungary

Reporter's videotape seized by minister

Pakistan

Three attacks against journalists in a week; police may be responsible

Zimbabwe

President attacks independent press

Kenya

Media Institute denounces conviction, jailing of publisher

Peru

Case of journalist accused of treason closed

Zimbabwe

New legislation to control Internet pornography to be introduced

Sierra Leone

Two journalists threatened in Sierra Leone

Sri Lanka

Grenade attack on Tamil newspaper group's office

Peru

Request to nullify Ivcher's counsel's sentence refused

Kenya

Journalists charged with publishing without bond

Kenya

Publisher jailed, magazine banned

Russia

Restrictions on media coverage of Dagestan conflict

Peru

Journalist suspended

Argentina

Journalists assaulted

Fiji

Civil servants warned against advertising in newspaper

Brazil

Journalist target of assassination attempt

Hong Kong (China)

Beijing gives directives to Hong Kong media

Angola

Voice of America correspondent arrested

Sierra Leone

Media bill sent to parliament

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean president still refuses to accept press freedom

Sudan

Another suspension for "Al-Raï Al-Akhar" newspaper

Paraguay

Report to the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights (CIDH)- Freedom of Speech in Paraguay

Azerbaijan

Journalist murdered

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist shot and injured

Uzbekistan

Writer, others, tortured and jailed for distributing banned newspaper

International

Queen Noor of Jordan to address Newspapers in Education Conference

Samoa

Samoan court stops reporting of murder "confession"

Peru

Journalist charged with defamation

Bangladesh

Arrest warrants issued against three journalists

Azerbaijan

Campaign launched to overturn convictions of journalists

Ethiopia

Journalist released

Serbia / Montenegro

Magazine fined under Public Information Act

Angola

CPJ protests government's repression of the press

Guatemala

Journalist receives death threats

Serbia / Montenegro

RSF asks for TV Soko director Neboja Ristic's release

Nepal

Three journalists arrested

Romania

Editor-in-chief arrested

Peru

Journalists' information under military control in Huancavelica; army official dismissed as a consequence

Iran

RSF concerned about the fate of five journalists

Comoros

Independent radio station threatened

Egypt

RSF protests journalists' jail sentence

Samoa

Criminal libel charges against "Samoa Observer Two" withdrawn

Serbia / Montenegro

Higher commercial court dismisses B92 appeal

Serbia / Montenegro

Radio B2-92 news back on the Internet

Fiji

Fiji Islands prime minister, news media clash again

Colombia

CPJ expresses its sorrow over journalist's murder

Egypt

Journalists sentenced to two years in prison

Russia

Journalist missing, feared kidnapped in North Ossetia

China

Journalist's family arrested because of his critical stance towards regime

International

Twenty journalists killed thus far in 1999

The Gambia

ARTICLE 19 condemns use of imprisonment and harassment to violate freedom of expression

Peru

Journalists appeal decision absolving APRODEV's legal representative

Angola

Journalists released, threat of law being used against media, newspaper forced to self-censor

Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia

Plans for a media control system in Kosovo

Argentina

Supreme Court punishes independent press again

Indonesia

Aceh editor attacked

Lithuania

Lithuanian Parliament to consider restrictions to press law

Colombia

Journalist assassinated; RSF asks that a program to protect journalists who are threatened be set up

Argentina

Journalist threatened

Democratic Republic of Congo

Two journalists sought by security services, another released

Peru

Government withdraws lawyers from the Inter American Human Rights Court Ivcher case

Ireland

Magazine banned for six months

Peru

Radio news programme arbitrarily closed

Mauritania

Journalist arrested

Sierra Leone

Three journalists among hostages released

Angola

Government attempts to muzzle independent press

Fiji

Fiji Islands editors appear before parliamentary committee

Sudan

Newspaper suspended for three days

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist arrested

Peru

IPYS denounces acquittal of defamer of journalists

Turkey

RSF calls for amnesty for eleven imprisoned journalists

Angola

Journalists detained and interrogated

Indonesia

CPJ gravely concerned over murder of journalist

Azerbaijan

Violent attacks against journalists continue

Kosovo (Serbia) / Montenegro / Serbia

World Press Freedom Committee aids media in Kosovo

International

The twenty enemies of the Internet

Peru

Journalist shot on way home

Jordan

Journalist remains detained without charge

Indonesia

Journalist found murdered

Ukraine

CPJ protests silencing of Crimean TV stations

Turkey

Journalist repeatedly harassed

Somalia

Three journalists arrested

Iran

Press freedom in jeopardy under new bill

Sierra Leone

Rebel soldiers free one journalist

Peru

Judge absolves Hector Faisal

Iran

RSF protests five-year ban on daily

East Timor

IFJ Safety Programme launches Safety Office for journalists and media staff in East Timor

Democratic Republic of Congo

Two journalists flogged

Sierra Leone

Four journalists taken hostage

Thailand

Thai government responds to intimidation charge

Yemen

CPJ protests conviction of "Al-Ayyam" journalists

Peru

Two new editions of satirical publication defaming director of opposition daily

Peru

Complaint filed against journalist for defamation and slander in Tarapoto

Sierra Leone

CPJ welcomes release of four journalists

Iran

Freedom House protests moves against independent media

Russia

Grenade attack on journalist's home

Kenya

Journalists attacked, seriously injured

Democratic Republic of Congo

Ban imposed on broadcasts of foreign programmes

Sri Lanka

ARTICLE 19 condemns murder of freedom of expression advocate

Morocco

Issue of French weekly banned

Philippines

Indonesian journalists' solidarity for their colleagues in the Philippines

The Gambia

IPI condemns latest attempts to muzzle independent press

Kazakhstan

Editor harassed, blackmailed

Panama

Cabinet approves amendment to gag law

Iran

Government threatens Revolutionary Court trials for "incitement"

Argentina

Journalist threatened

The Gambia

Three journalists released

Namibia

Radio station closed, several employees in hiding

The Gambia

CPJ protests arrest of three journalists

Fiji

Government examines "Fiji Times" report for possible Public Order Act breach

Serbia / Montenegro

Radio B92 resumes broadcasts under new name

Nigeria

Newspaper staff receive threatening phone calls

Belarus

Unfair trial of editorial office, journalist

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalists remain imprisoned

Tanzania

"Majira" newspaper back on the street

Côte d'Ivoire

Newspaper seized

Lebanon

Journalists prosecuted over controversial interview

Sri Lanka

Pending reformation of media laws welcomed

Belarus

CPJ troubled by number of recent defamation cases, ongoing harassment of journalists

Iran

Assault on independent press intensifies, two reformist dailies likely to face legal proceedings

Iran

WiPC concerned by arrests of journalists, closure of newspapers

India

Writer censored

Democratic Republic of Congo

Radio station seized by Congolese rebels

Sierra Leone

Journalists released

Sudan

Newspaper suspended for the fourth time this year

Peru

Another defamatory tabloid appears

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist released

Ukraine

Four independent television stations forced to close

The Gambia

WAJA protests newspaper suspension

Hungary

Case against journalist terminated

Iran

Press crackdown raises international concern

Palestine

Journalist threatened in the Palestinian Authority

Bolivia

Reporters attacked by police during protest march, protests restricted

Colombia

"El Tiempo" correspondent forced to flee because of death threats

Iran

IPI condemns recent arrest and guilty verdict

Iran

Reformist publisher found guilty by court

Iran

A third journalist arrested

Kenya

Editor charged

Jordan

Journalist arrested

The Gambia

Newspaper suspended

Bulgaria

CPJ condemns vicious assaults on journalist

Belarus

Regime continues to squeeze "dissident" media

Fiji

Fiji Islands government minister considers appeal by Fiji TV

Ethiopia

Journalist still detained despite paying bail

Peru

Journalist receives suspended sentence in Pucallpa

Cameroon

Two journalists arrested

Nigeria

Former House speaker withdraws suit against "The News"

Tanzania

Government bans newspaper

Nigeria

Journalist arrested, tortured, released

Ethiopia

Concern about writer's health following recent prison transfer

Turkey

CPJ urges Turkey to end criminal prosecutions of journalists

Sierra Leone

Information on disappeared journalists

Belarus

Editor, correspondent persecuted

Nigeria

House speaker sues "The News" magazine

Zimbabwe

President withholds assent on crucial bill

Serbia / Montenegro

Albanian-language radio station broadcasts anew from Pristina

Philippines

Advertising boycott of newspaper prompted by criticism of president

Russia

CPJ troubled by Pasko conviction

Serbia / Montenegro

Journalist served with summons to begin prison sentence

Sri Lanka

Parliamentary call for media law reform receives international support

Azerbaijan

WAN welcomes pardon for Azerbaijan journalist

Mozambique

Journalist assaulted by parliamentary official

Moldova

Draft freedom of information law improved

Croatia

ARTICLE 19 concerned about case of charged journalist

Peru

New criminal case against Baruch Ivcher

Iran

Journalists among those detained by security forces

Canada

Newspaper editor's assassination labelled revenge attack

Peru

Radio Marañon journalists continue to receive threats

Pakistan

CPJ protests continued harassment of editor

Russia

WAN welcomes amnesty for journalist but condemns conviction

Peru

Military chiefs evaluate political tendencies and docility of the press

Ethiopia

Update on status of imprisoned journalists

Serbia / Montenegro

Writers Teki Dervishi and Din Mehmeti now known to be alive

Sri Lanka

Journalists covering opposition rally attacked, injured

Angola

Police assault television crew

Paraguay

Two journalists sentenced to "disciplinary arrest"

Malawi

High Court suspends journalists' case

Zimbabwe

Government postpones enactment of broadcasting legislation

Zimbabwe

"Standard" journalists in constitutional challenge

Kuwait

WAN seeks information about jailed Kuwait journalists

Peru

Obstructing law approved, re-examination of editor's sentence impeded

Peru

Peruvian government rejects authority of the Inter American Court on Human Rights

Nigeria

Journalists receive death threats

Kenya

Journalist's trial adjourned

Thailand

CPJ protests political intimidation; inquiry ordered into intimidation of newspaper

Democratic Republic of Congo

Two journalists face sentencing

Guinea

No improvement in Guinea's press freedom situation

Argentina

Journalist threatened

Croatia

Croatian journalist charged

Fiji

Fiji Islands government crackdown on media expatriates causes worry

Serbia / Montenegro

Excessive fee demanded of Radio Pancevo for frequency use

Yemen

CPJ calls for end of press harassment in Yemen

Iran

CPJ concerned about ongoing campaign to stifle the independent press.

Thailand

RAT protests intimidation of newspaper

Vietnam

Authorities refuse to allow newspaper's publication

Iran

PEN supports appeal for free expression from Iranian writers

Russia

Pasko trial: journalist still jailed

Belarus

Belarus attacks universities and academic freedom

Peru

Journalist appeals to have sentence reversed

Angola

Angolan minister responds to CPJ concerns over increasing repression of media

Solomon Islands

Commonwealth envoy wants media restrictions ended

Peru

Aprodev's representative again in court

Peru

Former television station manager released

Paraguay

Judges harass journalists in Paraguay's interior

Thailand

Journalist harassed

Azerbaijan

Journalist pardoned

Tunisia

RSF report on press freedom situation in Tunisia

Mexico

Journalist still under threat

Serbia / Montenegro

Free press in Yugoslavia needed for Balkans peace: WAN

Azerbaijan

Authorities launch harassment campaign against journalists

Tunisia

New RSF report: "Silence, we're gagging the press"

Pakistan

Magazine editor and staffer arrested, later released

Burkina Faso

Government official rejects RSF mission on journalist's death

(RSF/IFEX) - The following is an RSF letter to Burkina Faso Security Minister Djibrill Bassolé, further to his refusal to allow an RSF follow-up mission of inquiry into circumstances surrounding the December 1998 death of journalist Norbert Zongo:

Togo

Journalist released

Bahrain

Religious scholar and writer released from prison

Angola

Increasing repression of the media in Angola

Turkey

Another journalist assaulted

Iran

New press law threatens freedoms in Iran

Iran

Daily suspended and another journalist arrested

Turkey

Two journalists tortured once again

Serbia / Montenegro

Further details on jailing of television producer

International

Censorship, restrictions stunt Internet growth in Mideast

Turkey

ARTICLE 19 concerned by continued attacks against journalists and writers

Ethiopia

Update on status of imprisoned journalists

Solomon Islands

PINA urges Solomon Islands government to remove restrictions

Iran

Risk of torture for two journalists arrested in Iran

Serbia / Montenegro

Censorship of dissident voices continues in Serbia

Angola

Systematic decline in respect for media in Angola

Peru

Three journalists attacked by crowd

Sudan

Three dailies suspended

Paraguay

Radio signal jammed

Hungary

Growing trend of government interference in media

Turkey

RSF review of recent press freedom violations

Fiji

Fiji Islands daily newspapers called before House of Representatives committee

Sierra Leone

Rebels had systematic policy of elimination of journalists

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands media restrictions compared with former South Africa, pre-democratic Nigeria

Peru

Journalist attacked

India / Pakistan

India blocks Pakistani newspaper web site

Sierra Leone

Journalist arrested in Freetown

Peru

RSF denounces irregularities in trial of former manager of television station

Solomon Islands

Foreign journalists warned over Solomon Islands reporting

Solomon Islands

CPJ protests media restrictions

Malawi

Alleged politically-motivated dismissals at public broadcaster; two photographers harassed

Azerbaijan

Six journalists assaulted; editorial office attacked

Bahrain

Writer faces trial hearing

Syria

CPJ protests banning of "Al-Quds al-Arabi"

Peru

Ivcher's lawyer seeks writ of habeas corpus from constitutional court

Bangladesh

Talebans threaten to kill sculptor

Kazakhstan

Independent newspaper closed by authorities

Jordan

Editor-in-chief arrested