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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:59:51 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian security service director takes newspaper to court for U.S. $1 million 


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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/14/alert_from_liberia_eps/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The director of the presidential guard service is asking <em>The Monitor</em> newspaper for US $1 million over an article alleging misuse of official cars.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalists impose media blackout on Liberian presidency]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/10/ialert_from_liberia_liberian/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Press Union of Liberia has announced a news blackout on the Liberian presidency until journalists across the country can be guaranteed freedom and safety. The blackout is a response to threatening remarks made by the director of the Executive Protection Service.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/10/ialert_from_liberia_liberian/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberia's freedom of information law faces first legal test]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/09/press_release_liberia/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for Media Studies and Peace Building has filed a writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court of Liberia, after the organization was denied access to asset declaration forms from the national Anti Corruption Commission. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/09/press_release_liberia/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Director of presidential security services threatens journalists in Liberia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/06/threat_guard/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Othello Warrick, director of the Executive Protection Services (EPS) called journalists "terrorists" while serving as a panelist for a World Press Freedom Day event in Buchanan. He stated that journalists have their pens and the EPS has its guns.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/05/06/threat_guard/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian radio station manager attacked after dispute with politician]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/02/08/manager_beat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Hector Mulbah, station manager at Radio Gbezohn, said that he was beaten after a dispute in which a politician refused to “underwrite the cost of Radio Talks Shows whenever he is hosted,” the <em>New Dawn </em> reported. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/02/08/manager_beat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian activist detained for planning peaceful demonstration]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/02/05/activist_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Vandarlark Patricks, the chairperson of the Intellectual Discourse Association, spent three days in National Security Agency cells for threatening to hold a peaceful demonstration during the High Level Panel Summit in Liberia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/02/05/activist_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian radio show suspended over comments about presidency]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/01/08/re_hot_fm_aler/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Costa Show has been suspended due to on-air comments that allegedly insult the presidency. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2013/01/08/re_hot_fm_aler/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian radio station shut down]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/10/25/liberia_radio_closure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Radio Veritas, a Catholic-run radio station in Liberia, has been shut down. The station manager said the closure was due the constant complaints to the Catholic Church - allegedly by some higher ups in government - that the station was going contrary to its "vision statement" and has embarked upon reporting on critical issues. 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/10/25/liberia_radio_closure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian journalist arrested for photographing police director]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/10/17/alerts_liberia_journalist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalist George Borteh, a reporter for <em>The New Republic </em>newspaper was thrown in prison after taking a photo of Police Director Chris Massaquoi. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/10/17/alerts_liberia_journalist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian national football team coach calls press the "enemy"]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/09/18/alert_from_cemesp_liberia/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The head coach of the Liberian national football team, Kaetu Smith, has been quoted as saying that the press is his enemy.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/09/18/alert_from_cemesp_liberia/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Liberian president signs Table Mountain declaration]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/07/23/table_mountain/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The declaration identifies criminal defamation and 'insult' laws as among the most severe obstacles to the future of the independent press in Africa.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/07/23/table_mountain/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP publishes FOI post-electoral research report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/06/22/foi_electoral_report/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Political parties' compliance with proactive disclosure of information during 2011 fared lower in comparison to the 2005 elections. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/06/22/foi_electoral_report/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP releases 2011 Freedom of Expression Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/06/05/cemesp_report_2011/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Speaking at the launch of the report, CEMESP Executive Director Malcolm Joseph regretted that 2011 proved to be a "rather sad" year for free speech in Liberia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/06/05/cemesp_report_2011/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Reporter suspended from university for reporting on campus conflicts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/05/22/lomax_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the letter of suspension, the university said <em>Front Page Africa</em> reporter Selma Lomax's article has the effect of inciting students against the administration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/05/22/lomax_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Reporter attacked, threatened by legislator and staff]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/04/20/scott_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Scott said the legislator threatened to beat him up when spotted in the streets of Monrovia, and to use his power to ensure he is dismissed from Love FM Radio.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/04/20/scott_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalist Mae Azango moves a nation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/04/09/azango_case/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Azango told CPJ today that she is moving more freely but that she was still assessing the situation as her safety is still not guaranteed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/04/09/azango_case/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - President's son threatens libel suit against newspaper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/30/sirleaf_lawsuit_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[An article in the paper suggested Robert Sirleaf had reportedly seized five of Liberia's offshore oil blocks for commercial purposes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/30/sirleaf_lawsuit_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Two journalists arrested on mayor's orders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/30/journalists_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mary Broh is quoted as saying that because the journalists used their connections with the police chief to ensure that her assigned officers were reprimanded, "That boy who calls himself a journalist will walk the streets of Monrovia crazy. . ."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/30/journalists_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalist who wrote about genital mutilation forced into hiding]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/14/mae_azango_threatened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A woman journalist who reported on the practice of female genital mutilation in Liberia has gone into hiding after receiving death threats, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/14/mae_azango_threatened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Reporting on genital mutilation draws threats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/12/genital_mutilation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mae Azango, a reporter for the daily "FrontPage Africa" and the news website New Narratives, told CPJ she had gone into hiding after receiving several threats for an article she published about tribes practicing female genital mutilation on as many as two out of every three girls in the country.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/03/12/genital_mutilation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Three newspaper publishers ordered to appear in court]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/02/28/newspapers_summoned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Frontpage Africa", "Daily Graphics" and "The News" have been ordered to court to explain why they should not be held in contempt in connection with a malpractice story.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/02/28/newspapers_summoned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Former senator files US$5 million libel suit against newspaper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/02/21/independent_lawsuit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The former senator takes exception to a recent "Independent" story headlined, "Nathaniel Williams Evicted for Owing 4 Months' Rent."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:05:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/02/21/independent_lawsuit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Police officer brutalises "New Dawn" reporter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/02/14/alert_police_brutalize/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The reporter sustained bruises to his body as the police officer dragged him from his car and wrestled his camera from him.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/02/14/alert_police_brutalize/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - "National Chronicle" editor briefly detained, faces criminal complaint]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/01/17/mortee_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Edward Mortee faces a criminal coercion charge in connection with a story alleging that the National Police chief was involved in an arrest.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:58:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2012/01/17/mortee_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Clergyman assaults journalists, seizes camera]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/12/19/journalists_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Welemongai Ciapha and Molinda Mulbah were assaulted as they tried to photograph Pastor Bethel Onyeneken, who was being taken to court on an accusation of theft.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/12/19/journalists_assaulted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Freedom of information conference brings together participants from Bomi and Cape Mount counties]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/foi_campaign/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Participants called for the progressive review of the Liberian FOI law and appealed for the decentralisation of the complaint and appeal channels in the event of refusal to disclose information.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/foi_campaign/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Opposition "blacklist" targets media houses
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/cdc_blacklist/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The "blacklist" comes on the heels of a symbolic "coffin parade" by CDC partisans. The party has staged various actions in Monrovia over the last thirty days to urge President Sirleaf to resign.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/28/cdc_blacklist/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP cautiously welcomes re-opening of four media houses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/17/broadcasters_reopened/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Judge James Zotaa found the media outlets guilty of propagating hate messages but rescinded the petition to close the stations. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/17/broadcasters_reopened/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Fire destroys radio station]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/10/elwa_radio_fire/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A mysterious fire has gutted the studios of the ELWA radio station in Paynesville, outside Monrovia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/10/elwa_radio_fire/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalists caught in the middle of political rivalries at election time]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/09/journalists_targeted_elections/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the wake of run-off elections in Liberia, seven broadcasters were closed down after three people died during fighting between riot police and opposition supporters, reports the Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP). The radio and television stations, which are perceived to be pro-opposition, have been accused of "disseminating hate speech."
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/09/journalists_targeted_elections/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Seven media outlets suspended on eve of presidential elections]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/08/media_outlets_closed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government has suspended seven television and radio stations that are perceived to be pro-opposition media outlets, accusing them of disseminating hate speech.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/08/media_outlets_closed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Politician files US$10 million libel suit against newspaper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/04/liberian_journal_lawsuit/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The former chair of the Liberty Party was angered by a "Liberian Journal" article covering a major robbery case in which he is implicated.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/04/liberian_journal_lawsuit/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Newspaper risks being shut down over US$1.5 million fine]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/03/frontpage_africa_court_order/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The court order emanates from a story by "Frontpage Africa" newspaper on alleged fraud committed by former agriculture minister Dr. J Chris Toe.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/11/03/frontpage_africa_court_order/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalist attacked in Monrovia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/10/18/smith_toby_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Smith Toby of Truth FM believes he was targeted because his broadcasts angered members of the opposition parties.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/10/18/smith_toby_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Pro-opposition media attacked]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/10/18/love_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Love FM and Love TV stations are off the air after an arson attack destroyed a room where an old transmitter was kept.  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/10/18/love_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Director of state-owned broadcaster suspended]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/10/05/nmah_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ambrose Nmah was suspended indefinitely over the broadcasting of a press conference in which the leader of the main opposition party allegedly verbally assaulted President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/10/05/nmah_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Africa - IFEX members hounoured with pan-African award for freedom of information campaigns]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/africa/2011/09/21/pacai_recipients/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFEX congratulates Edetaen Ojo and Malcolm Joseph, the leaders of IFEX member groups in Nigeria and Liberia, for winning Africa's first awards for activism on access to information. The awards were handed out at the inaugural Pan African Conference on Access to Information, held in Cape Town, South Africa, this week, which was attended by numerous IFEX members involved in campaigning on the issue.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/africa/2011/09/21/pacai_recipients/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP holds freedom of information forum for local authorities, community radio journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/09/15/foi_forum/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Participants pledged to expedite and monitor the implementation of the freedom of information law and encourage the public to use it. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/09/15/foi_forum/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Reporters attacked by political partisans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/09/13/rci_reporters_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Liberty Party partisans assaulted the RCI reporters for attempting to report on the former party chairman, who was being released from prison.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/09/13/rci_reporters_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalists harassed by party supporters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/08/19/bayjay_scuffle/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporter Nat Bayjay says he would have been lynched by partisans of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), had it not been for the intervention of a political candidate.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/08/19/bayjay_scuffle/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP launches legal defense programme for journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/08/10/legal_defense_fund/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The program, funded by the UK-based Media Legal Defense Initiative, seeks to provide legal support to journalists who are threatened with legal action on account of their work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/08/10/legal_defense_fund/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Editor receives death threat]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/07/20/sieh_death_threat/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Editor-in-chief Rodney Sieh has been notified that former minister Willis Knuckles has put a hit on his life, following a series of critical reports published in his daily newspaper.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:42:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/07/20/sieh_death_threat/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalists forcibly removed from House Chamber, equipment seized
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      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/06/07/journalists_ejected/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A member of the House of Representatives was angered when journalist Roland Perry took his photograph without asking permission.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/06/07/journalists_ejected/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Sports reporter beaten by footballers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/06/06/mulbah_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Roland Mulbah had to be rushed to hospital by his colleagues after suffering severe pain from the assault by the Lone Star players.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Police detain, reportedly assault radio journalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/05/20/doloque_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Franklin Doloque had gone to a school to inquire about pregnant candidates who had been denied the opportunity to write certificate exams.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 08:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Journalist flogged by political partisans]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/04/29/newray_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kaipee Newray was flogged by NUDP supporters after he refused to hand over his tape recorder and other personal effects to members of the party during an event at the party's headquarters.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Political candidate's supporters attack reporter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/04/26/ware_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Solomon Ware, a legislative reporter for Truth F.M. station, was assaulted while trying to get the candidate's reaction to an accusation that he had raped a 15-year old girl.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - CEMESP hosts dialogue on media security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/04/13/media_security_dialogue/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CEMESP Executive Director Malcolm Joseph said the forum was intended to find way forward against the persistent wave of brutality meted out against journalists carrying out their duties.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Sports journalist assaulted by police]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/04/08/worwee_assaulted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reporter Sylvester Worwee was prevented by police from photographing two female fans who were engaged in a fistfight after a football game.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liberia - Newspaper alarmed over arson threats]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/liberia/2011/04/08/arson_threats/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The threats appear to be linked to a story about a controversial mining deal the paper had earlier reported on.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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