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    <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/</link>
    <description>Guinea-Bissau</description>
    <language>en</language>
    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Newspaper given reprieve as suspension threat lifted]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2011/04/28/threat_revoked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Recent remarks by a government minister constitute a form of intimidation that undermines media freedom and independence, says RSF.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Government urged to lift suspension of newspaper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2011/04/21/ultima_hora_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The suspension decision follows the paper's publication of a front page article which authorities charged "deliberately distorts the government's image."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2011/04/21/ultima_hora_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Pioneer of independent journalism attacked in his newspaper's offices]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2010/05/21/de_barros_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["I know this attack was due to the fact that my newspaper had published several articles about drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau," said publisher João de Barros.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Armed forces briefly silence broadcast media after murder of president and chief of staff ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2009/03/06/armed_forces_briefly_silence_broadcast/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Guinea-Bissau's broadcast media were allowed to resume operating shortly after midday on 2 March 2009 after being ordered off the air the previous night following the murder of the armed forces' Chief of Staff, which was followed in turn on 2 March by the murder of President Joao Bernardo "Nino&quot; Vieira.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:27:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - MILITARY SILENCES MEDIA FOLLOWING MURDERS OF PRESIDENT AND ARMY HEAD]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2009/03/04/military_silences_media_following/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Privately-owned radio stations in the tiny west African country Guinea-Bissau were ordered to stop broadcasting following the assassination of the President and the army's Chief of Staff, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2009/03/04/military_silences_media_following/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Journalist detained briefly, interrogated by intelligence services following publication of article on army's involvement in police force promotions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2008/03/14/journalist_detained_briefly_interrogated/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(MFWA/IFEX) - On 11 March 2008, Atizar Mendes Pereira, journalist and director of "Última Hora&quot;, a privately-owned Bissau-based newspaper, was arrested and detained by the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Interior of Guinea Bissau.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:47:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2008/03/14/journalist_detained_briefly_interrogated/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Journalist intimidated and threatened with death following reports on drug trafficking]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2008/01/17/journalist_intimidated_and_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:03:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2008/01/17/journalist_intimidated_and_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - AUTHORITIES HARASS PRESS OVER REPORTS ON DRUG TRADE]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/09/11/authorities_harass_press_over_reports/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Amnesty International have called on Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira to stop official harassment of journalists reporting on drug trafficking in the West African country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:48:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/09/11/authorities_harass_press_over_reports/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Journalist faces charges for reporting on soldiers' alleged involvement in drug trafficking]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/09/05/journalist_faces_charges_for_reporting/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 3 September 2007 IFJ media release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:49:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/09/05/journalist_faces_charges_for_reporting/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - IFJ calls for concrete actions for the security of journalists covering drug trafficking]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/08/20/ifj_calls_for_concrete_actions/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 19 August 2007 IFJ media release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/08/20/ifj_calls_for_concrete_actions/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Four journalists in hiding for fear of being arrested as army cracks down following coverage of drug trafficking]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/08/03/four_journalists_in_hiding_for/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(MFWA/IFEX) - Four journalists in Guinea-Bissau went into hiding on 26 July 2007 for fear of being arrested by the country's military.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:14:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/08/03/four_journalists_in_hiding_for/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - IFJ condemns threats against two journalists covering drug trafficking]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/07/23/ifj_condemns_threats_against_two/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/07/23/ifj_condemns_threats_against_two/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Police prevent journalist from taking photographs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/07/20/police_prevent_journalist_from/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(MFWA/IFEX) - On 8 June 2007, a group of policemen, members of the "Ninjas&quot;, a special unit of the Guinea Bissau Police, prevented Helmazin Cunha, a journalist working with the pro-government newspaper "Nô Pintcha&quot;, from taking photographs of an operation they undertook to clear hawkers off the streets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:56:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Presidential press secretary threatens to close radio station]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/04/19/presidential_press_secretary_threatens/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(MFWA/IFEX) - On 17 April 2007, Barnabé Gomes, a presidential press officer, threatened to close Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in Bissau, the capital, for allegedly broadcasting a programme that he claimed could worsen the country's political situation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:05:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2007/04/19/presidential_press_secretary_threatens/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - President's supporters besiege radio station, force journalist to disclose source]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2006/12/05/president_s_supporters_besiege/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[(MFWA/IFEX) - On 15 November 2006, a group of sympathizers of President Joao Bernardo Vieira besieged Radio Bombolom, an independent radio station based in Bissau, the capital, and forced journalist Antonio Iaia Seidi to disclose a source of information. The angry group also forcibly broadcast a rejoinder to an earlier story filed by Seidi.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:16:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2006/12/05/president_s_supporters_besiege/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Radio journalist assaulted and forced off the air]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/03/12/radio_journalist_assaulted_and/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/03/12/radio_journalist_assaulted_and/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Authorities close Radio Bombolom FM permanently]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/03/03/authorities_close_radio_bombolom/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/03/03/authorities_close_radio_bombolom/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - CPJ alarmed by closure of independent radio broadcaster]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/02/27/cpj_alarmed_by_closure_of_independent/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/02/27/cpj_alarmed_by_closure_of_independent/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Authorities shut down opposition radio station]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/02/18/authorities_shut_down_opposition/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2003/02/18/authorities_shut_down_opposition/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Portuguese television station RTP barred from broadcasting]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2002/12/03/portuguese_television_station_rtp/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2002/12/03/portuguese_television_station_rtp/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - CPJ disturbed by recent arrests of two journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2002/06/28/cpj_disturbed_by_recent_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2002 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2002/06/28/cpj_disturbed_by_recent_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Imprisoned journalist begins hunger strike, subsequently released]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2002/06/20/imprisoned_journalist_begins_hunger/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2002 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2002/06/20/imprisoned_journalist_begins_hunger/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Two journalists arrested by state prosecutor's order]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/11/16/two_journalists_arrested_by_state/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/11/16/two_journalists_arrested_by_state/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN NEWSPAPERS AS UN VOICES CONCERN]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/11/06/government_shuts_down_newspapers/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amidst concerns expressed by the United Nations Security Council over the political situation in Guinea-Bissau, the government has ordered two independent newspapers to shut down operations, report the West African Journalist's Association (WAJA) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). In a public statement released on 29 October, WAJA condemned the decision to close down "Diario de Bissau" and "Gazeta de Noticias" and urged the government to "work towards defusing the destructive atmosphere that predominates in the country." WAJA added that the government may also close down two independent radio stations â "Radio Pindjiguiti" and "Bombolom".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/11/06/government_shuts_down_newspapers/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - RSF protests closure of two private newspapers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/11/05/rsf_protests_closure_of_two_private/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/11/05/rsf_protests_closure_of_two_private/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Two independent publications closed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/10/31/two_independent_publications_close/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/10/31/two_independent_publications_close/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - New public prosecutor threatens journalists from private radio station]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/09/11/new_public_prosecutor_threatens/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2001 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/09/11/new_public_prosecutor_threatens/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Army threatens journalists: "In case of war, Radio Bombolom FM will be the first target," says officer]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/04/12/army_threatens_journalists_in_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2001 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2001/04/12/army_threatens_journalists_in_case/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - RSF protests arrests of two journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2000/06/05/rsf_protests_arrests_of_two_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2000/06/05/rsf_protests_arrests_of_two_journalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - News presenters jailed, news broadcasts suspended]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2000/06/05/news_presenters_jailed_news_broadcasts/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2000 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/2000/06/05/news_presenters_jailed_news_broadcasts/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Members of government threaten radio journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/1996/10/15/members_of_government_threaten/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 1996 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/1996/10/15/members_of_government_threaten/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Joao de Barros, editor-in-chief of "Correio da Guine-Bissau", beaten and arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/1995/03/09/joao_de_barros_editor_in_chief/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 1995 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/1995/03/09/joao_de_barros_editor_in_chief/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guinea-Bissau - Newspaper "Correio da Guine Bissau" suspended]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/1995/01/11/newspaper_correio_da_guine_bissau/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 1995 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/guinea-bissau/1995/01/11/newspaper_correio_da_guine_bissau/</guid>
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