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Reports 2010

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Turkey

BIANET 2010 third quarter media monitoring report

In the third quarter of 2010, six journalists were in jail because of their writings, the number of people tried under the Anti-Terror Law rose and Turkey was found guilty by the European Court of Human Rights of violating freedom of expression and the right to life in relation to the trial for the murder of journalist Hrant Dink.

Burma

RSF releases report, "Burmese media combating censorship"

The international community must urge the authorities to show more tolerance and must support the media inside and outside the country, says RSF.

Honduras

Human Rights Watch releases report, "After the coup: Ongoing violence, intimidation and impunity in Honduras"

The authorities should take steps to end impunity for abuses committed after the 2009 coup and to curb ongoing attacks against journalists and activists, says the organisation.

International

Veil bans shroud freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19

In a report titled "Bans on the full face veil and human rights", ARTICLE 19 analyses laws banning the wearing of the veil from a freedom of expression perspective.

Uganda

HRNJ-Uganda 10-month index report - More than 50 journalists exposed to violence between January and October 2010

HRNJ-Uganda has launched a campaign to mitigate the deteriorating security situation for journalists in the lead up to, as well as during and after, upcoming general elections.

China

Report shows progress in environmental information disclosure, but pollution data still withheld

"Environmental agencies may have been unwilling to release information on pollutant emissions for fear of affecting economic development or generating negative press, but such an approach is unsustainable," says ARTICLE 19.

International

Pakistan deadliest nation for the media; 42 journalists killed worldwide in 2010

Iraq, Honduras and Mexico also ranked high for journalism-related fatalities.

Democratic Republic of Congo

JED releases annual report revealing alarming plight of journalists

Over the course of 2010, JED registered 87 attacks on press freedom, including one assassination of a journalist and 44 arrests.

Somalia

NUSOJ marks Human Rights Day with report on the misery of the country's journalists

The nationwide survey reveals how the human rights of working journalists, particularly their labour rights, are grossly violated by every company and in every corner of the country.

International

China, Iran propel journalist imprisonments to highest level in 14 years, according to CPJ report

Anti-state charges are the leading reason for jailings, CPJ said in its 2010 census of imprisoned journalists.

Asia and Pacific

IFJ releases report on collective action for press freedom in South Asia

The report makes the case for journalists' unions and organisations to operate in concert with wider civil society actors to pursue an effective mode of international networking.

Palestine

Research on access to information rights

MADA publishes a report on the right of access to information and the reality of its implementation and practice.

Egypt

Human Rights Watch report points to systematic crackdown before elections

Human Rights Watch is documenting systematic violations of the right to freedom of expression, assembly, and association - rights that are fundamental to free and fair elections.

International

Female journalists, writers and activists targeted for carrying out their profession in 2010

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Burundi

Restrictions on public expression increase following elections, Human Rights Watch report says

Journalists and civil society activists who express critical views are labelled political opponents and subjected to arrests and threats.

Libya

Government rejects much-needed changes at first Human Rights Council Review

Human Rights Watch urges the government to implement UN-recommended reforms regarding rights violations, including those relating to freedom of expression.

International

ARTICLE 19 Artist Alert - October 2010

The October Artist Alert features cases from China, Turkey, Singapore, Denmark and Malaysia, among others.

Egypt

CIHRS reveals first phase of election monitoring results

Throughout the months preceding the parliamentary election, the government resorted to a broad campaign to restrict public liberties, especially freedom of expression, CIHRS said.

India

IFJ report: Blaming The Messenger - Media under pressure in Jammu and Kashmir

The report is based on a visit by IFJ staff to the region, undertaken as part of a fact-finding team involving other civil society organisations.

Americas

IAPA releases reports on press freedom for each country in the Americas

IAPA members reviewed the press freedom situation country-by-country during the organisation's annual meeting.

Philippines

One year on, massacre victims face hurdles to justice

Intimidation of witnesses, violence and a faltering judicial system threaten the possibility of justice in the case, according to a new CPJ report.

Iraq

RSF issues investigative report on the state of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan

In a new report titled, "Between Freedom and Abuses: The Media Paradox in Iraqi Kurdistan", RSF reviews the political and historical circumstances surrounding the growth of media outlets in the region.

Turkey

Human Rights Watch report shows terrorism laws used to jail Kurdish protesters

"Allowing laws clearly aimed at terrorism to be used against demonstrators inflicts immense damage on free expression, assembly, and association in Turkey," says Human Rights Watch.

Azerbaijan

Journalists facing violence and prosecution

The Azerbaijani government is using criminal laws and violent attacks to silence dissenting journalists, Human Rights Watch said in its report.

Tunisia

Union voices silenced

A new Human Rights Watch report highlights the plight of labour, student and journalist unions that have criticised government policies.

International

New Freedom House study shows blasphemy laws a serious threat to human rights

The report examines how governments use these laws to legitimise crackdowns on divergent views under the pretext of maintaining 'social harmony.'

International

RSF 2010 World Press Freedom Index: Europe falls from its pedestal, no respite in the dictatorships

"More than ever before, we see that economic development, institutional reform and respect for fundamental rights do not necessarily go hand in hand," RSF noted.

Uganda

HRNJ-Uganda reports on shrinking space for free expression and media freedom ahead of 2011 general elections

In the first six months of 2010, over 30 journalists reported harassment or suffered some kind of abuse at the hands of state bodies or media-targeting mobs.

International

Press freedom under attack around the world, WAN-IFRA says

At least 56 journalists have been killed in the first eight and a half months of 2010, WAN-IFRA said in its annual review of press freedom.

Palestine

MADA releases access to information study

To mark International Day of Access to Information, MADA issued a new study entitled, "The reality of access to information in Palestine".

Cambodia

New report highlights systematic erosion of freedom of expression

ARTICLE 19, CCHR and 15 other Cambodian and international organisations are launching a new report, titled "Cambodia Gagged: Democracy at Risk?".

China

"Who said the Chinese never speak out?" RSF asks

"With perseverance and courage, journalists, Internet users, bloggers, artists, lawyers and intellectuals are managing to open breaches in China's censorship," RSF said.

Yemen

A CPJ special report: In Yemen, brutal repression cloaked in law

President Ali Abdullah Saleh's administration is erecting an elaborate legal structure intended to further restrict news coverage and provide a veneer of legitimacy for its brutal action.

Kazakhstan

CPJ special report: Disdaining press freedom, Kazakhstan undermines OSCE

The Nazarbayev government has reneged on its promises and intensified its repressive practices, CPJ said in a new report.

Azerbaijan

ARTICLE 19 releases freedom of expression report

The report concludes that the freedom of expression situation has deteriorated over the past five years and is one of the most pressing human rights concerns in the country.

International

ARTICLE 19 Artist Alert - August 2010

August's Artist Alert features cases from Zimbabwe, Guatemala, Russia and Singapore among others.

Palestine / Israel

Palestinian media in the Gaza Strip continue to carry out their work despite restrictions, MADA study concludes

The study was entitled, "The impact of the Israeli siege on media outlets in the Gaza Strip".

Mexico

"Silence or death in Mexico's press", a CPJ special report

CPJ reveals how drug-fueled crime, violence and corruption have devastated the country's press corps and destroyed citizens' rights to freedom of expression and access to information.

Iraq

Iraq war: heaviest death toll for media since World War II

Two weeks after the U.S. Army's last combat brigade withdrew from Iraq, RSF surveyed the country's seven years of occupation by the coalition forces and their impact on press freedom.

Palestine

MADA study calls for an end to self-censorship

The study was prepared by journalist and researcher Mahmoud Alfataftah.

West Africa

Annual state of the media report

For the thirteen years that MFWA has been monitoring attacks on free expression in West Africa, 2009 was the most regrettable.

Turkey

BIANET 2010 second quarter media monitoring report

In the second quarter of 2010, the number of people charged with crimes for freedom of expression has doubled compared to the same period last year. The number of suspects under the anti-terrorism law have increased fivefold. As the war intensifies, freedom of expression weakens.

Indonesia

AJI documents 40 cases of violence against media workers in 12 months

The most brutal type of violence committed against journalists consisted of assaults, of which 12 cases were documented.

Uganda

HRNJ-Uganda releases report on the first six months of 2010

The report reveals that electronic media journalist face high levels of risk in the line of duty.

Thailand

Thais consider cost of three-year-old Computer Crime Act to free expression

The law, which was introduced in 2007, has been criticised for its vague provisions and harsh penalties.

Honduras

Ongoing attacks foster climate of intimidation, says Human Rights Watch

According to Human Rights Watch research, there has been little progress on human rights after six months of the Lobo government.

Honduras

CPJ Special Report: Journalist murders underscore Honduran government failures

The government has been quick to minimise the killings and slow to investigate them, says the CPJ report.

International

Six-month IPI Death Watch report

Although 2010 has so far seen fewer journalists killed because of their work than in 2009, a worrying trend has emerged in Latin America, IPI said.

Syria

President Bashar al-Asad's decade in power marked by repression, says Human Rights Watch report

The 35-page report reviews Syria's bleak human rights record in five key areas, including freedom of expression.

Americas

In review of press freedom in the Americas, IAPA notes acute increase in violence

The organisation has called for coordinated action by governments to end violence against the press.

Syria

Ten years after Bashar el-Assad’s ascent to power, government still decides who can be a journalist

All the talk of political and legislative reforms have not produced any results. As in his foreign policy, Assad says one thing and does another.

Hong Kong (China)

The vice tightens: pressure grows on free expression, says HKJA

In its newly released 2010 annual report, the HKJA calls on government to do more to protect free expression.

Tunisia

IPI releases report on covering corruption

IPI's report details assaults, imprisonment and judicial and administrative harassment.

Thailand

Licence to kill: RSF report on violence against media during recent Bangkok unrest

RSF has released a report on 10 serious violations of press freedom and the safety of journalists.

International

ARTICLE 19 Artist Alert - June 2010

June's Artist Alert features cases from Russia, Pakistan, Netherlands and Indonesia among others.

Colombia

FLIP report on press freedom in the 2010 presidential election

The report highlights cases where the work of journalists covering political campaigns and rallies was affected.

Indonesia

Stop prosecuting peaceful political expression, says Human Rights Watch report

The EU-Indonesia human rights dialogue should take up cases of imprisoned activists, says the latest Human Rights Watch report.

International

"An exodus from Iran, East Africa", CPJ releases report on journalists in exile

A new survey by CPJ has found that at least 29 Iranian editors, reporters and photographers fled into exile between 1 June 2009 and 31 May 2010.

Iran

RSF reports on press freedom one year after Ahmadinejad's re-election

Using a skillfully devised strategy, the regime's repressive policies have succeeded, says RSF report.

International

Attacks against journalists on the rise worldwide, says WAN-IFRA report

Journalists in many countries face violence and persecution, WAN-IFRA said in its half-year review of global press freedom.

International

New RSF report details dangers of environmental reporting

Attacks on journalists and bloggers who try to cover any kind of environmental damage are growing steadily all over the world but those who investigate industrial pollution or the destruction of forests are particularly exposed, reports RSF.

International

ARTICLE 19 Artist Alert - May 2010

May's Artist Alert features cases from Somalia, Côte d'Ivoire, Burma, UAE and China among others.

International

Freedom House reveals world's worst human rights abusers

"In this report we identify regimes whose people experience heavy penalties for independent thought or action," says Freedom House.

Mongolia

Globe International releases 2009 media freedom report

Globe International provides an analysis of how national legislation either guarantees or restricts free expression.

Ethiopia

Independent media voices absent in election coverage

Government must relinquish "desire to control flow of," says IPI

Turkey

BIANET Media Monitoring Report documents 216 free expression legal cases

The government and the higher judiciary seem to be allies, as far as the undermining of press freedom and freedom of expression are concerned, says the report.

Middle East and North Africa / World Press Freedom Day

The IFJ calls for an end to media repression in the Middle East and the Arab world

In its annual review, the IFJ finds that despite governments' commitments to respect media freedom, many journalists are still being prosecuted and jailed.

Uganda / World Press Freedom Day

Journalists under threat

Human Rights Watch urged authorities to put an end to the intimidation of rural media and amend repressive freedom of expression laws prior to the 2011 elections.

Mexico

ARTICLE 19 releases access to information index

Using a unique methodology, the index tests the efficacy of access to information laws across 32 Mexican states.

International

Restrictions on press freedom intensifying, concludes Freedom House in "2010 Freedom of the Press" study

The study reported that press freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a free press.

Americas

AMARC releases 2009 annual report: "Diversity and Pluralism in Radio Broadcasting in Latin America"

The report highlights legislative changes and public policies in Latin America that have the effect of either hindering or promoting freedom of expression over the airwaves.

Yemen

Yemeni media and journalists targeted by spate of prosecutions

RSF strongly condemns a sharp decline in the press freedom situation since the start of the second half of 2009.

International

"Getting Away With Murder": CPJ's 2010 Impunity Index

CPJ has released its newly updated Impunity Index, a list of countries where journalists are killed regularly and governments fail to solve the crimes.

Tunisia

Media monitoring of the presidential and legislative elections

This is the second report submitted by a coalition of NGOs on the performance of the Tunisian media during the elections.

International

ARTICLE 19 Artist Alert - March 2010

March's Artist Alert features cases from Iran, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, China, Malta and Burma, among others.

International

Freedom House releases "Countries at the Crossroads" 2010 report

According to Freedom House's assessment, declines exceeded improvements with widespread efforts by governments to restrict freedom of expression and association in particular.

Azerbaijan

IRFS releases 2009 annual report

Problems related to Azerbaijan's press and independent mass media remained unsolved during 2009.

Haiti

IAPA special report shows slow recovery of press

At its biannual meeting, the IAPA presented a report detailing the impact of the January 12 earthquake on the press.

Cuba

IAPA protests suppression of independent journalists and bloggers

The organisation calls for the unconditional release of 27 imprisoned journalists.

Ethiopia

Repression rising ahead of May elections

The report documents the ways in which the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front has systematically punished opposition supporters.

Palestine / Israel

MADA's 2009 annual report on press freedom

MADA recorded 173 violations of media freedoms, 97 committed by Israeli occupation forces and settlers and 76 by Palestinian security forces and armed groups.

International

WiPC caselist July-December 2009

The WiPC caselist summarising all recorded attacks against writers, journalists and publishers in the period July to December 2009 is available on-line.

Liberia

CEMESP launches 2009 annual press freedom report

The state of the Liberian media in 2009 is a far cry from the freedom of expression heralded by President Sirleaf at her inauguration in 2006, says CEMESP.

United Kingdom

IFJ report on hacking row exposes weakness of UK Press Complaints Commission

An IFJ report into a controversy over illegal telephone hacking in the tabloid press says that the country's self-regulator is in need of urgent reform.

Iraq

Election candidates should promote human rights, says Human Rights Watch

The country remains one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, who also face harassment and legal action by government officials.

Colombia

Advances, setbacks noted in battle against impunity

IAPA presents the result of its investigation into legal proceedings in the murders of journalists over the last 16 years.

Cambodia

RSF releases report on press freedom

Four years after Prime Minister Hun Sen promised that journalists would no longer be jailed for what they write, several journalists languish in prison.

International

CPJ worldwide survey - "Attacks on the Press"

The massacre of Philippine journalists and Iran's crackdown on free expression are among the developments examined in the new edition of "Attacks on the Press".

Mexico

Between violence and indifference - Report on attacks against freedom of expression in Mexico in 2009

The government should do more to protect journalists and media workers who are under threat of widespread abuse, ARTICLE 19 and CENCOS say in their new report.

Iran

Human Rights Watch report documents mounting rights violations as government celebrates revolution's anniversary

The scope of the government's crackdown on dissent since the disputed June 2009 elections is even broader than previously reported, says Human Rights Watch.

International

IPI releases World Press Freedom Review 2009

The report highlights the most dangerous areas of the world for journalists.

Moldova

IJC report on the situation of the press in 2009

The Independent Journalism Center has issued its fifth annual report on the situation of the press in Moldova.

Ukraine

Report on Ukrainian presidential elections

International

ARTICLE 19 Artist Alert - January 2010

Artist Alert, launched by ARTICLE 19 in 2008, highlights cases of artists around the world whose right to freedom of expression has been curtailed and abused.

Iran

With 47 journalists in jail, Iran setting notorious records

While many were arrested after the 2009 presidential election, a CPJ survey found that a campaign to detain independent and opposition journalists is ongoing.

International

IFJ marks "end of deadly decade" with report on journalists and media staff killed in 2009

The report provides detailed information of media killings, including 32 victims of a single massacre in Manguindanao, the Philippines, in November 2009.

China

IFJ report lists China's secret bans on media reporting

The report highlights the battle by local censors to control media commentary on a wide range of topics in 2009.

Russia

Media representatives urge interior minister to end police arbitrariness

GDF points to a worrying trend of police officers who detain journalists reporting on protests.

International

Challenges lie ahead for press freedom in Southeast Asia, says SEAPA

A number of worrying incidents point to a long year ahead for those who would protect and promote press freedom.

International

Abusers step up attacks on rights defenders, says Human Rights Watch in World Report

The human rights movement's ability to exert pressure on behalf of victims has grown enormously, and this has spawned a reaction from abusive governments.

Tunisia

OLPEC launches report on Internet censorship

The report provides an overview of state-sanctioned Internet censorship in Tunisia.

Russia

Attacks on freedom of expression registered by GDF's Monitoring Service in 2009

In 2009, journalists and the media remained under pressure.

International

Global declines in freedom outweighed gains in 2009, says Freedom House annual survey

Declines in freedom were registered in 40 countries in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union.

Indonesia

Virtual Freedom Under Attack: AJI report on the press freedom situation in 2009

AJI noted that there were many criminal defamation cases filed against Internet users in 2009.

International

2009 leaves one of worst records for targeted killings of journalists, says IFJ

IFJ calls for more action to protect media as it tallies 37 journalists and media personnel killed in 2009.

Somalia

NUSOJ's 2009 annual report on press freedom

In 2009, a total of nine journalists were killed either in the line of duty or in targeted attacks, making Somalia the most dangerous place for journalists in Africa.

International

2009 a treacherous year for journalists, says CJFE

Cases in the Phillipines, Mexico, Somalia, Pakistan and Russia account for seventy percent of journalists killed in 2009.

International

RSF presents 2009 year-end report

It is becoming riskier to cover wars as journalists themselves are being targeted and face the possibility of being murdered or kidnapped, notes RSF.