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Dominican Republic

Critical journalist slain

A critical Dominican journalist was kidnapped by gunmen and found dead hours later on 2 August. As the director of a magazine and host of a television programme, José Agustín Silvestre had accused political figures in the city of La Romana of involvement in drug trafficking, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Cuba

Last jailed journalist released into exile

The last remaining Cuban journalist in prison, Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández, was freed on 7 April and exiled to Spain, report the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). This ends "a dark, eight-year-long era in which the island nation was one of the world's worst jailers of the press," at one time jailing nearly 30 independent reporters and writers, says CPJ.

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Cuba / Spain

Spain must press Cuba to keep promises to free journalists, says CPJ

Three months have passed since the November 2010 deadline for Cuban authorities to free the remaining dissidents.

Cuba

Released journalists interviewed seven years after "Black Spring"

Several recently released journalists appear in an RSF video interview.

Cuba

Interview with RSF correspondent Ricardo González Alfonso

RSF speaks to the journalist, who was freed after seven years and four months in prison.

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Cuba

Independent press still under attack: CPJ report shows new repressive tactics

As Cuba implements economic reforms and prepares to introduce high-speed Internet, freedom of expression continues to be met with a policy of repression that stifles the free flow of information, according to CPJ's report.

Haiti

Human Rights Watch report underlines importance of investigating grave human rights violations

In one case, over 100 journalists and activists were arrested on November 28, 1980. Several were tortured and many were expelled from the country.


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