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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Have your say: What should the global standards for free expression be?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/08/free_speech_debate/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Internet and mobile phones have opened up endless possibilities for free expression. But how best should we use this freedom? What limits should there be and what should be regulated by law? And who should decide? Oxford University has launched a multilingual platform, <a href="http://www.freespeechdebate.com" target="new">Free Speech Debate</a>, to debate global norms for free expression - and wants you to join the conversation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/08/free_speech_debate/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Nominate a woman for Courage in Journalism Awards]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/08/iwmf_courage_in_journalism/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2012 Courage in Journalism Awards, which honour women reporters around the world whose work puts them in danger. The deadline for nominations is 2 March 2012. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/08/iwmf_courage_in_journalism/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Twitter policy that restricts tweets sparks outrage]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/01/twitter_policy_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Twitter announced last week that it would begin restricting tweets in specific countries if they violated local laws, setting off claims of censorship by IFEX members Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/01/twitter_policy_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Copyright agreement will restrict online free expression, say French MEP and IFEX members]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/01/stop_acta/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A French member of the European parliament (MEP) who was in charge of negotiating an international copyright agreement quit his role, calling the agreement's passage a "masquerade" on the same day that it was signed by members of the European Union, reports ARTICLE 19. The agreement would restrict online free expression, say ARTICLE 19 and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/01/stop_acta/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Knight International Journalism Award open for nominations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/01/knight_international_journalism_award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nominations are now open for the 2012 Knight International Journalism Award, which recognises reporters, editors, media managers, bloggers and citizen journalists worldwide who have taken bold steps to keep citizens informed despite great obstacles. The deadline for nominations is 27 February 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/02/01/knight_international_journalism_award/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Twitter urged not to cooperate with censors]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/27/twitter_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RSF is deeply concerned by the announcement that Twitter will introduce geolocated censorship – censorship varying according to the social network user’s country location.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/27/twitter_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[France - RSF releases press freedom index for 2011/2012]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/france/2012/01/26/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Arab world was the motor of history in 2011 but the Arab uprisings have had contrasting political outcomes so far, with Tunisia and Bahrain at opposite ends of the scale.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/france/2012/01/26/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFJ welcomes call for greater protection of media at major conference in Doha]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/26/doha_conference/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The conference participants agreed to submit to the UN General Assembly recommendations for the enforcement of legal instruments that bind national authorities to prevent and punish violence against journalists.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/26/doha_conference/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Human Rights Watch urges West to accept Islamist rise to power, support Arab Spring protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/25/hrw_world_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch urged world powers to accept Islamist parties as legitimate political powers and to support the rights of Arab Spring protesters after they ousted long-time regimes once backed by the West, in its annual report released on Sunday. Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) also heralded Arab protesters in their annual reviews.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/25/hrw_world_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Nominate an organisation for IPI's Free Media Pioneer Award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/25/ipi_free_media_pioneer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Which organisation do you think improved press freedom in its country or region this year? Nominate it for the International Press Institute (IPI) Free Media Pioneer Award - before 10 February 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/25/ipi_free_media_pioneer/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - UN agency's member states urged to guarantee freedom of information
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/24/itu_conference/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states are meeting in Geneva this week to adopt decisions about the agency’s future and about the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/24/itu_conference/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Oxfam Novib/PEN Awards celebrate writers against the odds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/24/oxfam_novib_awards/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Iranian journalist, blogger and activist Asieh Amini was one of six writers who received the awards in a ceremony in The Hague as part of the Writers Unlimited Winter Nights Festival.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/24/oxfam_novib_awards/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFEX member websites go dark in protest against online piracy bills]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/19/sopa_pipa_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of what has become the largest online protest in the history of the Internet, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and ARTICLE 19 pulled the plug on their websites on 18 January in protest against two online piracy bills currently before the U.S. Congress, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/19/sopa_pipa_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Index calls for nominations for 2012 Freedom of Expression Awards]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/18/index_freedom_of_expression_awards/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["We bring the biggest stories in free expression. Now it's your turn to tell us who stands out." So says Index on Censorship, which is calling for nominations for its annual Freedom of Expression Awards. Hurry! The deadline for submissions is 25 January 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/18/index_freedom_of_expression_awards/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Columnist David Rohde is IPI’s 63rd World Press Freedom Hero]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/17/rohde_63rd_hero/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The committee noted that Rohde and his colleagues frequently reported “under perilous conditions”, a statement given further weight when it was revealed months later that Rohde, at the time of the award, was again being held in captivity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/17/rohde_63rd_hero/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - RSF revives tourist awareness campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/13/tourism_beach/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the backdrop of a simulated beach in Paris' main shopping area, RSF activists drew residents’ attention to the lack of freedom of information in popular tourist destinations such as Thailand, Vietnam and Mexico.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/13/tourism_beach/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Human Rights First calls for nominations for international human rights advocacy award ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/11/medal_of_liberty/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Nominate an individual or organisation for Human Rights First's 2012 Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award, which recognises a commitment to international human rights advocacy in one or more of the following areas: social networking and Internet freedom; religious freedom;  lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights; and freedom from torture. Nominations are due by 6 February 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/11/medal_of_liberty/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Recent deaths of Syrian journalists cement Arab world's ranking as deadly region for journalists in 2011, say IFEX members]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/04/year_end_death_tolls/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Between 50 and 106 journalists and media workers were killed in 2011 in connection with their work or while on the job, with the volatile Middle East and North Africa region ranking as one of the world's most dangerous areas for journalists last year, say IFEX members in their year-end reviews. Read the round-up - and why the numbers differ - here.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/04/year_end_death_tolls/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Front Line seeking nominations for human rights defenders award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/04/front_line_human_rights_defender_award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Front Line is seeking nominations for the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award, which honours the work of human rights defenders at risk. The deadline for nominations is 30 January 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2012/01/04/front_line_human_rights_defender_award/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Online freedoms threatened by another step towards treaty's adoption, says RSF]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/19/acta_online_freedoms/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[RSF, which defends freedom of information, repeatedly voiced its concerns about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, calling on the negotiators "not to sacrifice online free speech and access to information for the sake of combating piracy and the counterfeiting of works protected by copyright".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/19/acta_online_freedoms/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Number of imprisoned journalists reaches 15-year high, says CPJ report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/14/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The number of journalists in prison around the world is higher than it has been in 15 years, says a Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) report. As of 1 December, 179 writers, editors and photojournalists were detained, according to CPJ's annual survey. The jump is largely attributed to beyond-the-law military regimes in Middle East and North Africa, most notably in Iran, which topped the list with 42 journalists imprisoned.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/14/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFEX members honour International Human Rights Day around the world]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/14/international_human_rights_day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFEX members marked International Human Rights Day on 10 December by demanding freedom of expression and right to information for Somali journalists, Brazilian indigenous communities, Chinese dissident writers and other targeted groups throughout the world.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/14/international_human_rights_day/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - RSF-Le Monde Press Freedom Prize awarded to Syrian cartoonist, Burmese weekly]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/09/ali_ferzat_wins_press_freedom_prize/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ali Ferzat was chosen as 2011 Journalist of the Year for his commitment to defending media freedom, while "Weekly Eleven News" was honoured with the Media of the Year prize for daring to run stories on subjects regarded as sensitive by Burmese authorities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/09/ali_ferzat_wins_press_freedom_prize/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Corporations that help dictators track activists must be held accountable, says RSF]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/07/spyleaks/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Major software and surveillance companies are making billions by aiding dictators around the world as they arrest and even kill political opponents, according to a new WikiLeaks report called <a href=http://wikileaks.org/the-spyfiles.html target="new">SpyFiles</a>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/07/spyleaks/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Register now for WAN-IFRA's Arab Free Press Forum (Tunis, 22-24 January)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/07/arab_free_press_forum/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the midst of the Arab revolutions, what should be the role of the independent Arab press? Join leading publishers, journalists and press freedom advocates in Tunis, Tunisia, to discuss this and more at the Arab Free Press Forum, from 22 to 24 January 2012.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/07/arab_free_press_forum/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Lucrative surveillance market fed by desire to hunt down dissidents, reveal WikiLeaks Spy Files]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/06/wikileaks_spyfiles/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The criminal cooperation between western high-tech companies and authoritarian regimes is receiving renewed attention after the WikiLeaks site posted documents shedding light on the international market in mass surveillance and interception tools.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/06/wikileaks_spyfiles/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - OSCE should adopt Draft Declaration on Fundamental Freedoms in the Digital Age, says ARTICLE 19]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/05/digital_age_declaration/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In adopting the declaration, the OSCE and its participating states will take a leading role in recognizing that human rights and fundamental freedoms do not change with new technologies and that they extend into the Digital Age.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/12/05/digital_age_declaration/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFEX members highlight risks faced by female journalists on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/violence_against_women/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November, IFEX members remembered murdered female journalists from around the world, took stock of tactics used to intimidate female advocates, writers and reporters, and suggested ways various stakeholders could better support female journalists in the field.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/violence_against_women/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Journalists from Mexico to MENA honoured with CPJ and CJFE awards]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/journalists_awarded/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ten courageous journalists around the globe were recognised in award ceremonies held separately by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) in Toronto and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in New York last week.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/journalists_awarded/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Philippines adopts 23 November as National Day to End Impunity]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/national_day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A march in Manila organised by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility on the International Day to End Impunity left behind a trail of impunity in the form of outlines of bodies chalked on the streets to depict the incessant killings. Actions like this led the Philippine Senate to adopt a resolution declaring 23 November as a National Day to End Impunity. See what other IFEX members got up to on the day at <a href="http://daytoendimpunity.org/member_actions" target="new">daytoendimpunity.org</a>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/national_day/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - ANHRI, along with Tunisian lawyer and Syrian activist, receives human dignity award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/human_dignity_award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ANHRI, Tunisian lawyer Radhia Nasraoui and Syrian activist Mazen Darwish were honoured for their stand against dictatorships and their support for the revolutions of the Arab Spring.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/30/human_dignity_award/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFJ denounces extreme levels of violence faced by women journalists worldwide]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/25/violence_female_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Among the countries failing to protect women journalists adequately the IFJ points to Mexico, the Philippines, Somalia, Russia, Nepal and Israel.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/25/violence_female_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFEX launches International Day to End Impunity today]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/idei_launch/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, 23 November, is the International Day to End Impunity (IDEI). The IFEX community has chosen this day to honour those who have been silenced forever for exercising their right to freedom of expression, and to raise awareness that their killers often go unpunished. This day marks the anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre in the Philippines in 2009, which was the single deadliest incident for journalists in recent history and is a solemn reminder of the risks taken to inform the public and speak truth to power. It is also meant to be a day to recognise the work IFEX members and others are doing to combat impunity and to inspire action everywhere to demand justice and advance efforts to stop impunity in the killings of journalists, musicians, artists, politicians, and other free expression advocates.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/idei_launch/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - What IFEX members are doing for 23 November]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/ifex_members/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFEX members from United Kingdom to Bahrain, Argentina to Kazakhstan, have taken up the call of the International Day to End Impunity (IDEI) campaign. You can find them blogging, tweeting, signing letters, posting on Facebook and organising local events to commemorate the day. Check out the events below from around the world. To see what members are doing on an ongoing basis to combat impunity, please also visit: <a href="http://daytoendimpunity.org/member_actions">http://www.daytoendimpunity.org/member_actions</a>.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/ifex_members/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - International experts discuss impunity during live video from Vienna]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/live_vienna/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Live from Vienna, Austria on 23 November, IFEX teamed up with its member the International Press Institute (IPI) to broadcast an online Q&A about impunity with experts from Colombia, Mexico, the Philippines and the international community. An international audience had the opportunity to send in questions live during the discussion on the International Day to End Impunity. Catch some of the highlights <a href="http://daytoendimpunity.org/live" target="new"> here.</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/live_vienna/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - IFEX reveals the IDEI poster contest winners ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/poster_contest_winners/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After a very difficult decision, the winning poster of IFEX's International Day to End Impunity poster contest has been chosen to represent the day from now on.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/23/poster_contest_winners/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - 23 November is the International Day to End Impunity!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/22/23_nov/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today, 23 November, is the International Day to End Impunity. The IFEX community has chosen this day to raise awareness about impunity and honour those who have been silenced forever for exercising their right to freedom of expression. This day is a solemn reminder of the risks taken to inform the public and speak truth to power.  It is also meant to be a day to recognise the work IFEX members and others are doing to combat impunity and to inspire action everywhere to demand justice and advance efforts to stop impunity in the killings of journalists, musicians, artists, politicians, and other free expression advocates.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/22/23_nov/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Veton Surroi wins 2011 SEEMO Human Rights Award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/22/surroi_award_winner/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After the fall of communism, Veton Surroi founded the Koha Media Group and as a journalist he defended Kosovo Albanians against the policies of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/22/surroi_award_winner/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - ARTICLE 19 highlights problem of satellite jamming on World Television Day]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/21/world_tv_day/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[To mark World Television Day, ARTICLE 19 calls on all governments and international organisations to condemn this violation of the rights to freedom of expression and information.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/21/world_tv_day/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Arrest warrant against former ICTY spokeswoman]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/18/hartmann_harassed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hague-based court earlier imposed a 7,000 euro-fine on Florence Hartmann after ruling that she "knowingly and wilfully interfered with the administration of justice". The fine has now been converted into a seven-day prison term.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Dawit Isaak death rumours cast dark cloud over Day of the Imprisoned Writer ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/16/imprisoned_writer/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Free expression advocates around the world showed solidarity with jailed and murdered writers on 15 November, International PEN's annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Live and online: Join us from Vienna on 23 November for a Conversation on Impunity]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/16/day_end_impunity/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Impunity has always been ranked as a top priority in the free expression community. Why is that? How can we hope to change that? What has worked?  These are a few questions but we know you have more. Now is your chance to ask questions directly to experts who have been fighting impunity in some of the world's most dangerous countries. Watch our special one-hour show, <a href="http://www.daytoendimpunity.org/live" target="new">A Conversation on Impunity</a>, on 23 November at 5.30pm GMT to see your question answered live!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Human Rights Watch seeks nominees for Hellman/Hammett grants]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/16/hellman_hammett/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch is seeking nominees for its Hellman/Hammett grants, which provide support to dozens of writers and activists who are victims of political persecution and are in financial need. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - States should support draft UN resolution against belief-based discrimination, says ARTICLE 19]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/15/support_uae_resolution/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 welcomes the draft resolution's complete omission of the ambiguous "defamation of religions" – a term incompatible with international human rights standards on the right to freedom of expression - and the focus on combating discrimination against persons.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/15/support_uae_resolution/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Vote for your favourite impunity poster]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/09/favourite_poster/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, IFEX has been running a poster contest for the International Day to End Impunity. We asked applicants to depict impunity in some way. And you answered: we received an overwhelming 298 entries from 55 countries! Now it is your turn to choose the top 10. To vote, "Like" the <a href=" https://www.facebook.com/International.Day.to.End.Impunity" target="new">International Day to End Impunity Facebook page</a>, then "Like" the poster(s) you think should win!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Stephen Ferry wins first Tim Hetherington grant
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/09/hetherington_grant_winner/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Stephen Ferry's project, "Violentology: A Manual of the Colombian Conflict," focuses on the history and current dynamics of the conflict in Colombia, exposing the roles of all parties involved and the impact of the violence on civilians. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/09/hetherington_grant_winner/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - ARTICLE 19 calls for stronger rules on net neutrality in US and EU]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/09/net_neutrality/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ARTICLE 19 calls on governments worldwide to implement rules that fully protect universal access to, and openness of, the Internet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/09/net_neutrality/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - 23 unsolved murders in 23 days: Join the International Day to End Impunity campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/02/23_in_23/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mohammad Ismail was in his last days before retirement as the head of a leading Pakistani press organisation when he left his home to go for an evening walk on 31 October 2006. He was found the next morning near his home, with his skull smashed in. Five years on, his killers have not been found.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/02/23_in_23/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[International - Seventy-seven civil society organisations ask UN to link access to info and the environment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/02/access_to_info/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In an initiative led by ARTICLE 19, 77 civil society organisations which are members of IFEX and the Freedom of Information Advocates (FOIA) Network are calling on the United Nations to champion access to information laws, transparency and free media as key requirements to environmental and human sustainability. The UN is holding a summit of world leaders in Rio in June 2012 (Rio+20) to discuss the environment and sustainable development goals. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/international/2011/11/02/access_to_info/</guid>
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