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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Blogger denied travel to Brazil]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2012/02/09/sanchez_travel_denied/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[It was, according to the blogger, the 19th time Cuban officials have turned down her request to leave the island. As in the past, officials gave no reason for the rejection.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2012/02/09/sanchez_travel_denied/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominican Republic - Journalist receives six-month sentence and harsh fine in defamation case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2012/01/25/salazar_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The case came as a result of Johnny Alberto Salazar’s recent criticisms of a human rights committee, accusing it of protecting criminals and people linked to organized crime.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2012/01/25/salazar_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Jamaica - IPI endorses Press Association of Jamaica letter to prime minister]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/jamaica/2011/12/14/jamaica_press_association/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Press Association of Jamaica is concerned about negative comments and veiled threats made against media workers who are reporting on the country's upcoming elections.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/jamaica/2011/12/14/jamaica_press_association/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guyana - TV station suspension delayed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guyana/2011/10/14/suspension_delayed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IPI welcomed news that the suspension of CNS TV6 would not prevent the station from broadcasting in the run up to the 28 November elections, but the group maintained its call on President Jagdeo to lift the ban entirely.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guyana/2011/10/14/suspension_delayed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Hablemos Press journalist to be expelled from Havana yet again in new crackdown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/10/11/martinez_arias_expulsion/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias is awaiting deportation from the capital for the ninth time in less than two years, to his hometown of Camagüey.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/10/11/martinez_arias_expulsion/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guyana - President orders TV station off the air ahead of elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guyana/2011/10/05/cns_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President Jagdeo suspended CNS Channel Six for a four-month period following a comment made by an opposition parliamentarian during a programme.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guyana/2011/10/05/cns_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - IAPA condemns increased harassment of dissidents]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/09/30/increased_harassment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IAPA laments the absence of solidarity of Latin American governments with the Cuban people.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/09/30/increased_harassment/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Authorities refuse to renew Spanish correspondent's work permit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/09/08/vicent_press_pass/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mauricio Vicent, correspondent for the Spanish newspaper "El País" and the Cadena Ser network, was told that the government would not renew his work permit because of his portrayal of a "partial and negative" image of the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/09/08/vicent_press_pass/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominican Republic - Police identify journalist's alleged killers, confirm reporting was motive]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/08/11/suspect_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to investigators, José Agustín Silvestre de los Santos was murdered in revenge for an article linking businessman Matías Avelino Castro to criminal activities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/08/11/suspect_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominican Republic - Critical journalist slain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/08/10/silvestre_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/08/10/silvestre_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominican Republic - IAPA condemns journalist's murder]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/08/03/silvestre_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[José Agustín Silvestre was known for his ongoing and controversial claims about drug trafficking in the province of La Romana. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/08/03/silvestre_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti - Two Petit-Goâve radio journalists arbitrarily detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/07/04/radio_prevention_detention/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ernst Joseph and Wolf "Duralph" François have been held since 22 June 2011 and are facing defamation charges, which could result in jail sentences. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/07/04/radio_prevention_detention/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Six dissidents sentenced in summary trials]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/06/03/dissidents_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Four people have been sentenced in Havana for distributing pamphlets criticising Raúl and Fidel Castro, while two human rights defenders have been sentenced for "insulting national symbols" and "disorder" for public acts that they denied had taken place.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/06/03/dissidents_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominican Republic - Judge jails TV host after defamation trial opens]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/06/02/gajo_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[TV presenter José Agustín Silvestre de los Santos, also known as "Gajo," was arrested on a judge's order when he appeared in court at the start of his trial on a criminal defamation charge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/06/02/gajo_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti - Radio station destroyed in arson attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/04/27/tet_ansanm_karis/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The attack occurred after the station aired coverage of controversial legislative election results.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/04/27/tet_ansanm_karis/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - News site journalists face arrest, intimidation during Communist Party Congress]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/04/25/hablemos_press_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At least 10 correspondents from the Havana-based news outlet Centro de Información Hablemos Press have been detained in police stations, put under house arrest or threatened with arrest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/04/25/hablemos_press_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Last jailed journalist released into exile]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/04/13/last_journalist_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/04/13/last_journalist_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti - State TV chief fires three journalists, brings criminal defamation suit against them]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/04/13/tnh_journalists_fired/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Eddy Jackson Alexis, Josias Pierre and Jacques Innocent are accused of "grave insubordination" and alleged inability to prevent their political affiliations from affecting their professional duties.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/04/13/tnh_journalists_fired/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Ending dark era, Cuba frees last jailed journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/04/11/bouchet_hernandez_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CPJ expressed relief that Albert Santiago Du Bouchet Hernández has been freed, a milestone in an intensive, international advocacy effort led by the Catholic Church, the Spanish government and international rights groups.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/04/11/bouchet_hernandez_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Last of Black Spring journalists freed; one reporter still jailed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/03/09/arguelles_moran_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pedro Argüelles Morán, 62, is the third journalist of the Black Spring detainees to be permitted to remain in Cuba after rejecting exile to Spain as a condition for his release.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/03/09/arguelles_moran_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Human Rights Watch urges government to stop arbitrary arrests of dissidents
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/24/zapata_demonstrators_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government arbitrarily detained at least 50 people leading up to the one-year anniversary of Orlando Zapata Tamayo's death, according to dissidents who spoke to the organisation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/24/zapata_demonstrators_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Two journalists still held after "Black Spring" journalist Iván Hernández's release]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/23/hernandez_carillo_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Iván Hernández is the second of the "Black Spring" journalists to be allowed to stay in the country following their release. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/23/hernandez_carillo_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - "Black Spring" journalist released against his wishes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/16/maseda_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Cuban journalist who had refused to leave prison until all political prisoners were freed was released against his will last week as the Cuban government continues to free opposition activists and journalists arrested during a notorious crackdown in 2003, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International (WiPC) and other IFEX members. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/16/maseda_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Journalist released on parole, allowed to stay in country]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/15/maseda_gutierrez_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Press reports indicate that Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez had balked at the government's offer to be released on parole, asking instead for a pardon.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/15/maseda_gutierrez_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti - Radio journalist gunned down in Port-au-Prince, motive unclear]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/02/15/louis_charles_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jean Richard Louis-Charles, a journalist working for Radio Kiskeya was fatally shot in the head near the capital's central Champs-de-Mars square.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/02/15/louis_charles_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Spain must press Cuba to keep promises to free journalists, says CPJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/10/zapatero_letter/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Three months have passed since the November 2010 deadline for Cuban authorities to free the remaining dissidents.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/10/zapatero_letter/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Jailed journalists begin hunger strikes ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/07/hunger_strikes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pedro Argüelles Morán and Albert Santiago du Bouchet began their action nearly a year after the death in prison of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo following a hunger strike. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/02/07/hunger_strikes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dominican Republic - Reporter wounded while covering funeral procession]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/02/03/frias_injured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Francisco Frías Morel said he believes police targeted him for his reporting on the case of a youth killed in a police shooting in the northeastern city of Nagua.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/dominican_republic/2011/02/03/frias_injured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Journalist arrested twice in less than 24 hours]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/01/28/farinas_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guillermo Fariñas was held for seven hours at a police station in Santa Clara province, accused of "public scandal" following a street protest staged in solidarity with a family that has been evicted from its home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2011/01/28/farinas_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti - Revival of journalism lags behind media reconstruction, says RSF]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/01/12/earthquake_anniversary/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The earthquake highlighted the importance of the role the media play in humanitarian disasters, not only as news sources but also as vehicles for rallying and uniting the population, RSF noted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2011/01/12/earthquake_anniversary/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Like Nobel ceremony, Sakharov Prize ceremony has empty chair]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/12/16/farinas_travel_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Guillermo "El Coco" Fariñas Hernández has not been allowed to leave Cuba.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/12/16/farinas_travel_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti - RSF urges supporters of political factions to refrain from turning media into hostages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2010/12/15/rioting_harassment/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RSF is concerned about the dangers for Haitian and foreign journalists in the turmoil that has shaken the country since the widely disputed general election.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/haiti/2010/12/15/rioting_harassment/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago - Talk show host on public broadcaster taken off his programme]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/trinidad_and_tobago/2010/11/29/mohammed_removed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fazeer Mohammed's removal after a challenging interview with the Foreign Affairs minister raises concerns about political influence in the network's decision.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/trinidad_and_tobago/2010/11/29/mohammed_removed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago - Government admits that secret intelligence agency has been spying on journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/trinidad_and_tobago/2010/11/25/spying_on_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The agency has been illegally tapping phones and intercepting e-mails for the past 15 years without the public's knowledge.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/trinidad_and_tobago/2010/11/25/spying_on_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Government breaks promise by keeping three "Black Spring" journalists in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/11/10/refusing_exile/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The journalists still held are refusing to go into exile, which is the Castro regime's condition for their release.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/11/10/refusing_exile/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Cuban dissident wins European Parliament's Sakharov Prize]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/10/27/sakharov_prize_farinas/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov human rights prize to Guillermo Fariñas Hernandez, the Cuban dissident whose four-month hunger strike ultimately led to the release of numerous political prisoners in Cuba, report Freedom House, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2010/10/27/sakharov_prize_farinas/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Cuba frees another journalist jailed in 2003 crackdown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/10/14/felipe_fuentes_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist Alfredo Felipe Fuentes was freed from prison and exiled to Spain as part of an agreement between the Havana government and the Catholic Church. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/10/14/felipe_fuentes_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Two more writers released, exiled to Spain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/09/29/hernandez_gutierrez_freed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Librarian José Miguel Martínez Hernández arrived in Madrid on 24 September, while journalist Miguel Galván Gutiérrez arrived the following day. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/09/29/hernandez_gutierrez_freed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chile - IAPA condemns mistreatment of press in Chile; expresses concern over attack on journalist in Aruba]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/chile/2010/09/20/berry_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IAPA has condemned the violence unleashed against the press during street demonstrations marking the anniversary of the coup that overthrew the government of Salvador Allende.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/chile/2010/09/20/berry_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Another "Black Spring" journalist released]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/09/10/arroyo_carmona_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Víctor Rolando Arroyo Carmona was freed and flown to Madrid, bringing to 15 the number of editors and reporters released following talks between the government and the Catholic Church.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/09/10/arroyo_carmona_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Released journalists interviewed seven years after "Black Spring"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/09/08/black_spring_interviews/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Several recently released journalists appear in an RSF video interview.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/09/08/black_spring_interviews/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Another journalist freed, flown to Spain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/08/25/fernandez_sainz_freed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Juan Adolfo Fernández Saínz said he was happy to have regained his freedom, but wished he's been given the chance to stay in Cuba.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/08/25/fernandez_sainz_freed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Two more reporters freed, arrive in Madrid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/08/20/llorente_and_herrera_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fabio Prieto Llorente and Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta were both imprisoned in March 2003 during the massive crackdown on political dissent and independent journalism.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/08/20/llorente_and_herrera_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Suriname - President responsible for murder of journalists and activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/suriname/2010/08/18/impunity_elected/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a breathtaking case of impunity, Desi Bouterse was sworn in as President of Suriname on 12 August despite being charged with the murders of five journalists in 1982 while he was dictator, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Twelfth writer released into exile]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/08/18/iglesias_ramirez_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Poet and activist Régis Iglesias Ramírez was freed on 17 August 2010 and arrived in Madrid the next day.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Suriname - Desi Bouterse's installation as president must not mean impunity for past murders of journalists, RSF says ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/suriname/2010/08/12/bouterse_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sentenced to 11 years in prison in absentia in the Netherlands in 1999 on a charge of drug trafficking, Bouterse could still get a 20-year jail sentence in Surinam if convicted of the Fort Zeelandia massacre.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/suriname/2010/08/12/bouterse_charges/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Another Cuban journalist freed, flown to Madrid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/26/izquierdo_hernandez_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[José Ubaldo Izquierdo Hernández will move to Chile, where the government offered him political asylum.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/26/izquierdo_hernandez_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Tenth freed Cuban reporter lands in Madrid ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/23/pulido_lopez_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["I am extremely happy to regain my freedom, but I also feel sad for leaving my country," said Alfredo Pulido López, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail in 2003.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/23/pulido_lopez_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Interview with RSF correspondent Ricardo González Alfonso]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/23/alfonso_interview/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RSF speaks to the journalist, who was freed after seven years and four months in prison.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/23/alfonso_interview/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cuba - Ninth released Cuban journalist arrives in Spain]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/20/lugo_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mijail Bárzaga Lugo was a reporter for the independent news agency Agencia Noticiosa Cubana before his arrest in March 2003.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/cuba/2010/07/20/lugo_released/</guid>
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