(PERIODISTAS/IFEX)- The 6 March 2003 edition of the daily "Clarín" stated that at least three of the people sentenced to prison for the assassination of "Noticias" photojournalist José Luis Cabezas may be released as a result of court delays. The defence for three of the accused is arguing that it has taken the court too long to deliver a definitive verdict in the 2000 appeal and that as a result, his clients should be released.

10 March 2003

Turkey

Editorial cartoonists' cases postponed for "expert opinion"

10 March 2003

Eritrea / United States

CPJ receives response from U.S. Defense Department

10 March 2003

Colombia

President of Colombian Photojournalists Circle receives death threats

7 March 2003

China

Internet essayist Liu Di secretly detained for four months

7 March 2003

Belarus

Journalist paroled, two others still detained in labour camps

7 March 2003

Cuba

Journalist beaten by prison guard; French magazine confiscated during festival

7 March 2003

Iran

IFJ condemns recent crackdown on rights of journalists and cultural workers

7 March 2003

Spain

WiPC concerned about reports that detained Basque writers and journalists have been ill-treated

7 March 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist released in Kinshasa

7 March 2003

Serbia / Montenegro

SEEMO concerned that state-owned Internet service provider may be hindering communications

7 March 2003

Iraq / United States

CPJ expresses concern about embedding rules and nonembedded journalists

7 March 2003

Ethiopia

Former editor released, another editor still imprisoned

7 March 2003

Armenia

Police arrest suspects in television chief's murder

7 March 2003

Philippines

Journalist's widow files complaint against ex-police camp commander

6 March 2003

Bangladesh

Journalist released, another arrested and six more attacked

6 March 2003

Guatemala

Journalist specialising in human rights subject to intimidation

6 March 2003

Kenya

Newspaper appeals ban on reporting about former president's son

6 March 2003

Mexico

Journalist Isabel Arvide detained

6 March 2003

Zimbabwe

Supreme Court expected to hear appeal in case against former editor

6 March 2003

Serbia / Montenegro

Journalists receive death threats

6 March 2003

Vietnam

CPJ concerned for safety of detained writer

6 March 2003

Burundi

President Buyoya prohibits radio stations from airing statements from rebels

6 March 2003

Palestine / Israel

Two Reuters journalists wounded in Jabalya

5 March 2003

Armenia

RSF concerned about attacks on journalists during presidential election

5 March 2003

Serbia / Montenegro

SEEMO protests assault on journalist and pressure on radio station in Pozarevac

5 March 2003

Venezuela

Intellectuals and journalists included on "enemies list" posted by president's supporters

5 March 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Private broadcaster shut down in Mbuji-Mayi

5 March 2003

Russia

Media Ministry warns publication over Chechen separatist leader interview

5 March 2003

Kenya

Attempt to seize newspaper assets blocked

5 March 2003

Russia

Suspect charged with threatening journalist is cleared

4 March 2003

International / Gender

International PEN speaks out against impunity on International Women's Day, highlights cases in Russia, Iran, Algeria

4 March 2003

Iran

Five journalists arrested in less than one week

4 March 2003

Kazakhstan

Appeal date set for journalist; president's daughter suggests case may be "politically motivated"

4 March 2003

Togo

Private radio station closed by presidential order

4 March 2003

Lesotho

Court rules in favour of newspaper

4 March 2003

Côte d'Ivoire

Three international radio stations allowed to resume FM broadcasts; several journalists roughed up by soldiers and civilians

4 March 2003

Zimbabwe

Warrant issued for the arrest of journalist Geoffrey Nyarota

3 March 2003

Guinea-Bissau

Authorities close Radio Bombolom FM permanently

3 March 2003

Spain

RSF calls for inquiry into Basque journalist's complaints of ill-treatment in police custody

3 March 2003

Chechnya (Russia)

Chechen journalist beaten and detained by Interior Ministry troops

3 March 2003

China

CPJ calls for immediate release of Internet publisher

3 March 2003

Rwanda

Newspaper editor released temporarily after spending one month in detention

3 March 2003

Honduras

Journalist survives assassination attempt in Santa Rosa de Copán

3 March 2003

Croatia

Press magnate escapes bomb attack

3 March 2003

Argentina

CPJ calls on government to investigate violent attacks against press

28 February 2003

Egypt

EOHR issues report on impact of emergency law

28 February 2003

Zimbabwe

Journalists from "The Daily News" barred from covering Parliament, sitting in public gallery

28 February 2003

Spain / United Kingdom

Journalists face charges over Gibraltar oil protest

28 February 2003

Sri Lanka

Rights petitioner gets one year prison sentence for contempt of court

28 February 2003

Zambia

Information minister threatens to revoke radio station's licence

28 February 2003

Panama

Judge orders journalist to serve jail time

28 February 2003

Azerbaijan

CPJ concerned about libel lawsuits against editor

28 February 2003

International

EFJ welcomes European Court of Justice decision on protection of sources

28 February 2003

Venezuela

Venevisión technician released

27 February 2003

Tonga

Daily "Times of Tonga" banned for criticising government

27 February 2003

Uzbekistan

RSF concerned over sentencing of journalist to seven years' imprisonment

27 February 2003

Iraq

The Iraqi media: 25 years of relentless repression

27 February 2003

Guinea-Bissau

CPJ alarmed by closure of independent radio broadcaster

27 February 2003

Costa Rica

Inter-American Court of Human Rights to hear criminal defamation case

27 February 2003

Zambia

Journalists barred from covering Chiluba court case

27 February 2003

Uzbekistan

Dissident beaten by police, seriously ill in custody

27 February 2003

International

Governments accused of excluding public voices in policy debate at United Nations summit

27 February 2003

Sri Lanka

Police attack journalists at demonstration in Colombo

27 February 2003

Indonesia

Five journalists assaulted by Bandung police

27 February 2003

Tonga

PINA condemns government ban on import of newspaper

26 February 2003

Qatar

Death sentence against Jordanian journalist upheld

26 February 2003

Haiti

Radio Haïti Inter shuts down

26 February 2003

India

Police harass magazine editor and staff in Tamil Nadu state

26 February 2003

Venezuela

Foreign press vehicle attacked

26 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Newspaper editor briefly detained in Kinshasa

26 February 2003

Argentina

Police assault, detain journalists

26 February 2003

Guatemala

Journalist assaulted

25 February 2003

Rwanda

Editor of independent newspaper detained for over one month

25 February 2003

Spain

CPJ calls on government to justify closure of Basque newspaper

25 February 2003

Peru

Government approves legislative decree limiting press coverage

25 February 2003

Niger

Managing editor of "Le Canard déchaîné" released after completing eight-month prison sentence

25 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Legal action launched against two journalists, newspaper

25 February 2003

China

Internet writer Tao Haidong sentenced to seven years' imprisonment

25 February 2003

Thailand

ARTICLE 19 concerned about government proposal for new statutory Media Council

25 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist remains imprisoned in Kinshasa despite completion of his sentence

24 February 2003

Swaziland

Reporter attacked and severely beaten

24 February 2003

Tanzania

Photojournalist assaulted, equipment stolen

24 February 2003

Nepal

CEHURDES calls for lifting of restrictions on journalist's movement

24 February 2003

Zimbabwe

Photographer assaulted by soldiers and police officers

24 February 2003

Pakistan / Afghanistan

"Frontier Post" journalist threatened by Afghan commander

24 February 2003

Lesotho

Newspaper censored

24 February 2003

Nepal

Journalist threatened, CEHURDES calls on Maoists to stop atrocities

24 February 2003

Thailand

Thai media advocates join forces against government's attempt to curb media freedom

24 February 2003

International

Article 19 is fundamental, PINA and others tell World Summit on Information Society preparatory meeting

24 February 2003

France

Journalists prevented from covering Franco-African Summit in Paris

21 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalists prohibited from travelling to Gbadolite

21 February 2003

Central African Republic

Publication director arrested

21 February 2003

Mexico

IAPA welcomes possibility of putting crimes against journalists under federal jurisdiction

21 February 2003

Spain

Police close Basque-language daily

21 February 2003

Kashmir (India)

Discriminatory use of official advertising in Kashmir

21 February 2003

Colombia

FLIP publishes report on press freedom in January 2003

21 February 2003

Argentina

Governor puts pressure on university media, calls for journalist's dismissal

21 February 2003

Canada

PEN Canada protests government bill and ongoing book seizures by Canada Customs

21 February 2003

Hong Kong (China)

Proposed national security bill threatens press freedom, says CPJ

20 February 2003

Haiti

Radio Métropole suspends news bulletins to protest attacks and threats against its journalists

20 February 2003

Ukraine

CPJ concerned about alleged death threat against editor

20 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Rebel movement imposes official censorship of newspapers in Beni

20 February 2003

Haiti

CPJ concerned about series of attacks against journalists

20 February 2003

Iran

Academic Hashem Aghajari's death sentence repealed, retrial ordered

20 February 2003

Zimbabwe

British reporter barred from entering Zimbabwe

20 February 2003

France / Africa / International

RSF condemns 23 press freedom "dunces" attending 22nd Franco-African Summit

19 February 2003

Malawi

Newspaper vendors assaulted by ruling party youth

19 February 2003

Jordan

Two journalists released, one remains in jail

19 February 2003

South Africa

Programme of action against draft Anti-Terrorism Bill adopted

19 February 2003

South Korea

IFJ backs appeal for reform of Yonhap News Agency

19 February 2003

Iran

Journalist arrested for criticising Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei

18 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist and his spouse arrested in Kinshasa

18 February 2003

Uruguay

Radio journalists harassed by ruling party in Maldonado

18 February 2003

Niger

Radio station shut down after giving air time to former rebels

18 February 2003

Iraq / United States

Foreign correspondents expelled

18 February 2003

Venezuela

Television and radio "contents law" passes first reading in National Assembly

18 February 2003

Uzbekistan

IFJ demands the release of journalist sentenced for belonging to illegal party

18 February 2003

Argentina

Journalist receives death threats

18 February 2003

Guinea-Bissau

Authorities shut down opposition radio station

18 February 2003

Jordan

Three journalists sentenced to prison terms

17 February 2003

Egypt

Growing numbers of arrests; emergency legislation used to suppress free expression

17 February 2003

Cuba

Argentine professor detained for interviewing independent journalists

17 February 2003

Ethiopia

Newspaper vendors detained, harassed

17 February 2003

El Salvador

Salvadoran newspapers face legal action by Canadian company

17 February 2003

Bolivia

Journalists attacked in violent street clashes

17 February 2003

Zambia

Journalist released on bail

17 February 2003

Peru

CPJ and RSF send letters about journalist's imprisonment

17 February 2003

Haiti

Radio Métropole journalist under threat

14 February 2003

Thailand

TJA protests killing of provincial reporter

14 February 2003

Tunisia

Imprisoned journalist Hamadi Jebali rushed to hospital

14 February 2003

Ecuador

Media owner threatened

14 February 2003

Ethiopia

ARTICLE 19 releases report on legal framework for freedom of expression

14 February 2003

Nepal

CEHURDES calls on authorities and Maoist rebels to respect press freedom

14 February 2003

Poland

WAN creates legal commission to monitor court cases brought against publishing company

13 February 2003

Syria

Poet and writer Marwan Osman on trial

13 February 2003

Ukraine

RSF calls for more tests in journalist's death and continuation of inquiry

13 February 2003

Vietnam

WiPC to launch freedom of expression campaign

13 February 2003

Saudi Arabia

Al-Jazeera barred from covering Hajj rites in Mecca

13 February 2003

International

Freedom of information on the Internet under threat

13 February 2003

International

Freedom of expression is central to the right to communicate, says ARTICLE 19

13 February 2003

Venezuela

Television station fined

12 February 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist arrested and beaten up by police officers

12 February 2003

Eritrea

CPJ launches campaign to free jailed journalist

12 February 2003

Thailand

Journalist shot dead on tourist island

12 February 2003

Sudan

Copies of opposition daily seized

12 February 2003

Iraq

IFJ condemns authorities' decision to expel 69 foreign journalists

12 February 2003

Dominican Republic

Government threatens journalists with legal action

12 February 2003

Bolivia

Journalists accuse government of meddling with media

12 February 2003

Côte d'Ivoire

Journalist reported missing for the past month, feared dead; another journalist released

11 February 2003

Cambodia

Human Rights Watch concerned over arrests of journalists, independent radio station's closure

11 February 2003

Afghanistan

ARTICLE 19 condemns ban on cable television and foreign programmes

11 February 2003

Venezuela

News crew kidnapped for more than one hour

11 February 2003

Colombia

Photojournalist attacked by police

11 February 2003

Indonesia

Writer and academic Lesley McCulloch released

11 February 2003

Argentina

Radio journalist threatened

11 February 2003

Peru

Radio journalist attacked by unknown assailant

11 February 2003

Iran

Journalist Emadoldin Baghi released after two years' imprisonment; journalist Ali-Reza Jabari also released

10 February 2003

Russia

IFJ condemns draft media law as "statement of failure" on press freedom

10 February 2003

Ethiopia

Media professionals issue joint statement protesting draft press law

10 February 2003

Venezuela

Telecommunications commission shuts down radio station

10 February 2003

Peru

Journalist cleared of all charges by high court

10 February 2003

Venezuela

Radio station under investigation

7 February 2003

Philippines

Suspect in journalist's slaying escapes police custody

7 February 2003

Nepal

Two journalists released

7 February 2003

Venezuela

Television news crew attacked

7 February 2003

Mexico

Radio programme discriminated against in allocation of government advertising

7 February 2003

Kazakhstan

Questions remain after coroner's report into death of journalist's daughter in police custody, says CJFE

7 February 2003

Côte d'Ivoire

Journalist detained by rebels in western Côte d'Ivoire

6 February 2003

Zimbabwe

IFJ condemns Mugabe regime's attempts to gag reporters covering World Cup cricket competition

6 February 2003

Lithuania

President orders investigation into harassment of independent daily

6 February 2003

Belarus

Independent paper threatened with closure

6 February 2003

Venezuela

Journalist assaulted by pro-government mob

6 February 2003

Cambodia

Two journalists arrested

6 February 2003

Venezuela

A fifth television station under investigation

6 February 2003

Chad

Two journalists sentenced to six months' imprisonment

5 February 2003

Saudi Arabia

Journalist jailed for past three years

5 February 2003

Zambia

Journalist arrested, charged with "publishing false news"

5 February 2003

Zimbabwe

Journalists released

5 February 2003

International

IFJ urges journalists to "be professional, be safe" in covering crisis over Iraq

5 February 2003

International

ARTICLE 19 critiques draft Declaration on the Right to Communicate

5 February 2003

Panama

One year after enactment of access to information law, restrictions still in place

5 February 2003

Kashmir (India)

CPJ condemns journalist's murder

5 February 2003

Chile

Television commentator sentenced

4 February 2003

Bangladesh

Journalist Saleem Samad under police surveillance

4 February 2003

Palestine / Israel

CPJ alarmed by Israel's closure of two television stations and a radio station in Hebron

4 February 2003

Colombia

Kidnapped journalists freed

4 February 2003

Peru

Journalists assaulted by demonstrators

4 February 2003

Venezuela

Government ministry launches investigation against a third television station

4 February 2003

Philippines

Judge orders arrest of police officer suspected of killing journalist

4 February 2003

Lithuania

Authorities launch harassment campaign against independent press group

4 February 2003

Zimbabwe

Journalists charged

3 February 2003

Kashmir (India)

Journalist killed in Kashmir

3 February 2003

India

Reporter arrested in Tamil Nadu state

3 February 2003

Zimbabwe

Police arrest two journalists, limit access to opposition leader's trial

3 February 2003

Venezuela

Television crew's vehicle set on fire

3 February 2003

Tunisia

Detained Internet journalist Zouhair Yahyaoui ends hunger strike, another journalist continues his

31 January 2003

Azerbaijan

RSF urges authorities to stop harassing independent media

31 January 2003

Zimbabwe

"The Daily News" operating illegally, information minister says

31 January 2003

Palestine / Israel

IFJ condemns Israeli army over attacks on Palestinian journalists

31 January 2003

Mozambique

Suspects in Cardoso trial sentenced to lengthy prison terms

31 January 2003

Kazakhstan

CPJ disappointed by prison term handed down to prominent independent journalist Sergei Duvanov

31 January 2003

Venezuela

Television technician in jail since 23 January

31 January 2003

Kyrgyzstan

Independent newspaper threatened with closure

31 January 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Journalist arbitrarily detained for the past month

30 January 2003

Pakistan

Author Fazal Wahab murdered

30 January 2003

Tanzania

Photojournalist assaulted

30 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Charges against journalist dropped

30 January 2003

Mozambique

CPJ representative to attend verdict announcement in Cardoso trial

30 January 2003

International

IFJ seeks "meaningful reforms" from European bank over right to know

30 January 2003

Palestine / Israel

Israeli army closes local radio and television stations in Hebron

30 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Journalists detained

29 January 2003

Kazakhstan

Opposition journalist accused of rape jailed for three and a half years

29 January 2003

Pakistan

Journalist attacked by unknown assailants, escapes unhurt

29 January 2003

United Kingdom

Ban on rally infringes rights of free expression and assembly, says ARTICLE 19

29 January 2003

South Africa

IPI protests government plans to evict correspondents from their offices in Parliament

29 January 2003

Kyrgyzstan

IFJ protests attack on journalist

29 January 2003

Morocco

Journalist from weekly magazine "Douman" assaulted

29 January 2003

Colombia

Rebels release television crew, kidnapped "Los Angeles Times" reporters still being held

29 January 2003

Colombia

Rebels send mixed messages about release of two journalists

28 January 2003

Algeria

Journalist attacked after being sentenced to six-month suspended prison sentence

28 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Reuters and AFP get media accreditation, AP closes bureau

28 January 2003

Côte d'Ivoire

Peace treaty signing marked by renewed violence against journalists and media outlets

28 January 2003

Mauritania

Independent newspaper censored

27 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Journalist arrested, equipment confiscated

27 January 2003

Malawi

Reporter shot

27 January 2003

Malaysia

Online newspaper "Malaysiakini" to be evicted from its offices

27 January 2003

Guatemala

WAN concerned over government harassment of independent media

27 January 2003

Venezuela

Photojournalist detained, photographs erased

27 January 2003

Serbia / Montenegro

IPI affiliate demands implementation of broadcast act

27 January 2003

Peru

Radio programme host threatened by police captain

27 January 2003

Venezuela

Media freedom threatened, Human Rights Watch warns

27 January 2003

Jordan

Fatwa issued against three detained journalists

24 January 2003

Colombia

Rebels detain two journalists

24 January 2003

China

CPJ condemns detention of South Korean photojournalist

24 January 2003

Venezuela

CPJ alarmed over government ministry's investigation of television stations

24 January 2003

Zambia

"The Monitor" newspaper editor remains in hiding, journalists likely to be charged

24 January 2003

Iran

Concern grows over imprisoned journalists; country's highest circulation daily suspended

24 January 2003

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's educated suffer government repression, says Human Rights Watch

24 January 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

WiPC concerned for safety of playwright

24 January 2003

Kyrgyzstan

Opposition journalist assaulted

24 January 2003

Colombia

Journalist and his two companions are freed

24 January 2003

South Africa

Two journalists assaulted

23 January 2003

Nepal

Two journalists rearrested shortly after their release

23 January 2003

Venezuela

Private television stations under investigation

23 January 2003

Russia

Journalist Grigory Pasko released

23 January 2003

International

Free press and open government vital for global development, says IFJ

23 January 2003

Russia

Moscow-based Turkish journalist beaten by unknown individuals

23 January 2003

Israel

New attacks on press freedom as election approaches: RSF calls on candidates to pledge support for press freedom

23 January 2003

Russia

CPJ welcomes Grigory Pasko's release

23 January 2003

Colombia

Missing Canadian journalist presumably held by paramilitaries

23 January 2003

Zambia

Three journalists arrested, a fourth in hiding

23 January 2003

Jordan

Three journalists remain in detention

22 January 2003

Afghanistan

Supreme Court bans cable television

22 January 2003

Colombia

Prison warden forces journalists to erase photographs

22 January 2003

Chile

WPFC calls on President Lagos to urge Congress to eliminate "desacato" laws

22 January 2003

Colombia

Media team kidnapped by armed group

22 January 2003

Malaysia

CPJ condemns raid on "Malaysiakini" offices

22 January 2003

Qatar

Journalist faces death sentence

21 January 2003

Ethiopia

New government proposals threaten press freedom and EFJA

21 January 2003

Philippines

Police officer suspected in journalist's killing dismissed

21 January 2003

Guatemala

IAPA calls for an end to harassment against the press

21 January 2003

Somalia

HornAfrik radio and television station attacked by armed militia

21 January 2003

Malaysia

Editor of independent Internet daily Malaysiakini.com faces "sedition" charge

21 January 2003

Colombia

Military officials destroy journalist's photographs in Arauca

21 January 2003

Maldives

Heavy sentences handed down to Internet writers

20 January 2003

Malaysia

Independent Internet daily's offices raided

20 January 2003

Malawi

Radio journalist arrested

20 January 2003

Venezuela

Two journalists assaulted by National Guard officers

20 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Editor summoned for questioning, charged

20 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Newspaper sued

20 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Thugs hired to beat journalist

20 January 2003

Bangladesh

Journalist Saleem Samad released after spending 50 days in detention

17 January 2003

Uganda

Journalist detained since 6 January

17 January 2003

Chile

Appeals court upholds order for seizure of book

17 January 2003

Jordan

Three journalists arrested for displaying "disrepect for Islam", weekly newspaper suspended

17 January 2003

Tunisia

RSF alarmed over deteriorating health of detained Internet journalist Zouhair Yahyaoui

17 January 2003

Côte d'Ivoire

RSF calls on participants in peace talks to make a commitment to a freer and more responsible press

16 January 2003

Venezuela

Television news crew's vehicle attacked

16 January 2003

Mexico

Chiapas journalist released on bail

16 January 2003

Syria

Journalists petition for colleague's release

15 January 2003

Guatemala

President attacks print media

15 January 2003

Pakistan

Journalist shot and left for dead, in critical condition

15 January 2003

Bangladesh

High Court orders release of journalist Saleem Samad

15 January 2003

Venezuela

Chavez threatens to revoke private broadcasters' licences

15 January 2003

Iran

Newspaper editor summoned by public court

14 January 2003

Venezuela

Photojournalist injured

14 January 2003

France

Monthly "Lyon Mag" heavily fined over controversial article

14 January 2003

Malawi

Radio station censored

14 January 2003

Bangladesh

Several journalists assaulted and threatened by local ruling party leader

14 January 2003

Mauritania

Independent newspaper censored

13 January 2003

India

CPJ mourns death of cameraman injured in Parliament attack

13 January 2003

Nepal

CEHURDES condemns ongoing harassment of journalist

13 January 2003

Malaysia

ARTICLE 19 calls for an end to human rights activist's trial

13 January 2003

Kashmir (India)

CPJ welcomes release of Kashmiri journalist Iftikhar Gilani

13 January 2003

Iran

Two journalists arrested, two newspapers shut down

10 January 2003

Chechnya (Russia)

Russia turns back German journalist who wanted to probe human rights in Chechnya

10 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Journalist accused of spying

10 January 2003

Pakistan

Peshawar cable television installations sabotaged

10 January 2003

El Salvador

Protesters assault journalists

10 January 2003

Argentina

Government suspends advertising in newspaper

9 January 2003

Sri Lanka

Hand grenade thrown inside journalist's home

9 January 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Legal action brought against two journalists

9 January 2003

Uganda

Government curbs live radio broadcasts

9 January 2003

Peru

Legal action threatens journalist's livelihood

9 January 2003

Indonesia

Writer and academic Lesley McCulloch sentenced to five months' imprisonment

9 January 2003

Venezuela

Television news crew attacked

9 January 2003

Bangladesh

One journalist released; another remains in detention

8 January 2003

Iran

Journalist arrested, three others put on trial

8 January 2003

Côte d'Ivoire

French journalist accused of spying

8 January 2003

Philippines

Radio journalist threatened

8 January 2003

Nepal

CEHURDES welcomes journalist's release

8 January 2003

Venezuela

Journalists attacked while on duty

8 January 2003

Thailand

Government interference with the media more sophisticated in 2002, says TJA in annual report

7 January 2003

Iran

Hardliners step up their control of the Internet

7 January 2003

Bangladesh

Journalist Saleem Samad secretly transferred to new prison and accused of being part of "international conspiracy"

7 January 2003

Liberia

Journalist flogged

7 January 2003

France

Jewish community radio station's antenna vandalised

7 January 2003

Dominican Republic

Two journalists attacked

7 January 2003

Philippines

Journalists call for justice in Damalerio murder

7 January 2003

Lebanon

New Francophonie secretary-general urged to defend press freedom

6 January 2003

Zimbabwe

Editor arrested

6 January 2003

Democratic Republic of Congo

Radio journalist arrested and jailed in Tshikapa

6 January 2003

Iran

Two journalists face imprisonment

6 January 2003

Bangladesh

CPJ calls for release of detained journalists

6 January 2003

France

Two Malian journalists arrested for filming deportation at Paris airport

6 January 2003

International

World political tensions eroded press freedom in 2002, says RSF

6 January 2003

Palestine

Al-Jazeera correspondent released

3 January 2003

Vietnam

Cyber-dissident Nguyen Khac Toan sentenced to 12 years in prison

3 January 2003

Togo

Journalist arrested for inciting a rebellion

3 January 2003

Uruguay

Montevideo Mayor's Office attacks weekly publication

3 January 2003

Sri Lanka

Supreme Court threatens to charge journalists with contempt of court

3 January 2003

Mexico

Chiapas journalist receives death threats

2 January 2003

Kashmir (India)

Indian military says detained journalist Iftikhar Gilani is innocent

2 January 2003

Dominican Republic

Environment secretary accuses newspaper of carrying out defamation campaign

2 January 2003

Paraguay

Journalist found guilty of defamation

2 January 2003

Bangladesh

Special Powers Act used to detain RSF correspondent Saleem Samad for another month

2 January 2003

Lebanon

Appeals court confirms closure of opposition radio and TV stations

2 January 2003

International

Nineteen journalists killed for their work in 2002

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