3 November 2011
Alerts - 2010 - April-June
30 June 2010
Puerto Rico (United States)
On 23 June, the Senate president restricted photojournalists' entry to Congress, extending the order to reporters the following day.
30 June 2010
Mexico
Journalists Juan Francisco Rodríguez Ríos, and his wife, María Elvira Hernández Galeana, were killed as they sat in a cyber-café.
30 June 2010
Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority plans to monitor certain websites and block links to "blasphemous" and "sacrilegious" content.
30 June 2010
Ethiopia
The "Awramba Times" has been harassed for its critical coverage of the government.
30 June 2010
Panama
The charges against Carlos Núñez López stem from a 2005 story about environmental damage in the province of Bocas del Toro.
30 June 2010
Rwanda
"The burden is on the Rwandan government to conduct a thorough, transparent investigation and to produce credible results," CPJ said.
30 June 2010
Kuwait
CPJ is also alarmed by reports that the Ministry of Information will prosecute Al-Jazeera's office in Kuwait for violating a ban on local coverage of Mohammed Abdulqader al-Jassem's case.
30 June 2010
Malaysia
Three cartoon compilations have been banned by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
30 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan
Batyr Mamatzhanov remains in critical condition after suffering two broken ribs and a head injury.
30 June 2010
Middle East and North Africa

Writer and poet Dhabiya Khamis published a piece on her blog in September 2009 criticising the Arab League's performance.
30 June 2010
Guatemala
Martin del Cid Acevedo received a written message warning him that he would be killed.
30 June 2010
Pakistan
"Aaj Kal" newspaper reporter Faiz Muhammad Sasoli had escaped two previous murder attempts.
30 June 2010
Egypt
The editor-in-chief of El Saf website was detained after publishing articles that criticised a local member of parliament.
30 June 2010
International
The leaked document shows that states are pushing for non-commercial online copyright infringement to be punishable by imprisonment.
30 June 2010
Fiji
A new media decree legislates registration of all media outlets with a regime-endorsed "authority" given sweeping powers to protect the national and public interests.
29 June 2010
Somalia
The journalists were covering a press conference at a police training facility that had been taken over by Al-Shabaab.
29 June 2010
Egypt
Activists have organised a number of demonstrations to express anger over an apparent beating death by police of a man in Alexandria.
29 June 2010
Mexico
Armed individuals opened fire on the Televisa Laguna television station's broadcasting facilities in the city of Torreón, leaving behind more than 150 bullet casings.
29 June 2010
Peru
IAPA condemned a bill stipulating prison sentences for "decision-makers of any news medium that publishes obscene or pornographic material".
29 June 2010
Argentina
Journalists who have been covering news related to the assassination of a 15-year-old youth by a police officer in Bariloche have been threatened and harassed.
29 June 2010
Canada
Many media workers were reportedly detained, charged and, in a few cases, attacked by police.
29 June 2010
Lebanon
The group of journalists was assaulted by police personnel while they were covering a forcible evacuation of people from their homes.
29 June 2010
Lebanon
The detentions stem from comments the men posted about allegations of electoral interference by the president during municipal elections in May.
29 June 2010
Iran
Human Rights Watch was requested information regarding the company's efforts to counter Iran's jamming of satellite signals carrying Persian-language broadcasts.
29 June 2010
Pakistan
Shopkeepers had recently received threats warning them to stop selling Western movies and "objectionable" music.
28 June 2010
Somalia
The new directives ban programming from organizations or individuals not authorised by the ministry.
28 June 2010
Pakistan
Farrukh Asif, a cameraman with television news channel Express News, was assaulted and illegally detained while filming a protest.
28 June 2010
Brazil
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the Senate commission's approval of the bill and urges that the upcoming electoral process not hinder further legislative work.
28 June 2010
Somalia
The officers who arrested Hadis Mohamed Hadis gave no explanation of what the "serious crimes" might be.
28 June 2010
Sudan
If found guilty, the journalists could be sentenced to death by hanging.
28 June 2010
China
After posting a comment on an online forum, photographer Qiu Jinyi was arrested and one year of reeducation through work.
25 June 2010
Kenya
The legal framework regulating hate speech falls short of international standards and raises serious concerns regarding the protection of the right to free expression, ARTICLE 19 said.
25 June 2010
Romania
The European group of the IFJ urged parliament to respect the role of media in democracy and amend the document adopted by the Supreme Defence Council.
25 June 2010
Russia
"We have recently run at least 15 articles criticizing corrupt officials from the district administration," said journalist Salimzhan Gaisin.
25 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan
CJES expressed concern over the safety of two journalists in Osh, while noting that another has fled the city with his family.
25 June 2010
India / Nepal
Indian authorities have been withholding a shipment of 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint that Kantipur Publications needs to continue publishing.
25 June 2010
Rwanda
JED notes that Rugambage and his newspaper had been harassed by the authorities for several months.
25 June 2010
Mexico
The assailants, who were wearing shirts identifying them as members of a local politician's election campaign, took a laptop, 2,500 copies of the magazine and US$780.
25 June 2010
Syria
The charges against Muhannad Al Hassani, which come after years of harassment, were a result of his efforts to call public attention to the unfair legal treatment of other political prisoners.
25 June 2010
Rwanda
Jean Leonard Rugambage, deputy chief editor of "Umuvugizi" newspaper, was shot as he entered his home in a Kigali suburb.
25 June 2010
Iran
Abdolreza Tajik was arrested on 12 June; his family does not know why or where he is being held.
25 June 2010
Madagascar
Alphonse Afakandro is being prosecuted on charges of defamation, insult and dissemination of false information following a complaint by the local gendarmerie.
24 June 2010
Turkey
Leyla Zana was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of "spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization".
24 June 2010
Mexico
Karla Tinoco Santillán received threatening phone calls, and shortly after she was fired because her presence allegedly compromised the staff's safety.
24 June 2010
Cuba
Darsi Ferrer was finally tried on 22 June 2010 on charges of "irregularities" and "assault" and was granted a conditional release after being held without trial since July 2009.
24 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan
CPJ called on authorities to release Ulugbek Abdusalomov and Azimjon Askarov, and to ensure the safety of other journalists working in southern Kyrgyzstan.
24 June 2010
Philippines
A lawyer representing the families of several of the victims said Suwaib Upham's killing could weaken the case against the Ampatuans.
24 June 2010
Russia
ARTICLE 19 urged the Russian government to address rights violations in the region and to adopt comprehensive measures, specifically relating to the right to freedom of expression.
23 June 2010
Hungary
The bill brings under state regulation the content of most printed and audiovisual media, even a part of the Internet.
23 June 2010
The Gambia
IPI called on the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.
23 June 2010
Albania
A Tirana District Court ruled in favour of a claim filed by former Albanian minister of culture Ylli Pango against the television station.
23 June 2010
Angola
Freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are at stake, Human Rights Watch noted.
23 June 2010
Mexico
Police found .223 and .762 calibre bullet casings from R-15 y AK-47 rifles at the scene.
23 June 2010
Palestine
Nasr Abu Alfoul, director of the Palestinian Network for Press and Media and a correspondent for Milad agency, was one of two journalists summoned in Gaza and the West Bank.
23 June 2010
Benin
The HAAC banned the media from publishing or broadcasting political campaign materials and warned it would close down any media organisation that violates this directive.
23 June 2010
Peru
Alejandro Carrascal Carrasco, editor of the weekly newspaper "Nor Oriente", had been sentenced in January to one year in prison on defamation charges.
23 June 2010
Pakistan
Local journalists suspect the attack was related to a recent news article about the sale of narcotics in the city.
23 June 2010
Venezuela
Kisai Mendoza was released after she agreed to delete photographs she had taken.
22 June 2010
Mexico
In May 2010, at least three local newspapers were the target of threats or reprisals that were directly linked to their coverage of organised crime.
22 June 2010
Venezuela
Globovisión spokespersons said the government's actions are in reprisal for the TV station's editorial line, which is known for its opposition to President Chávez's administration.
22 June 2010
Israel / Palestine
ABA photographer Yousef Shaheen said he and his colleagues were covering a protest march when a group of Israeli soldiers approached and began beating them with sticks.
22 June 2010
Philippines
Nestor Bedolido's son says he thinks local politicians might be behind his father's death.
22 June 2010
Niger
The decree requires foreign journalists and media outlets to seek clearance from the ministry and pay a huge, non-refundable fee before visiting the country to shoot films and documentaries.
22 June 2010
Mexico
In commemoration, IAPA will present a document about the journalist's case and hold a seminar on news team safety.
22 June 2010
Russia
The attack undermines the Kremlin's promises for activists' safety, says Human Rights Watch.
22 June 2010
United States
"Human rights groups that work with terrorist organisations to protect human rights should not be at risk of prosecution. This harsh interpretation restricts free speech," said Human Rights Watch.
22 June 2010
Russia
"Russia should prosecute those who murder human rights defenders, not those who speak out," says Human Rights Watch's Moscow office director.
22 June 2010
United States
The Justice Department inspector general announced plans to begin a new investigation into how the government is using Patriot Act domestic surveillance powers.
22 June 2010
Russia
The leader of the opposition Yabloko party said that protests will be held at the Republic of Kalmykia's offices every year on 7 June until those behind the crime are punished.
22 June 2010
Sri Lanka
"We hope his arrival in the US is a step by the government to address its harsh policies toward the media," CPJ said.
21 June 2010
Ghana
An NDC spokesperson said they had met with station management and would conduct an investigation into the matter.
21 June 2010
Iran
CJFE calls on Iran to release award-winning journalist Jila Baniyaghoub, who was recently sentenced to one year in jail and a 30-year ban on writing after she reported on the 2009 Iranian elections.
21 June 2010
Burundi
RSF is concerned about growing threats to the safety of journalists in the run-up to the presidential election.
21 June 2010
Egypt
Wael El-Ebrashi and Samar Al-Dawy face charges of "inciting the public against a new property tax law" after their newspaper launched a campaign to oppose the legislation.
21 June 2010
Venezuela
Carmen Marín de Finol and Yunior Lugo were threatened after publishing a story alleging that food produced for distribution via social programmes was being wasted.
21 June 2010
Turkey
"Agos" newspaper has received a number of threatening e-mails since its editor-in-chief, Hrant Dink, was killed in 2007.
21 June 2010
Egypt
Khaled Mohammed Said is believed to have been beaten to death by police in Alexandria.
21 June 2010
Belarus
Editor-in-chief Svetlana Kalinkina said the lawsuit constitutes an attempt by the authorities' to stop the paper's publication.
21 June 2010
Turkey
The court noted that the comment on which the case was based was not written by the journalist himself and declared that it was within the acceptable limits of criticism.
21 June 2010
Ethiopia
Heather Murdock had been reporting with Voice of America near an area where there were reported skirmishes between the army and separatist rebels.
21 June 2010
Bolivia
The mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra threatened Pablo Calucho when the journalist attempted to ask him a question about the occupation of public spaces by street vendors in the municipality.
18 June 2010
Canada
The report points to the connection between the Air India bombing and the attempted and subsequent murder of journalist Tara Singh Hayer.
18 June 2010
Iceland
Parliament unanimously approved the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative resolution that calls on government to draft legislation for the protection of media, journalists and bloggers.
18 June 2010
Turkey
Journalist Nazlı Ilıcak had previously been sentenced to eleven months and 20 days in prison on the same charges.
18 June 2010
Syria
After completing a 30-month jail sentence, Ali Al-Abdallah is now being held on new charges of "disseminating false information with the aim of harming the state."
18 June 2010
Colombia
The "Contravia" website was attacked with malicious code which was aimed at linking the site to pages associated with spam.
18 June 2010
Lebanon
The most pressing issue is Article 92, which states that technical service providers must be licensed by an information technology regulatory body.
18 June 2010
Turkey
Gurbet Çakar, editorial manager of the "Rengê Hevîya Jinê" women's magazine, was detained in March on charges of "making propaganda for the PKK via the media".
18 June 2010
Thailand
Agence France-Presse quoted the government as saying that the Bureau of Prevention and Eradication of Computer Crime was established to protect the royal family.
18 June 2010
Ukraine
The state guard administration has apologised to Serhiy Andrushko for having used force against him at an agricultural exposition in Kyiv.
17 June 2010
Tunisia
Press freedom activists and other human rights defenders now face up to 12 years in jail, IPI stressed.
17 June 2010
Cameroon
Lewis Medjo, who was taken into temporary custody on 22 September 2008 for "disseminating false news", was sentenced to three years in prison on 7 January 2009.
17 June 2010
Philippines
Radio commentator Joselito Agustin was known for his scathing on-air commentaries against official corruption and other illegal activities.
17 June 2010
Philippines
Desidario Camangyan's hard-hitting commentaries against illegal logging operations are a possible motive in the attack.
17 June 2010
Saudi Arabia
Mikhlif al-Shammari was arrested in connection with articles he wrote and published on several websites that criticised statements by clerics attacking Shia Muslims.
17 June 2010
Turkey
The charges against Sultan Acibuca were connected to a speech she made on International Women's Day 2008 and on other remarks made on different occasions.
17 June 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
Etienne Makula was arrested after he played a song deemed insulting to Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos.
17 June 2010
Honduras
A relative of Luis Arturo Mondragón said the journalist had been receiving death threats for the last two years that were related to his work.
16 June 2010
Turkey
Ahmet Türk is facing a prison sentence of at least six months for addressing a parliamentary group and journalists in Kurdish.
16 June 2010
Palestine
MADA's legal unit said that the journalists' detention and the review of press material without a warrant is a clear violation of the Palestinian Amended law.
16 June 2010
Pakistan
Hayatullah Khan's handcuffed body was found on 16 June 2006 in the Tribal Area of North Waziristan; he had been missing for six months.
16 June 2010
China
The release of China's white paper on the Internet comes as blogger Tan Zuoren has just had his jail sentence upheld on appeal.
16 June 2010
Bangladesh
The news comes as the Supreme Court issued a a stay on an earlier court order which would have allowed "Amar Desh" newspaper to continue publishing.
16 June 2010
Honduras
Luis Arturo Mondragón Morazán, director of the Canal 19 station, was gunned down by two men as he was leaving work.
16 June 2010
Bolivia
The vendors, who were protesting against a plan to restore public spaces in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, assaulted several journalists with sticks and stones.
16 June 2010
Turkey
The ECHR called for compensation in the amount of 2,000€ to be paid to the book's publisher, in addition to the coverage of 1,000€ in court costs.
16 June 2010
Pakistan
Munir Noor was detained and beaten while covering the funeral of two students.
15 June 2010
Russia
GDF President Alexei Simonov sees the bill as an attempt by authorities to close some TV networks and print media for minor omissions.
15 June 2010
Venezuela
The message sent to Tarquino Gonzáles Concho stated that the journalist is being "watched by anti-imperialism factions from both within and outside the country."
15 June 2010
Niger
Sahara FM, the main radio station in Agadez, is back on the air for the first time since it was shut down in 2008.
15 June 2010
Kyrgyzstan / Uzbekistan
Local television stations in the southern Kyrgyzstani city of Osh were ordered to cease transmissions in the wake of interethnic violence in the region.
15 June 2010
Venezuela
Francisco "Pancho" Pérez was given a three year and nine month prison term after being accused of defaming the mayor of Valencia.
15 June 2010
Turkey
Prosecutors in Istanbul have called for a 10-year prison sentence for reporter Mehmet Baransu after he published "classified" documents related to the PKK.
15 June 2010
Morocco
"It's clear that I am paying today for my paper's editorial line," said Taoufik Bouachrine.
14 June 2010
Mexico
It is unclear whether the bullet was intended for journalist Ixtli Martínez, or if she was caught in the crossfire.
14 June 2010
Iran
Narges Mohammadi is the spokesperson for the Human Rights Defenders Centre and wife of journalist Taghi Rahmani, who has spent a total of 16 years in the Islamic Republic's prisons.
14 June 2010
Gabon
A criminal court convicted Jonas Moulenda on charges of criminal defamation and gave him a suspended three-month prison sentence and a US$900 fine.
11 June 2010
Vietnam
All retail Internet locations will be required to install a particular application on their servers by 2011, with the Internet cafés in Hanoi expected to be the first to comply.
11 June 2010
Turkey
The Midyat Magistrate Criminal Court handed down prison sentences to three former members of the dissolved pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).
11 June 2010
Italy
IPI calls on Chamber of Deputies to reject bill restricting investigative journalism
11 June 2010
Canada
"This decision means the reasons for a judge's decision whether or not to grant bail cannot be available for public scrutiny until the trial is over, often years later," CJFE said.
11 June 2010
Liberia
The publisher of "Front Page Africa" newspaper began receiving threatening SMS messages after reporting on the arrest of George Weah, of the opposition CDC party.
11 June 2010
Senegal
The police was trying to prevent the publication of a petition that demanded a probe into a "missing" sum paid to the government by a privately-owned telecommunications group.
11 June 2010
Peru
Charges against Oswaldo Pereyra Moreno stem from a broadcast about an illegal abortion allegedly given to a 14-year-old in a local pharmacy.
11 June 2010
Turkey
Nedim Şener was facing three years' imprisonment on charges of "violation of secrecy" and "identifying officials on anti-terrorist duties as targets".
11 June 2010
Yemen
"We hail the decision but condemn the arbitrary nature of the arrests and the fact journalists were victims of mistreatment or torture," RSF said.
11 June 2010
Tibet (China)
Goyon and Thupten Gedun were arrested by police in Chengdu and mistreated for several hours before being released.
11 June 2010
Venezuela
Several homemade bombs were thrown at the offices of Cadena Capriles media chain, but luckily they did not explode.
10 June 2010
Venezuela
"Such a presidential fiat directly violates the principles of the separation of powers and judicial independence," said RSF.
10 June 2010
Bangladesh
"In the space of a few days, Rahman has been accused of fraud, obstructing the police, printing an outlawed group's posters and now sedition," RSF said.
10 June 2010
Colombia
Javier Acosta was covering a hearing at a Bogota courthouse when he was attacked.
9 June 2010
Pakistan
The four journalists were prevented from covering a strike organised by the Balochistan National Party (BNP).
9 June 2010
Jordan
Internet café owners were ordered to install surveillance cameras and log website information and browsing data for no less than six months.
9 June 2010
China
International PEN is deeply troubled by reports that Zhang Jianhong is now in critical condition in hospital, requiring intensive care and dependent on a ventilator.
9 June 2010
Philippines
The Lower House did not pass the bill in its last session on 4 June 2010 due to a lack of quorum.
9 June 2010
Venezuela
Supporters of Venezuela's United Socialist Party attacked journalist Andrea Rocha and camera operator Víctor Davalí, who were working on a local candidate's press team.
9 June 2010
Turkey
The company is threatening to sue news website EmekDunyasi.net if it does not withdraw archived articles that reflect poorly on the company.
9 June 2010
Mexico
A candidate for Sinaloa governor threatened the owners of the El Debate chain of papers, saying that he would take action against them.
9 June 2010
Indonesia
An army officer beat journalist Ahmadi on the head, face and chest and threatened to kill his family if he did not retract the article's claims.
9 June 2010
Turkey
Tuncay Mat and Cagdas Kucukbattal are charged with participating in the demolition of a base station, but they insist they were simply covering the event as journalists.
8 June 2010
Turkey
Internet users have been having problems accessing Google services such as Google Analytics, Google AdWords and Google Docs.
8 June 2010
Thailand
Free speech advocates insist that government should use existing laws to go after "dangerous" speech, rather than using the emergency decree to arbitrarily close down media outlets.
8 June 2010
Turkey
"This is a new example demonstrating a severe violation of press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey," said various journalists' associations.
8 June 2010
Sudan
Government censors have become particularly sensitive to stories about an ongoing physicians' strike and talks in Kampala concerning the International Criminal Court.
8 June 2010
Zambia
Shocked by his jail experience, Fred M'membe said, "Our prisoners are treated like animals."
8 June 2010
Ghana
Alliance for Accountable Governance said that the ISMS device could be used to tap into online bank accounts and internet communication of all mobile phone and internet users in the country.
8 June 2010
The Gambia
The publishers of the US-based online newspaper The Gambia Echo filed a complaint to the US government regarding the blocking of its IP address by the Gambian authorities.
8 June 2010
Turkey
IFJ condemned the punishment handed down to journalist Irfan Aktan as "punitive and intolerant".
8 June 2010
Ghana
Rockson Asmah was assaulted by a 39 year-old business woman after she asked him to photograph her.
8 June 2010
Chad
"The adoption of a new press law is overdue because Chad's journalists have been operating for more than two years under a very repressive decree issued in exceptional circumstances," RSF said.
8 June 2010
Rwanda
The censorship comes a month after the "Umuvugizi" publisher vowed to move the publication online.
7 June 2010
Ecuador
Journalist Emilio Palacio no longer faces prison time after the libel charges against him were dropped.
7 June 2010
Somalia
The journalists were taking photographs of a house across from the presidential palace that had been painted with the flag of the opposition Kulmiye party.
7 June 2010
Cuba
State security agents arrested Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias on 25 May while he was covering a demonstration organised by dissidents in the capital.
7 June 2010
Azerbaijan
Eynulla Fatullayev said that he began the hunger strike to determine whether or not the president is aware of the ECHR decision in his case.
7 June 2010
Zambia
Fred M'membe was sentenced to four months in prison with hard labour for "contempt of court".
4 June 2010
Venezuela
Oswaldo Álvarez Paz is accused of spreading false information and instigating hatred because of statements he made while appearing on the Globovisión TV station.
4 June 2010
Mexico
The newspaper's management considers the incident to be a direct attack against the media outlet and a violation of press freedom.
4 June 2010
Mauritius
The latest exclusion of La Sentinelle's journalists from a news conference by the finance minister is a violation of the right to access to information, said RSF.
4 June 2010
Israel
"Israel has confiscated journalistic material and then manipulated it to serve its interests," said CPJ.
4 June 2010
Ukraine
Reporters Oleksiy Synylo and Volodymyr Kryzhanivskiy went to Odessa port to follow up on an alleged raid at a commercial company.
4 June 2010
Togo
The Inspector General of Police filed a complaint against the three papers after they each carried an article blaming police officers for the death of a motorcycle driver.
4 June 2010
Israel
Turkish journalist Cevdet Kılıçlar was killed by a shot to the head and Indonesian cameraman Sura Fachrizaz was seriously injured by a shot to the chest.
4 June 2010
Ecuador
The station's owner shut down the news programme after she received a call from a CONATEL official recommending that it be taken off the air.
4 June 2010
Cambodia
The case stems from a legal action filed by legislator Mu Sochua against Prime Minister Hun Sen in 2009 after he referred to her in a derogatory way.
4 June 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
"There is no doubt that Floribert Chebeya Bahizire paid with his life for his commitment to the defence of the rights of the 'voiceless'," JED style.
4 June 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
Chebeya was among Congo's most vocal human rights defenders, regularly exposing abuses by the country's security services and the government.
3 June 2010
Ukraine
ARTICLE 19 and IMS call on President Viktor Yanukovych and his administration to ensure that Ukraine upholds its commitments to freedom of expression.
3 June 2010
Mexico
Municipal police tried to force their way into a women's shelter in Cancun and harassed the centre's staff members.
3 June 2010
Dominican Republic
José Yordi Veras Rodríguez was rushed to hospital, where doctors said his injuries were not life-threatening.
3 June 2010
Armenia
The police allege that the journalist struck an officer in the face, but there is no video evidence to support the allegations.
3 June 2010
Bangladesh
"Using 200 police to shut down a newspaper in the middle of the night over alleged publication irregularities is excessive and suggests the government is trying to suppress a critical media outlet," said CPJ.
3 June 2010
Romania
"This law, if adopted, would increase political interference in public radio and television, while weakening the voice of professional journalists and civil society groups," said IFJ.
3 June 2010
Bolivia
The decision represents a major advance for the right of access to public information and the collective memory process, said RSF.
3 June 2010
China
The former president of the Independent Chinese PEN Center is serving an 11-year sentence for "inciting subversion of state power".
2 June 2010
Cuba
Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias was arrested while covering a demonstration organised by dissidents in Havana.
2 June 2010
Croatia
In 2008 journalist Dusan Miljus was brutally attacked by unidentified men who beat him with baseball bats until he lost consciousness.
2 June 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
MFWA reports that the musicians are being victimised because their music appears to be critical of the administration of President Gbagbo.
2 June 2010
Spain
The ECHR ruled "the restriction on the applicant's freedom of expression had not been proportionate to the potential seriousness of the damage to the reputation in question."
2 June 2010
Europe and Central Asia
"Once again, a balance must be found between intellectual property rights and free expression," said RSF.
2 June 2010
Bangladesh
The newspaper's publishing licence was revoked and editor Mahmudur Rahman was arrested on fraud charges.
2 June 2010
China
The government has failed to publish verifiable casualty figures, quashed all public discussion of June 1989, and continues to victimize survivors, victims' families, and others who challenge the official version of events.
2 June 2010
Israel
Two Pakistani journalists and a South African journalist were released, one Australian journalist is injured and another is fighting deportation.
2 June 2010
Pakistan / Bangladesh
A Lahore high court judge nonetheless asked the government to establish a system that would enable more selective blocking of access to websites deemed to be blasphemous.
2 June 2010
Pakistan
Ejazul Haq, a technician employed by Lahore-based City-42 TV, was shot dead while helping to cover attacks by "Punjab Taliban".
2 June 2010
Somalia
Members of military-police forces and the Puntland Intelligence Service attacked journalists who were reporting from a Kat market.
2 June 2010
Madagascar
Soldiers carried out a raid on Radio Fahazavana on 20 May, confiscating broadcasting equipment and transmitters and arresting 10 employees.
1 June 2010
Israel / Palestine
Journalist Ayman Nubani was with a group of journalists when the Israeli army threw tear gas grenades at them.
1 June 2010
Bermuda
IPI calls on government to revoke bill proposing statutory media regulation.
1 June 2010
Mexico
"Apparently the officer veered towards the sidewalk where I was standing, because he was annoyed that I was taking photos", said the journalist.
1 June 2010
Israel
"Given the controversy surrounding this incident, a free and independent media is probably the best possible safeguard for ensuring that the truth reaches the outside world," said IPI.
1 June 2010
Venezuela
Simón Clemente was detained for four hours and his digital photos were erased.
31 May 2010
Venezuela
"What we viewed initially as a temporary measure, the shutdown of RCTV, has become a rule of this government - to eliminate opposing voices," said IAPA.
31 May 2010
Ecuador
The reporter photographed a group of policemen, dressed as civilians, as they shot into the air and threw teargas bombs to control a mob.
31 May 2010
Nepal
Pro-Maoist cadres burnt copies of "Nagarik" and "Republica" dailies for publishing a news report alleging Maoist involvement in the abduction of a doctor.
31 May 2010
Ireland
Suspected illegal downloaders will be contacted twice by phone, mail or e-mail and if they are caught a fourth time, their connection will be suspended for a year.
31 May 2010
Lebanon
"To date, nothing has been officially announced to reveal the responsible party behind this tragic incident," Maharat Foundation.
31 May 2010
Pakistan
More than 50 teachers attacked the Timergara Press Club and burned copies of a newspaper to protest the lack of media coverage of teachers' issues.
31 May 2010
Mexico
Juan Rey Casas was covering the registration of PRI candidate Salvador Manzur Díaz in the Boca del Río mayoral elections.
31 May 2010
Brazil
The organisation welcomed the capture of an escaped prisoner, who had been serving time for the 2002 murder of journalist Tim Lopes.
31 May 2010
Tunisia
Ben Brik was leaving his home when police officers threatened him, saying "the day will come when we will kill you".
31 May 2010
Russia
Mark Minin, the director of a local television company, was shot at with rubber bullets while leaving his apartment.
31 May 2010
Turkey
Reporter Ömer Çelik had recently written about the increasing number of attacks against Kurdish students in the eastern provinces.
28 May 2010
Italy
Italian media outlets have united to decry this latest assault on media freedom.
28 May 2010
Zimbabwe
"The decision to grant licences to these three newspapers is a major advance for a country that has been without independent daily newspapers for more than six years," RSF says.
28 May 2010
Peru
Herbert Mujica had accused the Lima Airport Partners company of irregularities in the management of the Lima airport.
28 May 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
"L'Expression" publisher Diarrassouba Youssouf and reporter Dembele Al Seni were questioned for over 10 hours in relation to a newspaper article.
28 May 2010
Brazil
Journalist Gilvan Luiz Pereira, founder and editor of "Sem Nome" newspaper, was kidnapped and tortured by four men on 20 May.
28 May 2010
Burma
The poet was freed nearly five months after his sentence expired and two and a half years after he was sent to prison for one of his poems.
28 May 2010
Mexico
The recent break-in at journalist Laura Castellanos's house marks a long line of intimidation acts, which includes phone tapping, email intervention and constant surveillance of her living premises.
28 May 2010
United States
CPJ calls for a thorough investigation into an attack on Tedros Menghistu Wondefrash by supporters of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki at a public event.
28 May 2010
Gabon
"Ezombolo" newspaper was suspended for "persistently insulting the head of state."
28 May 2010
Ghana
After the intervention of President John Atta Mills, all charges against NPP sympathiser Alexander Adu Gyamfi were dropped.
28 May 2010
Philippines
The Pola town chief inspector was temporarily relieved from his duties after he and his men threatened to arrest and shoot reporter Noel Alamar.
28 May 2010
Venezuela
The 20th Caracas Trial Court decided to extend journalist Leocenis García's detention by one more year.
28 May 2010
Moldova
Vardanyan's lawyer believes that the journalist was forced to confess in exchange for a meeting with his wife.
28 May 2010
Israel / Palestine
"More than 30 journalists have been physically attacked and injured by members of the Israel Defence Forces since the start of the year," RSF reports.
27 May 2010
Belarus
The charges of "spreading false information" remain.
27 May 2010
Somalia
Witnesses say the journalists were not questioned and no arrest warrants were presented when they were taken.
27 May 2010
Bahrain

The authorities banned the diary of a former British adviser to the government of Bahrain.
27 May 2010
Vietnam
The government is detaining and intimidating independent bloggers while also permitting cyber attacks from Vietnam to disable websites critical of the government.
27 May 2010
Serbia
ANEM appealed to the authorities to appoint the director without further delay in order to safeguard the media and protect citizens' right to access information.
27 May 2010
Mexico
Supporters of the PRI assaulted journalist Alexis Uicab Panti, of the "Diario de Yucatán", and damaged his camera.
27 May 2010
Sudan
Abu Zar al-Amin has reportedly been transferred to police custody after being given electric shocks; the whereabouts of colleagues arrested with him remains unknown.
27 May 2010
Turkey
DİHA reporter Pınar Ural was attacked on a bus in Istanbul while reporter Murat Altunöz was threatened by security guards while covering a university boycott.
27 May 2010
Venezuela
The journalists were accused of "violating the confidentiality of the investigation" in the case of the disinterment of boxer Edwin Valero's body.
27 May 2010
Colombia
The journalist's daughter, and a witness in the case, fled Montería after several episodes in which she and her family had been followed.
26 May 2010
Yemen
The sentences come just a few days after the president reportedly pardoned all journalists being tried or convicted of press offenses.
26 May 2010
Peru
The journalists' families argued that the state is responsible for the deaths by virtue of the military's alleged involvement in the events.
26 May 2010
Burma
"The Voice" and "The First Music" had reported on the filing of an assault case against actress Htet Htet Moe Oo by a reporter from the "Seven Days" journal.
26 May 2010
Yemen
The president's decision to pardon journalists being prosecuted or those convicted on non-criminal charges was announced at a reunification anniversary ceremony in Taez province on 22 May.
26 May 2010
Yemen
In an effort to prevent the organisation from publicising human rights violations internationally, the authorities have subjected Sisters' Arab Forum for Human Rights to various attacks.
26 May 2010
Uzbekistan
Iskander Arifzhanov claims he was threatened over an article he wrote criticising the head of a joint stock company, despite the fact that the article was never published.
26 May 2010
Mexico
Most of the photographers received medical attention from Red Cross personnel, but Marcelo López, who sustained a brain injury, was hospitalised and kept under observation.
26 May 2010
Ethiopia
Government and ruling party officials intimidated voters and unlawfully restricted the media ahead of the 23 May parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch said.
26 May 2010
Turkey
İsmail Eskin, a journalism student, was arrested at his home on 1 December 2009 after covering a protest.
26 May 2010
Egypt
Human rights advocates Ahmad Saif al-Islam and Gamal Eid and blogger Amr Gharbeia are facing charges of defamation, blackmail, and misuse of the internet.
26 May 2010
Turkey
"More transparency from the authorities about website blocking is essential," RSF says.
26 May 2010
Liberia
The website of the privately-owned "New Democrat" newspaper was hacked into for the second time by unknown individuals.
25 May 2010
Egypt
The activists had gathered to discuss the need for democratic reforms in Egypt.
25 May 2010
Pakistan
The protesters broke through security barriers, snatched weapons from security guards and fired shots in the air during the attack on Jang Group.
25 May 2010
Venezuela
A court sentenced Rafael Segundo Pérez, a former Carabobo police sergeant, to 25 years in prison on conspiracy charges related to the murder of journalist Orel Sambrano.
25 May 2010
Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority claims that many of the websites may not be accessible because of technical problems.
25 May 2010
Malawi
Steven Monjenza and Towonge Chimbalanga were found guilty of "gross indecency" and "unnatural acts" and condemned to 14 years of hard labour.
25 May 2010
Mozambique
The threats follow the publication of an editorial written by Salomao Moyana in which he criticised the "political inconsistency" of Renamo party leader Afonso Dhlakama.
25 May 2010
United Kingdom
The new government has published its "Programme for Government" plan, which includes commitments to a number of reforms that will impact on freedom of expression and freedom of information.
25 May 2010
Israel
"The Israeli government's decision to exclude a renowned, committed and controversial intellectual who disagrees completely with its policies reflects poorly on its respect for freedom of expression," RSF says.
21 May 2010
Sudan
RSF is concerned that prior censorship could be restored after security forces raided several newspapers.
21 May 2010
Kazakhstan
ARTICLE 19 calls on the government to ensure the draft code meets international freedom of expression standards.
21 May 2010
Cayman Islands
Failure to pay would result in fines and imprisonment, the premier told media at a press conference.
21 May 2010
Guinea-Bissau
"I know this attack was due to the fact that my newspaper had published several articles about drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau," said publisher João de Barros.
21 May 2010
Egypt
CPJ condemns a criminal defamation lawsuit filed by Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit against the independent journalist.
21 May 2010
Russia
Sayid Ibragimov was ambushed by gunmen as he was traveling with a team of repairmen on their way to restore a TV re-transmitter.
21 May 2010
Vietnam
Human Rights Watch calls for an end to the detention of three peaceful activists held since February.
21 May 2010
Iraq
RSF stressed that passage of the protection of journalists bill currently before Parliament would improve conditions for the media.
21 May 2010
United States
The "Oakland Post" editor was gunned down while walking to work on the morning of 2 August 2007.
21 May 2010
Kuwait
Opposition journalist Mohammed Abdulqader al-Jassem is charged with "instigating to overthrow the regime", among other accusations.
20 May 2010
Bahrain
The Culture and Information Ministry announced that it had temporarily frozen Al Jazeera's activities for "breaching professional media norms."
20 May 2010
Pakistan
The Ministry of Information Technology has asked people to inform the government of any information relating to objectionable caricatures displayed on any other website so that they can also be blocked.
20 May 2010
Brazil
In February, the newspaper reported that furniture from the São Bernardo do Campo municipality's schools was being donated to recycling centers, even though it was in good condition.
20 May 2010
Burundi
The government made its decision following Human Rights Watch's publication of a report on pre-election violence in the country.
20 May 2010
Honduras
The owner of La Voz de Occidente radio station and the director of the news programme "Sucesos" have been receiving threatening calls.
20 May 2010
Russia
Aleksei Sokolov, a prisoners' rights advocate who exposed corruption and torture in the prison system, was sentenced to five years in a maximum security prison.
19 May 2010
Venezuela
Oswaldo Álvarez Paz must appear before the court every 15 days; he cannot leave the country and has been also forbidden from making public statements about his case.
19 May 2010
Macedonia
A broadcaster issued a list of targeted journalists, accusing them of being traitors and calling for their "liquidation".
19 May 2010
Belarus
According to PEN's information, Belarusian officials were specifically targeting the "Speak the Truth" campaign. Its offices were searched, and all computers, books and leaflets were confiscated.
19 May 2010
Honduras
Firings undercut judicial independence, says Human Rights Watch.
19 May 2010
Cuba
Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias was arrested while covering an activity commemorating the death of imprisoned dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo.
19 May 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
Popol Ntula Vita was arrested following a defamation complaint brought by the town mayor, Marie Josée Niongo Nsuami.
19 May 2010
Iran
In a letter to Ayatollah 'Ali Khamenei, WiPC condemned the recent execution of five Kurdish activists, including teacher and writer Farzad Kamangar.
19 May 2010
Thailand
Photojournalist Fabio Polenghi of the Italian news agency ANSA was shot in the chest and four other media workers were injured as they covered the military operations.
19 May 2010
Philippines
A gunman shot DzRK Radyo ng Bayan-Kalinga journalist Jerome Tabanganay four times. Initial police investigations said the incident was work-related.
18 May 2010
Latvia
IPI is alarmed by the apparent disregard for source protection laws and press freedom demonstrated by the police in the course of their investigation.
18 May 2010
Egypt
Nasser Amin was called to the Prosecutor General's Office to defend statements he made to the press in the debate over the eligibility of women for judicial posts.
18 May 2010
Jordan
The arrest of Mohammed Al-Sunaid is aimed at silencing him, as he often defends labourers' rights against abuse, says ANHRI.
18 May 2010
Indonesia
AJI and two other media organisations express concern over the multi-million dollar defamation charges filed by businessman Raymond Teddy.
18 May 2010
Mexico
"This could be a result of violence, or it could be a warning to all of us in the media. I don't know," said the station's management.
18 May 2010
Iraq
Raheem Al-Shamry became the latest victim of the violence after he was killed in an explosion at a factory in Al-Hella city, which also injured three other reporters.
18 May 2010
Madagascar
"Malagasy journalists and media should not be made the victims of score-settling between politicians," said RSF.
18 May 2010
Turkey
BIA notes disturbing developments in trial of suspects in 2007 murder of editor Hrant Dink.
18 May 2010
Jordan
Abdel Halim Kandil was surprised when airport security officials stopped him, seized his passport and detained him without reason.
18 May 2010
Sudan
The raid came after "Rai al-Shaab" published a report alleging that Iran built some kind of weapons factory in Sudan to supply insurgents in Africa and the Middle East.
18 May 2010
Iran
In an unrelated development, journalist Henghameh Shahidi was sentenced to six years in prison on charges that include "propaganda against the regime".
18 May 2010
Turkey
Vedat Kursun was sentenced to 166 years and six months in prison.
18 May 2010
Argentina
Camera operator Fabio Guardone, of the Canal 5 TV station in Catamarca, was assaulted by the provincial governor's security guards.
17 May 2010
Ecuador
Fausto Lupera, a member of the Andean Parliament, has filed a legal action against Carlos Ochoa of "La Entrevista" programme.
17 May 2010
Venezuela
Leocenis García was detained in 2008, on charges of illegally carrying weapons, resisting authority and causing damage to private property.
17 May 2010
Israel / Palestine
Newspaper editor Ahmad Farraj was headed to Ramallah when he was stopped at a checkpoint and beaten by Israeli soldiers.
17 May 2010
Chile
Jaime Díaz Lavanchy was verbally assaulted by the mayor of Ñuñoa and attacked by his security guards and supporters while filming a municipal council meeting.
17 May 2010
Thailand
In the latest incident, a PTV cameraman's life was saved by the bulletproof vest he was wearing while lying on the ground near the Lumpini Tower.
17 May 2010
Bermuda
If enacted, the bill will have a detrimental impact on the media environment in Bermuda as well as the reputation of the Bermudan government, IPI stressed.
17 May 2010
Honduras
Journalist Jessica Johana Pavón Osorto received a number of threatening messages on her mobile, referring to an attempted attack on journalist Carol Cabrera.
17 May 2010
Thailand
Veteran photojournalist Chaiwat Poompuang was shot in the leg as he was covering the fighting at the Din Daeng intersection.
17 May 2010
Guinea
Mohamed Fofana was arrested while covering the bankruptcy of Soguitrans, the national transport company.
14 May 2010
Thailand
IPI asked soldiers and protestors to respect the independence of the media and to ensure that they do not become targets for violence in the current volatile environment.
14 May 2010
China
There is an urgent need for the Propaganda Department to stop obstructing investigative reporting by the business media," said RSF.
14 May 2010
Cuba

In April, García was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, officially in connection with a family quarrel.
14 May 2010
Kuwait
Prosecutors are reportedly going through every article that Mohammed Abdel Qader al-Jassem has posted on his blog in the last five years.
14 May 2010
Israel
ARTICLE 19 believes that Ameer Makhoul was targeted because of his work as a human rights defender.
14 May 2010
Argentina
José Piedra was reporting on allegations that the police had mistreated and pressured several suspects in a murder case.
14 May 2010
Pakistan
Fears persist over journalist's safety
13 May 2010
Yemen
Hossein Al-Leswas was given a one-year sentence for publishing articles about alleged corruption within the Al-Bayda province power company.
13 May 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
Diarra Youssouf filmed a demonstration during which security forces shot into a crowd of protesters, killing five people.
13 May 2010
Cambodia
In 2009, journalist Ros Sokhet was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for spreading disinformation through text messages.
13 May 2010
Egypt
The law gives the executive powers to suspend basic rights by censoring newspapers, monitoring personal communications, and detaining people indefinitely without charge.
13 May 2010
Venezuela
Franklin Vivas and Eleonora Delgado said they had not been physically harmed, but that their right to keep the public informed was restricted.
13 May 2010
Eritrea
Around 30 journalists are currently held incommunicado and more arrests are still occurring, including the recent arrest of Said Abdulhai, one of the country's most famous journalists.
13 May 2010
Brazil
Edmundo Moreira da Silva was detained by municipal police while he was recording a session of the Municipal Councillors' Assembly.
13 May 2010
Thailand
Anthony Chai, an American citizen, was interrogated by Thai officials in Thailand and again later in the US for allegedly insulting the monarchy in 2006.
13 May 2010
Sudan
Journalist Haj Warraq and editor Fayez Al Sheikh Al Saleek have been accused of "humiliating the state and publishing false news".
13 May 2010
Indonesia
The incident happened after journalists in Ambon had covered a court session where one photographer was prohibited from taking photos.
13 May 2010
Russia
Shamil Aliyev, the founder of two radio stations and director of a television network, was shot and killed along with his bodyguard.
12 May 2010
Argentina
Photojournalist Rolando Díaz, who often reports on conflicts and disputes, has been the victim of police harassment since 2005.
12 May 2010
Kenya
Unlike the existing constitution, the proposed text contains separate sections for the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information.
12 May 2010
Turkey
Journalists Irfan Aktan and Merve Erol have been accused of "spreading propaganda for an illegal organisation" under the Anti-Terror Act.
12 May 2010
Panama
The newspaper published a story on a former public prosecutor who was dismissed over ethical issues.
12 May 2010
Israel / Palestine
Shawan Jabarin was prevented from attending a regional meeting at the Cairo Centre for Human Rights.
12 May 2010
Nepal
Two journalists and a camera operator were harassed and attacked while covering anti-government demonstrations led by Maoist party supporters.
12 May 2010
China
After preventing anonymous posting on news portals and commercial websites, the move would now extend the system to online forums and chat websites.
11 May 2010
Pakistan
Ghulam Rasool Birhamani had reportedly received threats from members of the Lashari tribe after reporting on the marriage of an underage girl.
11 May 2010
Sri Lanka
The judge nonetheless ordered Ruwan Weerakoon to present himself to police every week.
11 May 2010
Iran
Authorities interrogated Maziar Bahari for four months in 2009 and coerced him to "confess" to a host of serious criminal acts on Iranian television.
11 May 2010
India
Violence against journalists in the eastern state of Orissa is increasing, a local journalists' body warned.
11 May 2010
Palestine
In one recent incident, a correspondent from Sawt Al-Aqsa radio station was arrested by Palestinian Authority security forces at his home in Hebron.
11 May 2010
Kuwait
"This ban constitutes a serious obstruction of investigative reporting, an essential component of quality journalism in a country that claims to be democratic," said RSF.
11 May 2010
West Africa
To date, none of the countries in West Africa have adopted comprehensive right to information laws.
11 May 2010
Burma
The National League for Democracy decided not to contest upcoming elections in Burma because of the absence of a free and fair environment.
11 May 2010
Vietnam
Three democracy advocates who were accused of colluding with activists abroad to organise an opposition political party are appealing their sentences.
11 May 2010
Turkey
An Ankara criminal court decided that "Vakit" newspaper must pay compensation to 308 generals who were insulted.
11 May 2010
Azerbaijan
Erling Borgen and Dag Inge Dahl were in Azerbaijan to make a documentary about imprisoned editor Eynulla Fatullayev.
11 May 2010
India
"The Indian government should think twice before trying to silence political discussion," the organisation warned.
11 May 2010
Iran
The third in a series of updates on ARTICLE 19's work to combat censorship in Iran.
11 May 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
The song criticises the Angolan president and praises the merits of the Cabindan leader, Nzita Henriques Tiago.
11 May 2010
Nigeria
Jerry Usanga's body was found on the roadside by passers-by on 4 May 2010.
10 May 2010
United States
The U.S. military should allow four banned reporters from different Canadian and U.S.-based media outlets to cover military commission proceedings in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, CPJ said.
10 May 2010
Turkey
Erdem Büyük, a student at Osmangazi University, posted the caricature of Mayor Büyükerşen on Facebook after local elections on 29 March 2009.
10 May 2010
Belarus
Police recently searched the journalists' residences as part of the investigation into a slander case involving a former State Security official.
10 May 2010
Australia
In an open letter to Special Minister of State Joe Ludwig, RSF urges the Australian government to pass important legislation on freedom of information.
10 May 2010
Canada
"Although not a win for the 'National Post' on the facts of the case, this decision is the strongest statement yet by our courts as to the basis on which the law protects journalists' confidential sources," said CJFE.
10 May 2010
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdul Aziz Kamel has been in custody since 13 June 2009 and has yet to be brought to trial.
10 May 2010
Sri Lanka
Keheliya Rambukwella, a former government spokesman on defence issues, was named media minister on 5 May.
10 May 2010
Philippines
Rolando Gono went missing shortly after reporting to police that a provincial governor and his followers had assaulted a TV news crew.
10 May 2010
Ukraine
Two journalists with Channel 9 in Dniepropetrovsk and two others from the national television station 1+1 were attacked in separate incidents on 30 April.
10 May 2010
Azerbaijan
"The authorities keep on making dramatic statements about their desire to protect the country's morals, but in practice what they want is to maintain their monopoly of news and information," RSF says.
10 May 2010
Côte d'Ivoire
The threats come at a time when a coalition of the four main opposition parties is preparing for a peaceful march dubbed Liberation of Côte d'Ivoire, scheduled for 15 May 2010.
7 May 2010
Ukraine
Journalists from the "Vikna" programme began gathering evidence of censorship at the time of the presidential campaign.
7 May 2010
Pakistan
On 7 May 2010, unidentified gunmen fired seven shots at the home of investigative reporter Azaz Syed.
7 May 2010
Pakistan
Please note that a correction to this alert was issued on 14 May 2010.
7 May 2010
Ukraine
The journalists claim the news director has forbidden them from covering politically-charged content on the TV programme TSN.
7 May 2010
Bulgaria
Several journalists from TV Sonce were on their way to cover a celebration until customs officials stopped them from crossing into Bulgaria.
6 May 2010
Egypt
EOHR calls on the government to change the way it deals with demonstrators who express their views in a peaceful, non-violent manner.
6 May 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio Okapi journalist Didace Namujimbo was gunned down in Bukavu on 21 November 2008.
6 May 2010
Iraq
Sardasht Osman was reportedly killed because of an article he wrote about a senior member of the Kurdistan regional government.
6 May 2010
Iraq
Security forces operated by the KDP and PUK do not hesitate to use force to prevent journalists from covering street demonstrations.
6 May 2010
Ecuador
The alleged killer was arrested by the police but the motives for the murder are still unknown.
6 May 2010
Mongolia
A lieutenant colonel sued journalist Kh. Namuun-Uyanga after she published an article entitled, "Police Colonel Embezzles MNT 20 million".
5 May 2010
Egypt

Youssef Zeidan has been accused of defaming Christianity in his novel "Azazel".
5 May 2010
Brazil
José Huerta is facing a total of eight legal proceedings, including one criminal charge, along with a 60,000 euro fine for damages.
5 May 2010
International / World Press Freedom Day
The Brisbane Declaration sets out principles for national governments, media professionals and UNESCO to promote the right to information.
5 May 2010
Honduras
Ricardo Oviedo and Jorge Ott Anderson had both covered the March 2010 murder of colleague Nahúm Palacios Arteaga in the Aguán region.
5 May 2010
Philippines
Radio broadcaster Williamor Magbanua found a funeral wreath with a threatening note accusing him of "peddling lies which trampled on the rights of women".
5 May 2010
Somalia
Colleagues believe Sheik Nur Mohamed Abkey was murdered because of his work with Radio Mogadishu, which is owned by the Transitional Federal Government.
4 May 2010
Venezuela
The photojournalist's death could have been avoided, said a representative of the National Journalists Association.
4 May 2010
Bangladesh
In an open letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, RSF expressed concern about two serious matters that cast doubt on the government's desire to guarantee a favourable environment for the media.
4 May 2010
Israel / Palestine
Israel Defense Forces arrested Al-Jazeera cameraman Majdi Bannoura and assistant Nader Abu Zer when they tried to cover the protest in the village of Bil'in.
4 May 2010
Israel / Palestine
Muammar Jameel Awad was covering a protest in Biet Jala when he was hit in the head by a tear-gas bomb launched by Israeli soldiers.
4 May 2010
Sri Lanka / World Press Freedom Day
Tissainayagam's attorneys were not notified of the pardon prior to the announcement, leaving several questions about the official details.
4 May 2010
Pakistan
Khalid Khawaja, a retired Inter-Services Intelligence official, who was abducted along with documentary filmmaker Asad Qureshi, was found dead of multiple bullet wounds.
4 May 2010
Egypt
"Egyptian authorities seem intent on degrading critics even when they are in prison," says CPJ
4 May 2010
Thailand
UDD leader Jatiporn Promphan challenged and threatened a journalist at a 29 April press conference.
3 May 2010
United Arab Emirates
"The real reason for this decision is obviously the desire to keep files on the country's netizens, watch them and push them into self-censorship," notes RSF
3 May 2010
Ethiopia
Editor Haileyesus Worku and reporter Abdulsemed Mohammed are accused of allegedly misusing state property.
3 May 2010
Pakistan
PEMRA claims the stations violated the terms of their licences.
3 May 2010
Nigeria
The journalists received identical text messages after covering the recent dismissal of the electoral commission chairman.
3 May 2010
Malaysia
A daily TV programme about the social and economic plight of indigenous people was shelved after just two episodes because of an impending by-election in the state.
3 May 2010
Russia
The proposed amendments introduce penalties that range from a fine of up to US$1,710 to a 15-day detention for noncompliance.
30 April 2010
China
Under an amendment, companies will be required to block transmission of state secrets over their networks, keep records of client activity and alert authorities to possible violations.
30 April 2010
Mexico
Ericka Ramírez and David Cilia sustained injuries when they fled into the mountains.
30 April 2010
Mexico
Among the missing are two journalists from the magazine "Contralínea".
30 April 2010
Kazakhstan
News portals Respublika and Respublika-Delovoye Obozreniye often criticize Kazakh authorities for corruption and human rights violations.
30 April 2010
Burma
"My client did not commit any illegal act," says Hla Hla Win's lawyer.
30 April 2010
Awards / International
Lydia Cacho will be honoured at World Press Freedom Hero Ceremony during the IPI World Congress in September 2010.
30 April 2010
Albania
Diana Kalaja was dismissed from her position as deputy director-general without advance notice.
30 April 2010
Belarus
Prosecution of Charter 97 website continues.
30 April 2010
Thailand
The Facebook page of online news site Prachatai.com has been shut down and two other websites blocked following clashes between security forces and protesters.
30 April 2010
China / Tibet (China)
The media are asked to reduce their coverage of the consequences of the Qinghai earthquake and increase their reporting on the Shanghai exhibition.
29 April 2010
Argentina
Journalist Gustavo Torres was insulted and detained by provincial police when he tried to take photos of an unconscious woman lying in a public street.
29 April 2010
Bangladesh
The government has granted permission to 12 applicants to operate community radio stations.
29 April 2010
Honduras
Members of La Voz de Zacate Grande are accussed of appropriating land and of operating the radio station without the proper authorisation from CONATEL.
29 April 2010
Thailand
News organisations are working to provide independent news and commentary, while struggling to reduce tendencies toward self-censorship.
29 April 2010
Venezuela
The "La Prensa" editor-in-chief said that a source inside the "guerrillas" advised her about some of its members' interest in "teaching the paper a lesson."
28 April 2010
The Gambia
MFWA lodged a complaint against the Gambian government on behalf of Musa Saidykhan before the court in 2007.
28 April 2010
Pakistan
The e-mail message accused the media of not reporting the Taliban's version of clashes with Pakistan's armed forces.
28 April 2010
Turkey
Journalist Tayyar Şamil was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment and journalist İsmail Saymaz will stand trial on 29 April, both in connection with critical news items.
28 April 2010
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia beat the record set by Tunisia by blocking a site just 15 hours after it had been launched.
28 April 2010
Turkey
The court accused Selim Sadak of "using arguments of an illegal organization towards the organization's aims".
28 April 2010
Russia
Arkady Lander was hospitalised with a broken skull and a concussion after the assault which he believes is related to his work as a journalist.
28 April 2010
Azerbaijan
An action conducted by the Azadlig bloc to protest against the violation of freedom of assembly is marked by violence against journalists.
28 April 2010
Venezuela
The editor suspects the charge is in retaliation for articles it published about municipal mismanagement.
28 April 2010
India
In photos taken by a colleague, one can see a dozen police officers smiling as they beat Gowhar Bhat with their batons.
27 April 2010
Pakistan
Journalist Mustafa Tarin was detained and beaten by Quetta police for allegedly reporting on a police rally in a "negative way".
27 April 2010
Palestine
MADA strongly condemns the raid on the home of correspondent Nufouth Al-Bakri, by a group of civilians who said they were with the Ministry of Information.
27 April 2010
Bahrain
The ban took place after the defense lawyer requested to summon one of the members of the ruling family to testify in the case.
27 April 2010
International
"Some of the provisions threaten the protection of personal information and, in repressive countries, would endanger dissidents, journalists and human rights activists," says RSF
27 April 2010
Cuba
IAPA condemns the prison sentence against Dania Virgen García and the arrest of a second journalist, Yosvani Anzardo Hernández.
27 April 2010
Sri Lanka
Mervyn Silva's appointment comes at a time of considerable hostility towards press freedom, said RSF.
27 April 2010
Palestine
MADA strongly condemns two incidents in which the Israeli army detained Najeh Hashlamoun and Muheeb Albarghouti and prevented them from taking photographs.
27 April 2010
Rwanda
A judge quashed Niyonambaza's two-year jail sentence and ordered his immediate release.
26 April 2010
Tunisia
Eight plainclothes police officers arrived at the home of Zuhair Makhlouf and informed him that he was under arrest.
26 April 2010
United Arab Emirates
The Save Egypt Front website manager received a message from the Ministry of Communication informing him that the blocking was due to technical glitches that had been resolved.
26 April 2010
Philippines
One person was injured after two men riding on a yellow bicycle hurled an explosive object at Magic 103 FM radio station.
26 April 2010
Iraq
RSF reiterates its appeal to Parliament to pass a law protecting journalists.
26 April 2010
Egypt
A group of lawyers has filed a motion to confiscate "A Thousand and One Nights", claiming that it is "offensive to public decency."
26 April 2010
Thailand
"The violence and the state of emergency are exposing Thai and foreign journalists to a level of threats that is without precedent since the return to democracy," says RSF.
26 April 2010
Egypt
The government is exploiting the law to silence controversial figures, says Human Rights Watch.
26 April 2010
Honduras
Gerardo Chévez has received threatening messages on his mobile phone that are apparently linked to his work for Radio Progreso.
26 April 2010
Pakistan
The incident happened shortly after the journalists reported on police harassment of a female artist.
26 April 2010
Nigeria
One of the journalists, Edo Sule-Ugbagwu, was gruesomely murdered in his home.
23 April 2010
Azerbaijan
As a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, Azerbaijan is bound to comply with the rulings of the European Court, CPJ said.
23 April 2010
Serbia
Disregarding serious threats to journalists' safety endangers freedom of expression and democratisation of society, says ANEM.
23 April 2010
Azerbaijan

The ECHR ruled that Article 10 (freedom of expression) and 6 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention on Human Rights had been breached in the case of journalist Eynulla Fatullayev.
23 April 2010
Malaysia
"NTV7 should explain the editorial restriction", CIJ said.
23 April 2010
Yemen
"Not a day goes by without a news media outlet being attacked or a journalist being kidnapped, arrested or convicted," notes RSF.
23 April 2010
Peru
Jaime Bayly, writer and presenter of the "El Francotirador" programme, has received information about an alleged plan by the Venezuelan government to "kill him."
23 April 2010
Mexico
In a series of text messages, Evaristo Ortega Zárate told his sister that the police were taking him to Veracruz, and his family has not been able to find him.
23 April 2010
Burma
Sources told RSF that the police targeted Maung Zeya because he is a former political prisoner.
23 April 2010
Tibet (China)
In recent days, the Voice of Tibet radio service had been broadcasting messages of support and grief from exiled Tibetans over the deadly earthquake in northwest China.
23 April 2010
Serbia
ANEM protest pressure being brought on TV Jedinstvo by the municipality of Novi Pazar.
23 April 2010
Cameroon
Lapiro de Mbanga's appeal is still pending before the Supreme Court following numerous delays.
23 April 2010
Iraq
Armed men entered al-Aossi's home in central Baghdad, seized his computer and took him to an unknown location.
23 April 2010
Peru
IPYS condemns the campaign against journalist Mary Pérez and demands that the authorities clarify the allegations published by the journalist.
22 April 2010
Brazil
TV Mearim presenter and radio host Handson Laércio was attacked while leaving his home on 14 April 2010.
22 April 2010
Pakistan
"Qureshi's kidnapping is part of a growing trend of violence and attacks against the media in the Northwest Frontier Province," said IPI.
22 April 2010
Cameroon
Ngota Ngota Germain, editor of the weekly "Cameroun Express", had been held in Kondengui jail in Yaoundé for nearly two months.
22 April 2010
Ukraine
Journalist Serhiy Kutrakov was forcibly removed by security guards from an exhibition centre where he was covering a photo exhibit.
22 April 2010
Honduras
Jorge Alberto Orellana, host of the program "En vivo con Georgino" at Televisión de Honduras, was shot to death in San Pedro Sula.
22 April 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED is supporting the defence's call for an appeal in the case and reiterates its demand for a full investigation into the incident.
22 April 2010
Peru
Edwin Azaña was taking pictures of a scuffle between the vendors and a municipal worker when approximately 200 vendors surrounded him and beat him.
22 April 2010
United States
Emails released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the CIA destroyed dozens of videotapes of brutal interrogations carried out in Thailand in 2002.
22 April 2010
Sudan
The first multiparty general elections since 1986 have been marked by allegations of irregularities.
21 April 2010
Equatorial Guinea
Samuel Obiang Mbana was arrested at Malabo international airport where he had gone to cover arrivals for a summit of CEMAC heads of state.
21 April 2010
Nepal
Activists of the Hindu Yuva Sangh organisation set fire to copies of "Kantipur", "Annapurna Post" and "Pratik" newspapers.
21 April 2010
China
Two days before Ilham Tohti was scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an international conference, police reportedly went to his home in Beijing and warned him against making the trip.
21 April 2010
Peru
Lenin Quevedo and Andrés Velarde had gone to the Morales police station to investigate a bribery case that allegedly involves police officers.
21 April 2010
Somalia
Four stations stopped playing music out of concern for their safety and subsequently they have been accused of working with Hisbul Islam.
21 April 2010
Bulgaria
Ministers had previously refused to provide information on expenses during trips abroad by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.
21 April 2010
Liberia
On 15 April 2010, Acting Monrovia Mayor Mary Broh ordered her bodyguards to re-arrest and jail Love FM reporter Nimpson Todd.
21 April 2010
Venezuela
The two journalists were prevented from taking photographs and then held for two hours at a local police station.
21 April 2010
Ukraine
Such was the conclusion arrived at by several experts at a round table entitled: "From Mass Media 2009 to Mass Media 2010: Chronic Diseases and New Epidemics".
21 April 2010
Honduras
Journalist Ricardo Emilio Oviedo Reyes said that since the 28 June 2009 coup d'état he has been followed by two people.
21 April 2010
Indonesia
Recent court ruling is a setback for religious freedom, says Human Rights Watch.
20 April 2010
Iran

The "Newsweek" correspondent told CPJ that family members in Iran had received a threatening phone call from a man who identified himself as an Iranian court official.
20 April 2010
Mexico
In separate incidents, two journalists were threatened and assaulted by police officers in Chihuahua.
20 April 2010
Philippines
"The press needs to support public prosecutors and engage law groups and the rest of civil society in reversing the order," says CMFR.
20 April 2010
Ecuador
Journalist Jorge Santana Carbonell was traveling on his motorcycle when he was hit by a car and later found unconscious.
19 April 2010
Cambodia
Editor Hang Chakra was released after 10 months in prison on a "disinformation" charge.
19 April 2010
Moldova
Ernest Vardanian was accused of committing treason against the PMR for Moldova; he faces from 12 to 20 years if convicted.
19 April 2010
Libya
Jamal al-Haji's case highlights the need for penal code reform on free expression, says Human Rights Watch.
19 April 2010
Pakistan
Din news channel and NNI news agency journalist Imran Khan told PPF he believes he was targeted because he is a journalist.
19 April 2010
Pakistan
Reporter Azmat Ali Bangash was killed along with 41 other people when two suicide bombers blew themselves up amidst a crowd of displaced persons collecting relief supplies.
19 April 2010
China
The bloggers took up the case of a mother who was calling on the authorities to reopen the investigation into her daughter's death.
19 April 2010
Somalia
Hisbul Islam militias stormed the premises of GBC Radio and Television on 14 April, ordering the station off the air.
16 April 2010
Pakistan
TV crews and journalists were covering a Shiite demonstration after the assassination of a prominent local Shiite bank manager, who had been taken to a Quetta hospital earlier.
16 April 2010
Peru
The journalist is accused of disrupting public tranquility and disturbances to the detriment of the State, by instigating the public to commit the crime of rebellion.
16 April 2010
Cuba
Oscar Sánchez Madán, who was one of the 25 journalists imprisoned in the country, was released on 11 April after completing a three-year jail sentence.
16 April 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED is calling on security officials and judicial authorities to show restraint and refrain from inflaming an already tense situation for media professionals.
16 April 2010
Turkey
The magazine was banned after it published an article about a 1972 massacre in the village of Kızıldere.
16 April 2010
Turkey
The body of 34-year-old Metin Alataş, distributor of the Kurdish "Azadiya Welat" newspaper, was found on 4 April 2010.
16 April 2010
Mexico
The thieves took some of the magazine's accounting, administrative, and investigative files.
15 April 2010
Azerbaijan
Government officials forced demonstrators into vans and buses, clamping their hands over the protesters' mouths as they shouted slogans for freedom, equality and free elections.
15 April 2010
Russia
The search relates to a libel action over a story in "New Times" about alleged corrupt practices within an elite unit.
15 April 2010
Honduras
Radio W105 presenter Luis Antonio Chévez Hernández was gunned down in San Pedro Sula.
15 April 2010
Bahrain
BCHR expressed concern over the ban, which was issued by the Ministry of Information and Culture.
15 April 2010
Ukraine
"'Provincial Chronicles' is an analytical programme which deals with serious issues and it is quite possible that some people may not like that," said Boris Braguinskiy.
15 April 2010
Moldova
Well-known journalist Ernest Vardanian was arrested in front of his house by secret service agents.
15 April 2010
Iraq
A total of 15 people were injured and three killed when the bomb exploded as Omar Ibrahim Al-Jabouri set off for work with two neighbours in the south Baghdad suburb of Doura.
15 April 2010
Afghanistan

CPJ called for the release of two French television journalists, their translator and driver, held since December 2009.
15 April 2010
Mexico
Jade Ramírez Cuevas Villanueva from Radio Universidad de Guadalajara was reporting in Jalisco when several men threatened her.
14 April 2010
Brazil
Despite being a landmark development for the right to information in Brazil, the bill still has some shortcomings, ARTICLE 19 noted.
14 April 2010
Nigeria

Channels Television cameraman Felix Vincent sustained a deep cut to the head and was taken to hospital.
14 April 2010
Venezuela
The two journalists were wounded while covering a protest at the central bus station in the city of Mérida.
14 April 2010
Ukraine
Police have also arrested the director of "Express" newspaper for alleged tax evasion.
14 April 2010
Azerbaijan
Imprisoned blogger Adnan Hajizade has been transferred to Prison #14, in Gizilbash settlement, while Emin Milli is expected to be transferred to Prison #5 in Salyan region.
14 April 2010
Rwanda
On 13 April 2010, the Media High Council announced an immediate six-month suspension of the private Kinyarwandan-language weeklies "Umuseso" and "Umuvugizi".
14 April 2010
Mexico
Columnist Enrique Villicana Palomares was found with his throat slit on 10 April 2010 in Morelia, Michoacán.
13 April 2010
Yemen
According to reports, Fuad Rashid, editor-in-chief of the news website Mukalla Press, was beaten by four prisoners in the Central Prison of San'aa on 8 April 2010.
13 April 2010
Ukraine
In an open letter to President Victor Yanukovich, TVi journalists expressed concern that the Security Service of Ukraine is backing the personal and business interests of its director.
13 April 2010
Honduras
Judge Martha Murillo ordered a "definitive stay of proceedings" in the case against the former president of the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL).
13 April 2010
Romania
Prime Minister Emil Boc reportedly wrestled the microphone from a Realitatea TV reporter and then publicly accused the network of "misinforming and distorting Romanian reality".
13 April 2010
China
"China's continuing bans refuse to recognise the important social role of the media as a watchdog on corruption and accountability," said IFJ.
13 April 2010
United States
A US Appeals Court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to prevent ISPs from blocking or slowing specific websites.
13 April 2010
Pakistan
The threats were allegedly issued by the Baloch Musallah Difah Tanzeem (BMDT), a separatist organisation angered by local journalists' coverage of nationalist parties and politics.
13 April 2010
Palestine / Israel
"The journalists were stuck between soldiers and demonstrators, we were only 50 metres from the Israeli army," said BBC correspondent Shahdi Alkashif.
13 April 2010
South Africa
African National Congress (ANC) Youth League leader Julius Malema referred to journalist Jonah Fisher as a "bastard" after the reporter interrupted him.
13 April 2010
Thailand
Both soldiers and protestors were armed and had opened fire, and as a result it is unclear who fired the fatal shot that killed Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto.
13 April 2010
India
"Arresting people who are performing a public service by highlighting human rights violations can only be aimed at stifling the truth," said Human Rights Watch.
13 April 2010
Vietnam
"Eliminating 'To Quoc' seems to be part of the conservative plan before the party's 11th congress," according to the magazine's founder.
13 April 2010
Kuwait
Kuwait's State Security forces should stop arresting and deporting expatriate supporters of Egyptian opposition candidate Dr. Mohammad al-Baradei, says Human Rights Watch.
12 April 2010
Guatemala
Felipe Valenzuela was shot in the head during an attempted car robbery, but CERIGUA is not ruling out the possibility that the attack was related to his work as a journalist.
12 April 2010
Argentina
Journalists Juan Federico, Tomás Méndez, and Guillermo Bahr were threatened and intimidated in connection with their coverage of drug trafficking in the city of Córdoba.
12 April 2010
China
The government should immediately grant parole to the imprisoned rights advocate, who suffers from serious and chronic illnesses, Human Rights Watch said.
12 April 2010
Peru
The manager of Radio La Mega pulled the plug on "La Voz del Pueblo" after its hosts criticised the mayor's administration.
12 April 2010
Peru
"They beat me so hard I thought they were going to kill me", said Orlando Rucana Cuba.
12 April 2010
Thailand
Reuters said its TV cameraman, Hiro Muramoto, died from a bullet wound in the chest.
12 April 2010
China
Tashi Rabten and Druklo were arrested when armed policemen raided their hostel at the Northwest National Minorities University, where they are students.
9 April 2010
Egypt
CPJ has written to the Minister of the Interior to protest the continued detention of Mosad Soleiman, a blogger, novelist, and activist who writes about social and political issues.
9 April 2010
Somalia
Al-Shabaab called on radio stations that have a contract to re-broadcast BBC and VOA programmes to cease doing so on 9 April, otherwise they would be raided and plundered.
9 April 2010
Turkey
Cenker Tezel was outside a nightclub trying to snap pictures of Libyan leader Muammer al-Gaddafi's son when he was assaulted by bodyguards.
9 April 2010
Thailand
Bangkok and several outlying provinces have been placed under a state of emergency to better control the situation in the capital.
9 April 2010
Iraq
In a recent incident, Al-Hurra TV correspondent Munir Assa'd survived a murder attempt when gunmen threw a grenade at him in Mosul on 5 April 2010.
9 April 2010
Burma
Opinions and comments by political parties on electoral laws are being targeted by the Censorship Board.
9 April 2010
Mexico
The photojournalist was trying to take pictures of an attack on a local police station when the soldier demanded that he stop using his camera and then pointed a gun at him.
9 April 2010
Guatemala
The Guatemala City mayor is allegedly behind the campaign to discredit three journalists and two newspapers after the journalists reported on irregularities in the way transit passes are issued.
8 April 2010
Fiji
According to IFJ, the decree strictly limits the media's ability to regain its role as a critical watchdog on the accountability of power-holders.
8 April 2010
Mexico
Ramón Ángeles Zalpa, a a correspondent for the local newspaper "Cambio de Michoacán", was last seen on 6 April 2010.
8 April 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
CPJ is also investigating unconfirmed reports that Chebeya had been receiving threats from a group of soldiers prior to his death.
8 April 2010
Turkey
Two journalists have been convicted and sentenced on charges of "spreading propaganda for an illegal organization" and "insult via the media".
8 April 2010
Ecuador
The incident took place while the reporter was covering demonstrations about the visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to Ecuador.
8 April 2010
The Gambia
Yusupha Cham, now UK-based, has received death threats from persons suspected to be NIA agents.
8 April 2010
Somalia
A Somali insurgent group, Hisbul Islam, imposed oppressive edicts on radio stations, especially those based in the areas under their control.
8 April 2010
Ukraine
The Kiev police conducted searches in a bid to obtain information about participants in protests.
8 April 2010
Egypt
Ahmed Mahana, CEO of Dawan publishing house, was targeted because of a controversial book he published on the former head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency.
8 April 2010
Peru
Journalist Ronald Escobar Alegría, director of the program "Vox Populi", was attacked with a knife by a worker of the Provincial Municipality of Urubamba.
8 April 2010
Thailand
The director of Prachatai.com is facing a criminal lawsuit for allegedly failing to remove from the site's discussion board readers' comments deemed offensive to the monarchy.
8 April 2010
Mexico
The police officers defended themselves by saying that there were only four officers, and the assailants might have been armed.
8 April 2010
Liberia
Reporter Nixon Todd was investigating a story on a demolition by the Monrovia City corporation task force, which is headed by the mayor.
8 April 2010
Israel
At least eight journalists were injured by shots fired by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and Jerusalem, says RSF.
7 April 2010
Egypt
Human Rights Watch calls for the release of the more than 90 individuals detained at a march seeking the end of 29 years of "emergency" rule.
7 April 2010
Pakistan
Reporter and filmmaker Asad Qureshi was returning from a meeting with Taliban officials when he disappeared.
7 April 2010
Peru
Journalist Florencio Rebata Reyes had criticised the councillor's administration on his radio show.
7 April 2010
United States / Iraq
The video raises questions about the actions of US military forces and the thoroughness and transparency of the investigation that followed.
7 April 2010
Morocco
Mohammed Attaoui was officially charged with extorting 1,000 dirhams, but his arrest appears to be part of a set up, says RSF.
6 April 2010
Kyrgyzstan
Authorities should halt their ongoing crackdown on independent and opposition news outlets, CPJ said.
6 April 2010
Honduras
CPJ calls for authorities to provide protection for journalist José Alemán that would allow him to return to the country and continue his work.
6 April 2010
Fiji
"Fiji Times" and Fiji TV had previously been banned from participating in discussions over a proposed media decree.
6 April 2010
China
The FCCC said that it shut down its website because of denial-of-service attacks, and that the attacks apparently came from computers within China and in the United States.
6 April 2010
Egypt
The Cairo Head of Security refuses to allow a peaceful march to deliver a message to MPs disapproving of the extension of emergency laws for another two years.
6 April 2010
Turkey
Vedat Kurşun is facing a total prison sentence of up to 525 years on 105 counts of "spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization" and "membership in a terror organization".
6 April 2010
Pakistan
The media workers were trying to cover a protest by the family of an elderly woman who died in Jinnah hospital, allegedly due to negligence.
6 April 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo

Patient Chebeya Bankome, better known as 'Montigomo', was shot dead at his home in Béni by three armed men in military uniform.
6 April 2010
Iran
At least one journalist held in Evin Prison is reported in deteriorating health, and two are under severe duress to "confess" to charges that could bring execution.
6 April 2010
Bahrain
The official radio channel was broadcasting discussions of a report by a parliamentary committee investigating corruption and the use of state property.
6 April 2010
Somalia
"Journalists in Somalia are facing many difficulties," an Information Ministry official told IPI.
6 April 2010
Thailand
This incident is the latest in a string of attacks against media outlets.
6 April 2010
Afghanistan
Kosuke Tsuneoka had been covering the Taliban in Afghanistan and was last heard of in the northern city of Kunduz.
6 April 2010
Dominican Republic
Canal 53, a privately-owned television station, was accused of "illegal broadcasting" by the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel).
5 April 2010
Brazil
The owner of "Leia o Jornal" believes that the mayor of Barueri, Rubens Furlan, was behind the attack.
5 April 2010
Ethiopia
The proclamation would undermine many legitimate acts of expression, says ARTICLE 19.
5 April 2010
China
Several journalists have received error messages when attempting to log into Yahoo email accounts, leading to suspicions of government interference.
5 April 2010
Kuwait
Mohammed Abdel Qader Al-Jassem is currently the target of five lawsuits by the prime minister and information minister.
5 April 2010
Turkey
A prosecutor has decided that the characters in N. Mehment Güler's novel are "dangerous" and "disruptive".
5 April 2010
Philippines
A judge issued the detention order after finding the "existence of probable cause" to hold the 196 accused named in the killing.
5 April 2010
China
The Central Propaganda Department banned reporting on the trial of public health campaigner Zhao Lianhai and prevented journalists from entering the court room.
5 April 2010
Philippines
Supreme Court spokesman Midas Marquez told reporters that he found the threats against journalist Marites Vitug "funny" and "ridiculous."
5 April 2010
Estonia
Proposed legislation would significantly reduce the protection afforded to journalists' sources.
1 April 2010
Thailand
More than 50,000 websites and web pages are currently blocked in Thailand.
1 April 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo
JED demands his immediate release and reminds the county court judge of every defendant's right to a fair and lawful trial.
1 April 2010
Argentina
After this incident and a previous attack in 2007, radio journalist Adela Gómez is now considering leaving journalism.
1 April 2010
Venezuela
Approximately 20 men on motorbikes beat Rolando Hurtado while he was covering a protest.
1 April 2010
Burma
Organisers of forums in Rangoon must submit applications that include the names of resource persons and the number of participants expected, along with other information.
1 April 2010
Turkey
The "Azadiya Welat" daily, which is published in Turkey, has faced several publication bans in the past.
1 April 2010
Mexico
The incident took place when the camera operator was attempting to film the arrest of several alleged criminals.
1 April 2010
Bahrain
The panels, which were scheduled for 8 March 2010, were organised by the French non-profit organisation Kitson.
1 April 2010
Oman
"The continued monitoring, controlling and confiscating of books will only result in the Omani government being criticised for its hostility to freedom of expression," said ANHRI.
1 April 2010
Ecuador
Ruben Montoya and Mariuxi León of "El Telégrafo" were dismissed after they voiced their disapproval of a plan to use newspaper staff for a government project.