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Ethiopia sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail last week on charges of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered the country with a Somali rebel group, report IFEX's international members. Photojournalist Johan Persson and reporter Martin Schibbye were arrested by Ethiopian security forces in July during a gunfight between Ethiopian soldiers and rebels in the no-go region of Ogaden, and were put on trial in October.
The office of a satirical French weekly was firebombed just before an edition that pokes fun at Islamists was due for release, report IFEX members. At 1am on 2 November, unidentified attackers threw a Molotov cocktail through a window of the "Charlie Hebdo" offices, acting on rumours about the issue.
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Campaigns and Advocacy
26 January 2012
France / International
RSF releases press freedom index for 2011/2012
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.
13 September 2011
Rwanda / France
RSF protests President Kagame's visit to Paris
RSF activists demonstrated outside the Hotel Ritz in Paris, where Kagame was scheduled to have breakfast with a delegation of French businessmen, in protest against his visit to France.See all campaign news: Western Europe
From the Communiqué
4 January 2012
Ethiopia / Sweden
Swedish journalists given 11 years on terrorism charges
Ethiopia sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail last week on charges of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered the country with a Somali rebel group, report IFEX's international members. Photojournalist Johan Persson and reporter Martin Schibbye were arrested by Ethiopian security forces in July during a gunfight between Ethiopian soldiers and rebels in the no-go region of Ogaden, and were put on trial in October.
9 November 2011
France
Weekly firebombed over edition satirising Islamists
The office of a satirical French weekly was firebombed just before an edition that pokes fun at Islamists was due for release, report IFEX members. At 1am on 2 November, unidentified attackers threw a Molotov cocktail through a window of the "Charlie Hebdo" offices, acting on rumours about the issue.
28 September 2011
United Kingdom
Police drop attempt to use Official Secrets Act against journalist in phone hacking scandal
After threatening to use the retrograde Official Secrets Act to force a "Guardian" journalist to reveal her sources in the phone hacking scandal, the Metropolitan Police is holding a closed-door meeting with members of parliament to explain the move, report Index on Censorship and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).See all articles: Western Europe
Reports
1 March 2010
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.
23 December 2009
Western Europe
ARTICLE 19 raises concerns about retreat of freedom of expression in 2009
Research into incidents across the region has highlighted problem areas where states have failed to fulfill their obligations to uphold the right to freedom of expression.See all reports: Western Europe
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