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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:22:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two MTV network journalists assaulted]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/09/maharoof_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Correspondent Rizwi Maharoof was assaulted while he was at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital covering a shooting incident.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/09/maharoof_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Internet cafes ordered to keep tabs on customers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/burma/2010/02/09/internet_profiling/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The chairman of the Pegu Township Peace and Development Council has ordered Internet cafe owners to keep records of the personal profiles of Internet users.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/burma/2010/02/09/internet_profiling/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Authorities prohibit publishing houses from exhibiting books]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2010/02/09/publishing_houses_prohibited/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bahraini authorities have banned 25 Shiite Lebanese publishing houses from exhibiting their books at an annual book fair held in the capital of Manama.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2010/02/09/publishing_houses_prohibited/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[CJFE troubled that activist denied entry to Canada]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/09/macias_denied_entry/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Martin Macias Jr is an outspoken critic of the Olympics who was planning to attend rallies and protests leading up to the start of the Games. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/09/macias_denied_entry/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thai police, soldiers raid Karen media office]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2010/02/09/kic_raid/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[About 20 policemen and soldiers searched the Karen Information Centre ostensibly for illegal drugs and weapons. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2010/02/09/kic_raid/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bombs thrown at journalist's home in Tabasco ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2010/02/08/martinez_de_escobar_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The incident took place after the editor of "Tabasco al Día" refused to remove a billboard denouncing corruption at the state-owned gas company. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2010/02/08/martinez_de_escobar_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Journalist sentenced to 12 months in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2010/02/08/barakat_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A court has imposed prison sentences against journalist Yasser Barakat in two separate cases launched against him by a member of parliament.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2010/02/08/barakat_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Writer sentenced to three and a half years in prison on trumped-up assault charge]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2010/02/08/writer_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tran Khai Thanh Thuy and her husband were the victims of violence by the security forces.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2010/02/08/writer_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Twelve journalists injured in bomb blast]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2010/02/08/karachi_journalists_injured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(PPF/IFEX) - Eight print and electronic media professionals were injured in a bomb explosion outside the emergency ward of the Jinnah Hospital in Karachi on February 5, 2010. Four media employees were also injured by the angry mob after the explosion. The journalists were performing their professional duties at the hospital when the bomb went off.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2010/02/08/karachi_journalists_injured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin - February 2010]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/china/2010/02/08/february_bulletin/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFJ Asia-Pacific's monthly Press Freedom in China Campaign e-bulletin. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/china/2010/02/08/february_bulletin/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 recommends changes to proposed access to information law]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2010/02/08/information_access/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Although the draft law contains positive features, it suffers from unclear and broad exception clauses among other issues, says ARTICLE 19.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2010/02/08/information_access/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[TV reporters detained for two hours]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2010/02/08/tv_bandeirantes_crew/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporters from TV Banderaintes were detained by personnel from the Brazilian Environment and Natural Resources Institute.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2010/02/08/tv_bandeirantes_crew/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irregularities and delaying tactics surround establishment of broadcasting council]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2010/02/05/council_intrigue/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[One month after promulgation of the broadcasting council law, the text of the law appears to have been hidden to enable cheating in the selection of its members.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/democratic_republic_of_congo/2010/02/05/council_intrigue/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newspaper reporter attacked]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2010/02/05/cephas_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jos Garneo Cephas was reportedly assaulted after photographing five military personnel standing trial for murder. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2010/02/05/cephas_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two journalists attacked in Chimbote]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/peru/2010/02/05/two_journalists_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Paul Meza Castañeda and George Vergaray Sánchez were assaulted by supporters of the regional government. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/peru/2010/02/05/two_journalists_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[IAPA concerned at bill that would "legalise" media self-regulation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/panama/2010/02/05/self_regulation_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A bill before the National Assembly seeks to establish a national agency to oversee self-regulation of news media outlets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/panama/2010/02/05/self_regulation_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International PEN celebrates 50th anniversary of Writers in Prison Committee with year-long campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/02/05/pen_50th_anniversary_campaign/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The campaign - Because Writers Speak Their Minds - marks 50 years of defending freedom of expression around the world. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/02/05/pen_50th_anniversary_campaign/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[IPI condemns Molotov cocktail attack on TV SKAT]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2010/02/05/tv_skat_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The station's offices in Varna were attacked with a Molotov cocktail the day after a similar attack on the head office in Burgas.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/bulgaria/2010/02/05/tv_skat_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cameraman assaulted while on duty]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2010/02/05/yilmaz_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ertuğrul Yılmaz received medical treatment for a broken nose and rib after the vicious attack.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2010/02/05/yilmaz_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Editor of opposition newspaper threatened]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2010/02/05/musabekova_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Zhyldyz Musabekova is linking the threats to her journalism work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2010/02/05/musabekova_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Court imposes new two-year sentence on website editor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2010/02/05/dehah_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hanevy Ould Dehah, editor of the website Taqadoumy, was convicted at the end of an incomprehensible and arbitrary trial.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2010/02/05/dehah_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[New media rules reflect return to authoritarianism]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iraq/2010/02/05/new_government_plan/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A CPJ review of a plan to impose regulations on broadcast news media found rules that fall short of international standards for freedom of expression. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iraq/2010/02/05/new_government_plan/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investigation launched into journalist mistreatment allegation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2010/02/05/donkor_investigation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[James Donkor was detained after attempting to photograph a man whom police had allegedly tied to an electric pole for "disrespecting them."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/ghana/2010/02/05/donkor_investigation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[New round of Stalinist-style trials under way, more arrests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/02/05/more_trials/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[All 16 defendants in the latest trial are accused of being "enemies of God" and "corrupt on earth" - charges that carry the death penalty. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/02/05/more_trials/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Judges seek millions from three weeklies in civil libel case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/tajikistan/2010/02/04/papers_defamation_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CPJ called on the judges to drop their defamation lawsuits, in which they are demanding damage amounts that would bankrupt the weeklies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/tajikistan/2010/02/04/papers_defamation_charges/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Writer to go on trial; expanding campaign to silence dissent]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2010/02/04/thuy_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prominent writer and democracy activist Tran Khai Thanh Thuy is to be put on trial on assault charges after thugs attacked and beat her in front of her home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2010/02/04/thuy_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[New ban on reporting tainted milk scandal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/china/2010/02/04/tainted_milk_reporting/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With renewed concern over melamine-tainted milk products, media outlets are required to use only information formally released by the authorities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/china/2010/02/04/tainted_milk_reporting/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Saudi operator Arabsat takes Iran's Al-Alam network off air]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2010/02/04/al-alam_off_air/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The network has been critical of Saudi involvement in the insurgency in northern Yemen and Al-Alam personnel believe they were taken off the air for political reasons.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2010/02/04/al-alam_off_air/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[US marines seize Haitian photographer's camera]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2010/02/04/camera_confiscated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Homère Cardichon was covering a demonstration by disgruntled residents outside the US embassy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2010/02/04/camera_confiscated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Campaigners call on Europe to press Iran over human rights abuses ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/02/04/ep_presentation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a meeting at the European Parliament, IFJ and other groups called for the release of jailed journalists, writers, trades unionists and dissidents. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/02/04/ep_presentation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human rights defender sentenced to eight-year prison term]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/yemen/2010/02/04/al-wazir_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After a semi-secret trial, Yasser al-Wazir has been sentenced on trumped-up charges, including "forming an armed group."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/yemen/2010/02/04/al-wazir_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[President Museveni files libel complaint against two journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2010/02/04/criminal_libel/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists Angelo Izama and Henry Ochieng compared the president to former Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2010/02/04/criminal_libel/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress adjourns session without passing freedom of information bill]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2010/02/04/no_foi_bill/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The bill's authors and supporters accused the lower chamber's leadership of stalling on the measure.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2010/02/04/no_foi_bill/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Still held illegally, website editor re-tried on same charge]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2010/02/04/hanevy_retried/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hanevy Ould Dehah should have been released on 24 December 2009 on completing a six-month sentence on a trumped-up charge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/mauritania/2010/02/04/hanevy_retried/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serbian minister for infrastructure assaults "Kurir" journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2010/02/04/ladjevic_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The media reported that the minister slapped journalist Milan Ladjevic in the face as he talked to fellow journalists. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/serbia/2010/02/04/ladjevic_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stop blocking independent websites, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/04/independent_websites_blocked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch calls the government's blocking of seven websites and YouTube a return to "the dark days of total media control." ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/04/independent_websites_blocked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Press seizure underscores concerns about government's commitment to freedom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2010/02/04/newspapers_seized/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An Almaty court ordered the seizure of five newspapers' print runs and issued an order banning reports "damaging the honor and integrity" of the president's son-in-law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2010/02/04/newspapers_seized/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[FMM calls on president to ensure a free media environment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/04/election_aftermath/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[FMM and seven other media organisations have noted a continuing deterioration in media freedom following the recent presidential election.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/04/election_aftermath/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Systematic suppression of dissent continues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/02/03/executions_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities are carrying out a lethal campaign to silence independent journalists and critics, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Two Iranian netizens and human rights activists are possibly facing the death penalty. RSF has accused the Iranian regime of crimes against humanity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/iran/2010/02/03/executions_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Attacks on journalists on the rise after elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/03/election_violence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Arrests and intimidation of Sri Lankan journalists continue in a post-election crackdown, especially on critics who sided with the opposition, report the Free Media Movement (FMM) and other IFEX members. Authorities have detained and questioned many journalists, blocked websites and expelled a foreign journalist, fostering a climate of fear.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/03/election_violence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Authorities ruthlessly censor independent reporting]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/china/2010/02/03/censorship_propaganda/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released a new report that highlights the arbitrary manner in which Chinese authorities forbid reporting on numerous issues, manipulating the flow of information. The Chinese media are routinely pummelled with restrictions, leaving very little room for independent news gathering.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/china/2010/02/03/censorship_propaganda/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Editor slain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2010/02/03/editor_murdered/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Mexican editor was shot in the face and killed on 29 January, report the Center for Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other IFEX members.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2010/02/03/editor_murdered/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guardians of the Winter Olympics restrict free expression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/03/olympics_attacks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has launched a campaign to monitor free expression violations related to the Winter Olympics. CJFE's Olympic Watch is highlighting recent incidents where the protection of the Olympic brand has led to threats to free expression. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/canada/2010/02/03/olympics_attacks/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch surveys rights activists and journalists under threat ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/02/03/rights_defenders/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Abusive governments worldwide are fully engaged in attacks on human rights defenders, organisations and institutions in order to silence critics, says a new report by Human Rights Watch. The 612-page report, "World Report: 2010," summarises major human rights trends in more than 90 nations and territories worldwide.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/02/03/rights_defenders/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[IFJ report on press violations in Africa says role of journalists misunderstood]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/africa/2010/02/03/journalists_misunderstood/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), have released a new report detailing threats to African journalists from politicians, militias and religious extremists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/africa/2010/02/03/journalists_misunderstood/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Welle has issued a call for submissions for the Best of the Blogs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/02/03/best_blogs/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has teamed up with Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, for the Best Of The Blogs: an international weblog competition with a special focus on journalistic weblogs. Internet users can nominate exceptional blogs in 11 languages and 17 categories. There is a special category for blogs that defend freedom of expression, sponsored by RSF.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/02/03/best_blogs/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[RSF report finds minor improvement for press freedom after Taliban defeat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2010/02/03/rsf_back_to_swat_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After months of curfew, journalists are once again carrying out investigative reporting  and newspapers that were closed for months are being published.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ban on "Lanka" newspaper lifted but editor remains in detention]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sri_lanka/2010/02/03/lanka_ban_lifted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Media organisations expressed their hope that, since the ban on the newspaper was lifted, justice will also prevail in the case of detained editor Chandana Sirimalwatta.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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