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Campaigns and Advocacy
27 April 2011
Australian prime minister urged to spotlight rights regression in China
"Prime Minister Gillard has spoken up about Australia's concerns from Canberra; now the test is whether she will do so publicly in Beijing," said Human Rights Watch.
From the Communiqué
25 February 2009
KING PARDONS AUSTRALIAN WRITER
Harry Nicolaides, an Australian writer jailed in Thailand for defaming the monarchy, was granted a royal pardon on 19 February and has returned home, report the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) and other IFEX members.
13 November 2007
SECRECY AND LEGISLATION HAMPER JOURNALISTS' EFFORTS TO ACCESS INFO IN AUSTRALIA, REPORT FINDS
The "Report of the Independent Audit into the State of Free Speech in Australia" makes for disturbing reading. The hefty report chronicles an increasing culture of secrecy and legislation limiting freedom of expression in the country, according to Australia's Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and ARTICLE 19.
7 February 2007
CORONER OPENS INQUIRY INTO BALIBO MURDERS
A coroner's court in New South Wales, Australia has opened an investigation into the murder of Brian Peters, one of five journalists killed by Indonesian forces in the lead-up to the invasion of East Timor in 1975, says Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). The inquiry may help shed light on the murders, which have gone unpunished for more than 30 years.See all articles: Australia
Reports
8 January 2009
SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Australia 
26 June 2008
Breaking the shackles: the continuing fight against censorship and spin 2008
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