Alerts - 2010
The announcement states that parties have to register for printing election-related matter with the government under the 1962 Printers and Publishers Registration Act.
In an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, RSF expresses concern over the judicial harassment of foreign news media.
RSF calls on the police to investigate the death threats that have been made against Shahidul Alam, a well-known photographer.
Foreign journalists have not been allowed to attend Armed Forces Day since 2005.
Journalist Alfredo Zamora Nolly was told that hired killers had received a cash advance of 3,000 nuevos soles to kill him.
"We condemn the brutal attack on our colleague and call on law enforcement officials to quickly apprehend and prosecute all responsible," said CPJ.
"We urge the authorities to put an end to the campaign of harassment being waged against the media," said RSF.
Gustavo Azócar, an outspoken critic of the administration, had been jailed since July 2009 and barred from speaking publicly about the case.
The three individuals were serving prison sentences for publishing a Dari translation of the Koran.
"There are absolutely no grounds for claiming that the article was libellous," said RSF.
The accused were sentenced to 18 years and four months for murder, creation of a criminal group and the attempted murder of another individual.
Journalist Emilio Palacio was sentenced to three years in prison on a charge of defamation over an opinion piece.
The charges stem from the singer's performance of a Kurdish song at an arts festival in Diyarbakır in 2009.
The court banned an NGO from hosting discussions on the amputation of Buba Bello Jangebe on the online social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
Authorities say the bombings are the worst since the Red Shirts started their protest rallies two weeks ago.
The arrests of two well-known political opponents, together with the government's intention of regulating the Internet, raise serious concerns about the future of free speech in the country.
Only 1 per cent of Ethiopians have access to satellite television, where they can now listen to VOA on an audio channel.
Vasyl Demyaniv suffered a head injury and underwent surgery as a result of the beating.
Tamer Topcu was on his way home with his pregnant wife when two strangers approached him and beat him with an iron club.
The car that José Bayardo Mairena Ramírez and Manuel Juárez were travelling in was shot at 21 times.
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