IFEX http://www.ifex.org/ en Sun, 19 May 2013 22:33:56 -0700 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:33:56 -0700 100 <![CDATA[Brazil - In Brazil less than half of public bodies respect information requests]]> http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/05/17/public_access/ Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/brazil/2013/05/17/public_access/ <![CDATA[Nigeria - Nigerian reporter slapped, detained for photographing policeman ]]> http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2013/05/17/nigeria_newspaper_correspondent/ The Punch newspaper, was assaulted and detained by police officers after trying to photograph a brawl between a police officer and a commercial tricycle operator. Police also seized Folarin's reporting equipment.]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2013/05/17/nigeria_newspaper_correspondent/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Free expression advocates protest Azerbaijan's legislative amendments ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/17/legilslative_amendments/ Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/17/legilslative_amendments/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Politician, aides attack TV crew in Philippines]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/17/tv_crew_attacked/ Fri, 17 May 2013 09:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/17/tv_crew_attacked/ <![CDATA[Iran - An election that might save books in Iran]]> http://www.ifex.org/iran/2013/05/17/censoring_books/ Fri, 17 May 2013 09:13:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/iran/2013/05/17/censoring_books/ <![CDATA[Syria - Call for release of rights activists facing terrorism charges in Syria]]> http://www.ifex.org/syria/2013/05/17/terrorism_charges_against_activists/ Fri, 17 May 2013 08:23:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/syria/2013/05/17/terrorism_charges_against_activists/ <![CDATA[Bahrain - After two years in hiding, Bahraini blogger escapes to UK]]> http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/17/ali_abdelemam/ Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/17/ali_abdelemam/ <![CDATA[International - LGBT people's free expression rights must be strengthened]]> http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/05/16/lgbt_free_expression/ Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/05/16/lgbt_free_expression/ <![CDATA[Afghanistan - Call for investigation into journalist's murder in Afghanistan]]> http://www.ifex.org/afghanistan/2013/05/16/newsletter_ifj_condemns/ Thu, 16 May 2013 11:45:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/afghanistan/2013/05/16/newsletter_ifj_condemns/ <![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan - Rights defender and family beaten in Kyrgyzstan]]> http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2013/05/16/kyrgyzstan_rights_defender/ Thu, 16 May 2013 11:43:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2013/05/16/kyrgyzstan_rights_defender/ <![CDATA[Venezuela - Venezuelan parliamentary journalist reports being followed]]> http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/16/sayago_followed/ Thu, 16 May 2013 11:33:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2013/05/16/sayago_followed/ <![CDATA[Iraq - How Baghdad fuels Iraq's sectarian fire]]> http://www.ifex.org/iraq/2013/05/16/sectarian_war/ Thu, 16 May 2013 10:37:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/iraq/2013/05/16/sectarian_war/ <![CDATA[The Gambia - Gambian government releases imam held for comments on death penalty]]> http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2013/05/16/press_statement_gambian/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:21:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/the_gambia/2013/05/16/press_statement_gambian/ <![CDATA[Bahrain - Britain not doing enough to press Bahrain on free expression issues]]> http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/16/free_expression/ Thu, 16 May 2013 08:12:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/16/free_expression/ <![CDATA[Iran - Continued persecution of Baha'is in Iran]]> http://www.ifex.org/iran/2013/05/16/continued_persecution/ Thu, 16 May 2013 07:27:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/iran/2013/05/16/continued_persecution/ <![CDATA[Denmark - Danish lawmakers urged to withdraw changes to public information law]]> http://www.ifex.org/denmark/2013/05/16/public_info_law/ Thu, 16 May 2013 07:23:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/denmark/2013/05/16/public_info_law/ <![CDATA[Bahrain - Bahraini rights defender Nabeel Rajab believed to be in solitary confinement]]> http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/solitary_confinement/ Wed, 15 May 2013 12:54:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/solitary_confinement/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Mayoral candidate interrupts broadcast in Philippines, journalist threatened]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/15/broadcast_interrupted/ Wed, 15 May 2013 11:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/15/broadcast_interrupted/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - Government continues attack on Ecuadorian NGO with questions about funding]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/15/funding_accusation/ Wed, 15 May 2013 10:41:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/15/funding_accusation/ <![CDATA[China - Reporter's death sparks questions on censorship in China]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2013/05/15/bai_lu/ Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/china/2013/05/15/bai_lu/ <![CDATA[Thailand - Projectiles hurled at Thai daily after cartoonist's controversial post]]> http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2013/05/15/thai_rath/ Wed, 15 May 2013 10:25:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/thailand/2013/05/15/thai_rath/ <![CDATA[Bahrain - Detained activists in Bahrain allege torture]]> http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/bahrain_detained_activists/ Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2013/05/15/bahrain_detained_activists/ <![CDATA[Egypt - Egyptian artists declare war on sexual harassment]]> http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2013/05/15/artist_declare_war/ Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2013/05/15/artist_declare_war/ <![CDATA[International - Artistic censorship report: Filmmaker abducted, street artists fined]]> http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/05/14/artistic_censorship/ Tue, 14 May 2013 14:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/international/2013/05/14/artistic_censorship/ <![CDATA[Equatorial Guinea - Government blocks Facebook, opposition websites in Equatorial Guinea ]]> http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2013/05/14/facebook_block/ Tue, 14 May 2013 14:09:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/equatorial_guinea/2013/05/14/facebook_block/ <![CDATA[United States - U.S. Justice Department seizes journalists' call records]]> http://www.ifex.org/united_states/2013/05/14/ap_subpoena/ Tue, 14 May 2013 13:48:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/united_states/2013/05/14/ap_subpoena/ <![CDATA[Colombia - Radio host shot to death leaving station in western Colombia]]> http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/14/del_valle_killed/ Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/colombia/2013/05/14/del_valle_killed/ <![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan’s Internet defamation bill inhibits free speech, group says ]]> http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/14/statement_azerbaijan/ Tue, 14 May 2013 11:08:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2013/05/14/statement_azerbaijan/ <![CDATA[Pakistan - Pakistan's Sharif moves to form government after historic vote]]> http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2013/05/14/historic_vote/ Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2013/05/14/historic_vote/ <![CDATA[Uzbekistan - Eight years on, still no justice for victims of massacre in Uzbekistan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/05/14/impunity_massacre/ Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2013/05/14/impunity_massacre/ <![CDATA[Burma - Former political prisoner re-imprisoned in Burma on defamation charges]]> http://www.ifex.org/burma/2013/05/14/nay_myo_zin/ Tue, 14 May 2013 09:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/burma/2013/05/14/nay_myo_zin/ <![CDATA[Turkey - Turkish court bans coverage of car bomb explosions near Syrian border ]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/14/coverage_border/ Tue, 14 May 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2013/05/14/coverage_border/ <![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian security service director takes newspaper to court for U.S. $1 million ]]> http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/14/alert_from_liberia_eps/ The Monitor newspaper for US $1 million over an article alleging misuse of official cars.]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/14/alert_from_liberia_eps/ <![CDATA[Egypt - In Egypt, journalists face prosecution, attacks, detention]]> http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2013/05/14/prosecutions_attacks_detention/ Tue, 14 May 2013 07:52:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2013/05/14/prosecutions_attacks_detention/ <![CDATA[Philippines - Concern over Philippines police chief's treatment of journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/14/reprimand_policechief/ Tue, 14 May 2013 07:15:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/philippines/2013/05/14/reprimand_policechief/ <![CDATA[Syria - German freelance journalist reportedly in Syrian custody]]> http://www.ifex.org/syria/2013/05/14/journalist_in_syrian_custody/ Tue, 14 May 2013 07:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/syria/2013/05/14/journalist_in_syrian_custody/ <![CDATA[United States - Newseum reverses decision to honour Gazan journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/united_states/2013/05/14/decision_to_honour_journalists_reversed/ Tue, 14 May 2013 03:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/united_states/2013/05/14/decision_to_honour_journalists_reversed/ <![CDATA[Pakistan - Pakistan urged to investigate presence of spyware on its communications network]]> http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2013/05/13/finfisher_equipment/ Mon, 13 May 2013 15:10:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2013/05/13/finfisher_equipment/ <![CDATA[Uganda - Ugandan journalists blocked from reporting at airport]]> http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/13/journalists_blocked/ Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/uganda/2013/05/13/journalists_blocked/ <![CDATA[China - China urged to investigate political interference in a magazine]]> http://www.ifex.org/china/2013/05/13/political_interference/ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:30:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/china/2013/05/13/political_interference/ <![CDATA[Turkmenistan - Social issues reporter detained in Turkmenistan ]]> http://www.ifex.org/turkmenistan/2013/05/13/turkmenistan_journalist/ Mon, 13 May 2013 11:05:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/turkmenistan/2013/05/13/turkmenistan_journalist/ <![CDATA[Nepal - Journalists injured during police action in Nepal]]> http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/13/police_action/ Mon, 13 May 2013 10:35:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/nepal/2013/05/13/police_action/ <![CDATA[Ecuador - International and local human rights NGOs derided by Ecuador's president]]> http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/13/descalifica_organizaciones/ Mon, 13 May 2013 09:53:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/ecuador/2013/05/13/descalifica_organizaciones/ <![CDATA[Burma - China-led oil, gas projects spark arrests in Burma]]> http://www.ifex.org/burma/2013/05/13/oil_gas_protests/ Mon, 13 May 2013 09:20:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/burma/2013/05/13/oil_gas_protests/ <![CDATA[Egypt - U.N. High Commissioner concerned about Egypt's draft law on civil society]]> http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2013/05/13/un_commissioner_concerned/ Mon, 13 May 2013 08:19:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/egypt/2013/05/13/un_commissioner_concerned/ <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia - Saudi cleric who backed protests goes on trial for his life]]> http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2013/05/13/cleric_on_trial_for_his_life/ Mon, 13 May 2013 07:58:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2013/05/13/cleric_on_trial_for_his_life/ <![CDATA[Sierra Leone - Journalists detained on World Press Freedom Day in Sierra Leone]]> http://www.ifex.org/sierra_leone/2013/05/10/journalists_detained/ Fri, 10 May 2013 14:12:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/sierra_leone/2013/05/10/journalists_detained/ <![CDATA[Russia - Suspect arrested 13 years after murder of Russian investigative journalist]]> http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/05/10/suspect_arrested/ Fri, 10 May 2013 13:40:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/russia/2013/05/10/suspect_arrested/ <![CDATA[Honduras - In Honduras, journalists' access to information arbitrarily restricted]]> http://www.ifex.org/honduras/2013/05/10/act_of_censorship/ Fri, 10 May 2013 11:55:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/honduras/2013/05/10/act_of_censorship/ <![CDATA[Belarus - Belarusian authorities jail two independent journalists]]> http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/05/10/two_journalists_jailed/ Fri, 10 May 2013 11:28:00 -0700 http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2013/05/10/two_journalists_jailed/