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    <title>IFEX - Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia</title>
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    <description>Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - RSF to create mirror sites to fight censorship]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/10/mirror_sites/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The organisation will host mirror sites of the Sri Lankan online newspaper Lanka-e-News and the Chechen magazine Dosh.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/10/mirror_sites/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ukraine - Court decision threatens future of country's largest newspaper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/ukraine/2012/02/10/express_newspaper/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After the court issued a ruling invalidating "Express" newspaper's statutory documents, a government representative allegedly contacted the newspaper and offered to overturn the verdict if "Express" softened its criticism of the government.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/ukraine/2012/02/10/express_newspaper/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Journalist detained for questioning after publishing open letter to Putin]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/02/09/glasnost_defence_foundation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mikhail Lobanov believes he is being pressured to protect one of his attackers in an earlier beating - the son of a regional inspector - from criminal liability.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/02/09/glasnost_defence_foundation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Editor's detention exposes regime's crushing of dissent in wake of December violence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/08/vinyavsky_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Igor Vinyavsky, the editor-in-chief of one of the last remaining independent national newspapers in Kazakhstan, has a long history of being a thorn in the side of the Kazakh government. So IFEX members called his detention last month by Kazakhstan's security services "politically motivated." Adil Soz and 28 other IFEX members are rallying together for his release - and to draw attention to the growing trend of silencing those critical of the government in the wake of violent protests in Zhanaozen last December.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/08/vinyavsky_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Government shuts HIV-prevention group's website]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/02/08/andrey_rylkov_fdn/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The website by the Andrey Rylkov Foundation advocates health-based drug policies and has been a vocal critic of the country's ban on methadone.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/02/08/andrey_rylkov_fdn/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Justice ministry harassment targets IRFS activities, says group's director]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2012/02/08/irfs_under_pressure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Emin Huseynov says he believes a warning letter received by the ministry stems from IRFS’s activities, namely its role in the "Sing for Democracy" campaign, intended to draw international attention to the media freedom and freedom of expression situation in Azerbaijan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2012/02/08/irfs_under_pressure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Twenty-nine IFEX members call for release of independent newspaper editor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/07/vinyavsky_appeal/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Twenty-nine IFEX members have signed a letter to the Prosecutor General about the detention of editor Igor Vinyavsky, whose detention is believed to be politically motivated, calling for him to be released and for the evidence leading to his arrest to be made public.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/07/vinyavsky_appeal/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Make rights key to good relations, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/06/good_relations/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The rights organisation is concerned about the violent crackdown on protesters and online censorship that occurred following a strike in the oil-rich town of Zhanaozen. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/06/good_relations/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Authorities "at war" with bloggers in Chelyabinsk region]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/02/03/blogs_hacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Blogs of government critics in Chelyabinsk region have been under cyber attack in recent weeks in an apparent bid to stem the spread of negative information on the Internet about authorities' performance.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/02/03/blogs_hacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Security service interrogates editor, raids newsroom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/03/makushina_interrogated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[For two consecutive days, KNB agents interrogated Oksana Makushina in connection with a press conference held on 30 January at which she spoke in defense of Igor Vinyavsky, imprisoned editor of the independent weekly "Vzglyad."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/02/03/makushina_interrogated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Police use social media to monitor activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/02/02/police_surveillance/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Lawyer Efkan Bolac said that individuals could be prosecuted over messages that are posted to Facebook and Twitter. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/02/02/police_surveillance/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Independent newspaper suspends publication in response to pressure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/01/27/mgk_pressure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the general director of "Moi Gorod-Kostroma", the paper was subjected to various inspections while its staff was repeatedly detained by the police.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/01/27/mgk_pressure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Independent editor imprisoned]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/01/26/vinyavsky_indicted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Igor Vinyavsky has been indicted on criminal charges of "making public calls to violently overthrow Kazakhstan's constitutional regime".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/01/26/vinyavsky_indicted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uzbekistan - Editor sentenced to additional five-year jail term while still in prison]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2012/01/26/bekjanov_further_sentencing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CPJ is outraged by the politically-motivated new sentence handed to Muhammad Bekjanov, who has been in prison since 1999 on trumped-up charges.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/uzbekistan/2012/01/26/bekjanov_further_sentencing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Independent editor detained, newsrooms raided]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/01/25/vinyavsky_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Igor Vinyavsky was detained in an ongoing crackdown by the security service on critical media and opposition activists, which also involved a raid on an independent broadcaster.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2012/01/25/vinyavsky_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Books of slain Kurdish poet under investigation ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/25/aram_publishing_investigation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor is investigating books published by Aram Publishing Company, including several books by slain Kurdish poet Musa Anter, on charges of "propaganda for an illegal organisation". ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/25/aram_publishing_investigation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Three journalists released pending trial, 11 others still imprisoned ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/25/detained_pending_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The journalists had their first court hearing recently after 13 months in pre-trial detention. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/25/detained_pending_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - PACE urged to demand freedom for political prisoners]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2012/01/24/pace_action_sought/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Member organisations of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) are deeply concerned by the continued politically motivated imprisonment of persons for exercising their right to freedom of expression.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2012/01/24/pace_action_sought/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Newspapers fined for "damaging honour" of businessman]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2012/01/24/newspapers_fined/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The newspapers were each fined 2000 manats (approx. US$2,545) by the decision of the Yasamal District Court judge Elchin Gurbanov.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2012/01/24/newspapers_fined/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Western Europe - TV satellite operator usurps court’s prerogative to silence Kurdish TV station
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/western_europe/2012/01/20/roj_tv_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Danish court had earlier found Roj TV guilty of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an armed separatist group regarded by Turkey as a terrorist organization.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/western_europe/2012/01/20/roj_tv_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Romania - Journalists assaulted while covering anti-government protests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/romania/2012/01/19/bucharest_violence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Protesters and policemen allegedly assaulted the reporters as the peaceful protests degenerated into violence.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/romania/2012/01/19/bucharest_violence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Justice not served in Hrant Dink's case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/19/dink_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Turkish court this week sentenced a man to life in prison for inciting the murder of prominent ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink five years ago, but cleared all 19 suspects of belonging to a terrorist organisation, reports IFEX member in Turkey the IPS Communication Foundation (BIANET), along with other IFEX members.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/19/dink_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Journalists set to appear in court after year-long detention]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/18/yuruyus_journalists_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The six journalists were arrested and detained following a raid on the magazine "Yuruyus" in December 2010. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/18/yuruyus_journalists_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Life sentence and acquittals handed down in Hrant Dink murder trial]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/18/dink_trial_sentences/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Five years after the journalist's death, all the defendants were acquitted of charges of membership in a criminal organisation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/18/dink_trial_sentences/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hungary - Journalist faces threats of criminal prosecution for publishing leaked document]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2012/01/16/leaked_letter/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Access Info Europe, n-ost and SEENPM expressed their concerns about the threats of criminal charges against Attila Mong and the chilling effect that such threats are likely to have on freedom of expression in Hungary.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2012/01/16/leaked_letter/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Tajik opposition journalist stabbed in Moscow]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/01/13/atovulloev_stabbed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Dodojon Atovulloev is well-known for his critical views towards the Tajik authorities and the serious threats to which he has been subjected have led Germany to give him political refugee status.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2012/01/13/atovulloev_stabbed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Academics oppose Internet filtering in universities]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/12/internet_filter_campaign/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A signature campaign launched by more than one hundred academics is opposing attempts to recognise universities as public places where the Internet may be filtered.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/12/internet_filter_campaign/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Kurdish Roj TV fined but remains on air]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/12/roj_tv_fined/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A Copenhagen court fined Roj TV for violating the Danish anti-terror law but deemed that the television channel should not be shuttered for having allegedly spread propaganda for the PKK.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2012/01/12/roj_tv_fined/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Belarus - Independent reporter imprisoned]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2012/01/10/kovalenko_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Aleksandr Borozenko was sentenced to 11 days in jail for having reported on a one-person vigil for the Poland-based satellite broadcaster Belsat.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2012/01/10/kovalenko_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hungary - Human Rights Watch calls for government to reverse interference with courts, media]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2012/01/06/new_constitution/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The country’s new constitution, which came into force on January 1, 2012, and other laws adopted over the last year give the ruling Fidesz party the ability to interfere arbitrarily with the judicial system and media, in violation of human rights law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2012/01/06/new_constitution/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Belarus - Authorities tighten grip on the Internet]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2012/01/06/punitive_arm_net_restrictions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The new law affirms that anyone going online in an Internet cafe or using a shared connection will have to identify themselves, while a record of everyone’s browsing history will be kept for one year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2012/01/06/punitive_arm_net_restrictions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Belarus - Pro-opposition news website attacked, shut down]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2012/01/02/charter_97_hacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous individuals logged on to Chapter 97's administrative section, deleted archives, and created a false news story about opposition presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2012/01/02/charter_97_hacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Journalists' trial moves forward]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/29/trial_resumes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nedim Sener and nine other journalists accused in the Oda TV case of aiding a coup plot remained in custody as their trial moved forward. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/29/trial_resumes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Youth activist's appeal rejected]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/29/appeal_denied/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's appeal to have his prison sentence replaced with conditional arrest was rejected after a hearing in which the activist's defence team was not present.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/29/appeal_denied/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Jabbar Savalanli released under pardon decree]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/29/savalanli_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The activist was sentenced him to 2.6 years in jail on 4 May 2011.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/29/savalanli_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Journalists assaulted while covering president's birthday celebration]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/29/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Azadlig" newspaper employees Ramin Deko, Vidadi Mammadov and Namig Jafarli, and Radio Liberty employee Maarif Chingizoglu, were physically assaulted and prevented from carrying out their work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/29/journalists_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Newspaper comes under pressure after election of Communist Party mayor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/28/berdsk_gorodskoi_vestnik/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The actions against the "Gorodskoi Vestnik" newspaper have included threats, expulsion of journalists from public events and removal of copies of the paper from newsstands.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/28/berdsk_gorodskoi_vestnik/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hungary - Journalists fired over ongoing hunger strike]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2011/12/28/journalists_fired/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The public broadcaster MTV fired Balazs Nagy Navarro and Aranka Szavuly, calling their protest against government manipulation of news content illegal and a "provocation".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2011/12/28/journalists_fired/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - CPJ condemns journalist arrests]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/22/cpj_condemns_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The organisation is deeply troubled by the arrests especially given allegations that a recent CPJ report may have emboldened the government to take action. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/22/cpj_condemns_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan - Editor of "Yeni Musavat" receives death threats for republishing article]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/22/yeni_musavat_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An unknown caller threatened to kill editor Rauf Arifoglu after the newspaper reprinted an article from the Turkish newspaper "Milliyet". ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/azerbaijan/2011/12/22/yeni_musavat_threats/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hungary - Media authority refuses to renew radio station's licence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2011/12/21/klubradio_licence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Klubrádió's prospective closure means the silencing of Hungary's only remaining independent radio station and a significant blow to media pluralism in the country, says ARTICLE 19.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2011/12/21/klubradio_licence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Free expression activist gunned down on Memorial Day for slain journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/21/kamalov_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 15 December - a day to commemorate assassinated journalists in Russia - a newspaper publisher and free expression activist was shot 14 times by a masked gunman, report the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (CJES), the Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF), the International Press Institute (IPI), Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and ARTICLE 19.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/21/kamalov_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Morning raids sweep up pro-Kurdish journalists nationwide]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/21/pro_kurdish_journalists_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At least 25 journalists were among more than 40 people arrested in a nationwide sweep in Turkey yesterday, allegedly for having links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), report the IPS Communication Foundation (BIANET), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The arrests bring the number of journalists in Turkish jails to more than 90, making Turkey one of the world's worst for detaining journalists, says BIANET.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/21/pro_kurdish_journalists_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Belarus - International NGOs stand up for human rights]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2011/12/21/street_actions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the December 2010 presidential elections, an unprecedented wave of repression was unleashed, with the Belarusian KGB detaining and interrogating opposition activists, journalists, protesters and human rights defenders. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/belarus/2011/12/21/street_actions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - Dozens of journalists detained in police crackdown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/21/wave_of_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The crackdown was part of the so-called KCK operation related to the Union of Kurdish Communities (KCK), the umbrella organisation that includes the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/21/wave_of_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan - Supreme Court upholds verdict in Askarov case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2011/12/21/verdict_upheld/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Bishkek-based court denied the independent journalist's appeal of a lower court verdict sentencing him to jail for life.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kyrgyzstan/2011/12/21/verdict_upheld/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Meeting highlights common challenges faced by journalists, civil society activists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/20/shared_experiences/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 and the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) held their first one-day meeting to share experiences of addressing violence against journalists, exchange best practices and strategies on protection, and learn from each other.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/20/shared_experiences/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kazakhstan - Journalists prevented from covering violent clashes in Zhanaozen; ARTICLE 19 outlines necessary reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2011/12/19/zhanaozen_clashes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The absence of information following several the incidents exemplifies Kazakhstan's lack of progress in protecting and promoting the right to freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/kazakhstan/2011/12/19/zhanaozen_clashes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Turkey - OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over detention of journalists and censorship]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/19/osce_representative/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[During her first official visit to Turkey, Dunja Mijatovic participated in a panel discussion entitled "Turkey and Freedom of Expression", organised by the Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/turkey/2011/12/19/osce_representative/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia - Impunity still reigns in beating of Oleg Kashin]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/16/kashin_impunity/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[One year after the attack, none of Kashin's assailants have been arrested and those who commissioned the crime remain unknown.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/russia/2011/12/16/kashin_impunity/</guid>
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