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Censored: The News That Didn't Make The News - And Why: The 1995 Project Censored Yearbook Jensen, Carl, and Project Censored. Introduction by Michael Crichton. Cartoons by Tom Tomorrow. Book 1996 Documenting how the U.S. mass media does a shabby job, deliberately or negligently withholding information of vital importance. Chevron's Crude Attacks: Court Sides With Big Oil Winship, Michael Article 2011 Yet another instance of the increasingly pro-business stance of the US legal system. Comments on The Latest Prussian Censorship Instruction Marx, Karl Article 1842 The real, radical cure for the censorship would be its abolition; for the institution itself is a bad one, and institutions are more powerful than people. Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Culture Inc.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Expression Schiller, Herbert I. Book 1989 Schiller defends democratic expression and free access to information while demonstrating the ways in which public expression, public space, and public access to information are becoming increasingly ... Defending the right to offend, shock or disturb Article 2009 Insult laws are designed to protect politicians, government leaders and officials and state institutions, arming the state with access to resources and legal doctrines that no other citizen has. Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News  Winter, James Book 1997 Winter shows that far from providing "democracy's oxygen," the news media legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informated, news organizations manufacture publi... Eyes With Legs Dinh, Linh Article 2010 In the last decade, 11 journalists have been murdered by Israeli forces, including Cevdet Kiliclar, a Turkish who was shot in the head, last week, as he photographed Israeli commandos attacking peace ... Freedom of the press: Connexipedia Article Article Freedom of the press is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including print and electronic media. Israeli journalist Anat Kam under secret house arrest since December Article 2010 An Israeli journalist has been under secret house arrest since December on charges that she leaked highly sensitive, classified military documents which suggest the Israeli military breached a court o... Journalists Killed since 1992 Article 2009 A database of more than 700 journalists who have been murdered or killed on dangerous assignments since 1992. Interactive maps, timelines, and statistical breakdowns providing analysis by country, yea... Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume II: The Politics of Social Classes Draper, Hal Book 1978 Draper ranges through the development of the thought of Marx and Engels on the role of classes in society. Lies The Media Tell us Winter, James Book 2007 Outlines the extent to which the mainstream media is subject to its corporate publishers and advertisers. The Making of Jericho Road: Against The Current vol. 132 Williams, Charles Article 2008 An interview with Michael Honey. The paperback edition of Michael Honey’s Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign is released this January 2008. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Herman, Edward S.; Chomsky, Noam Book 1988 Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets... The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; with Donald Gutstein, Timothy A. Gibson and Newswatch Canada Book 2000 Asks a number of questions, including: How well do the news media filter reality, for what purposes, through what processes and in whose interests? How do newspapers and TV stations choose what news i... Mossad Operation Threatened Against Reporter Cook, Jonathan Article 2010 An Israeli journalist who went into hiding after writing a series of reports showing lawbreaking approved by Israeli army commanders faces a lengthy jail term for espionage if caught, as Israeli secur... On Freedom of the Press (5): Censorship Marx, Karl Article 1842 A censorship law is an impossibility because it seeks to punish not offences but opinions, because it cannot be anything but a formula for the censor, because no state has the courage to put in genera... On Freedom of the Press (1): Prussian Censorship Marx, Karl Article 1842 Apart from the catchwords and commonplaces which fill the air, we find among these opponents of press freedom a pathological emotion, a passionate partisanship, which gives them a real, not an imagina... On Freedom of the Press (2): Opponents of a Free Press Marx, Karl Article 1842 What an illogical paradox to regard the censorship as a basis for improving our press! On Freedom of the Press (3): On the Assembly of the Estates Marx, Karl Article 1842 Precisely because freedom of discussion, the speaker concludes, is desirable in our Assembly - and what freedoms would we not find desirable where we are concerned? - precisely for that reason freedom... On Freedom of the Press (4): As a privilege of particular individuals or a privilege of the human mind? Marx, Karl Article 1842 From the standpoint of the idea, it is self-evident that freedom of the press has a justification quite different from that of censorship because it is itself an embodiment of the idea, an embodiment ... On Freedom of the Press (6): Freedom in General Marx, Karl Article 1842 Some want a full censorship, others a half censorship; some want three-eighths freedom of the press, others none at all. God save me from my friends! On the Critique of the Prussian Press Laws Engels, Friedrich Article 1842 Two ways are open to the Prussian for the publication of his thoughts. He can either have them printed in his own country, in which case he has to submit to the domestic censorship; or, should he meet... PayPal admits US pressure over WikiLeaks account freeze Addley, Esther Article 2010 PayPal today admitted it suspended payments to WikiLeaks after an intervention from the US State Department. Quotes about Freedom Unclassified Quotes about Media Unclassified Rev. Edward Pinkney Imprisoned: Against The Current vol. 136 Pinkney, Dorothy Article 2008 The corruption and deceitfulness continues in the Berrien County, Michigan courthouse. My husband, Reverend Edward Pinkney, leader of Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) was convicte... Spinwars: Politics and New Media Fox, Bill Book 1999 An examination of media manipulation in late 20th Century North American politics. Ukraine: the Ugly Truth: Kiev's War Against Freedom of Speech Gulevich, Vladislav Article 2014 The US State Department has given its support to the military operation undertaken by Kiev in Donbass. Wikileaks and the Free Press: Exposing the Futility of US Foreign Policy Landau, Saul Article 2010 Wikileaks published documents from sources US journalists should have cultivated instead of behaving like White House stenographers. Exceptions like Seymour Hersh and Dana Priest only dramatize the po... Yesterday's News: Why Canada's Daily Newspapers are Failing Us Miller John Book 1998 Illuminates the decline of print journalism, suggests reasons for this decline and proposes solutions to reverse this downward trend. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesConnexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House IFEX is comprised of 72 organizations from around the world who work together to promote and further freedom of expression. The IFEX communique is available in a number of languages as a weekly e-new... Reporter ohne Grenzen Eine weltweit agierende Menschenrechtsorganisation. Ein Netzwerk aus ber 120 Korrespondenten, vier Bros und neun Sektionen Opens internal link in current window setzt sich rund um den Globus fr Mei... Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press In recent years, the Committee has taken the lead in building coalitions with other media-related organizations to protect reporters' rights to keep sources confidential and to keep an eye on legislat... World Press Freedom Committee The World Press Freedom Committee has provided leadership for more than 30 years in the fight against licensing of journalists, mandatory codes of conduct, mandatory tasks for journalists and other ne... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAfrican Journalists leaders summit outlines strategies to roll back impunity and defend journalists' rights Sources News Release 2009 Leaders of the Federation of African Journalists have condemned at their biannual meeting in Djibouti on June 23rd, the unsafe and precarious working conditions of journalists in Africa. Barrett Brown case: 11 of 12 counts dismissed Sources News Release 2014 Reporters Without Borders greets with relief federal prosecutors' decision to drop nearly all criminal charges against Barrett Brown, a contributor to The Guardian and Vanity Fair. Biggest rises and falls in the 2014 world press freedom index 2014 The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom of information and its protagonists. Celebrating the World's Freedom of the Press Year Sources News Release 2010 The National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada is pleased to announce that is organized the annual ethnic press exhibition from Monday May 10th to Sunday May 16, 2010. China puts Tibetan writer and husband under house arrest amid Kerry Visit 2014 Chinese Authorities placed Tsering Woeser and her husband, Wang Lixiong, under house arrest on July 9 during US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to China. Court strips national news agency of its licence Sources News Release 2013 Reporters Without Borders is appalled by a Moscow court's decision today to grant a request by the Federal Agency for the Supervision of Communications, Roskomnadzor, for the withdrawal of the news ag... CPJ condemns harsh prison sentences for Journalists in Egypt 2014 CPJ talk about its opinions on the sentencing of 3 journalists to long prison sentences in Egypt on terrorism-related charges. Death threats sent to paper of slain editor in Sri Lanka Sources News Release 2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists is greatly concerned by ongoing threats to Sri Lanka#s journalists and media organizations. Defiant Journalists Back Ethical Campaign for Palestinian Media Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has concluded the launch of its programme to support ethical journalism in Palestine with a series of proposals to strengthen independent media even i... Editor of Amazonian weekly gets one-year sentence for defamation Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders condemns the one-year jail sentence that a court in Bagua, in the northeastern Amazonian province of Utcumbamba in Peru, passed yesterday on Alejandro Carrascal Carrasco, the... EFJ Hails "Momentous Success" in Italian Demonstration for "Right to Know. Duty to Inform" Sources News Release 2009 The European Federation of Journalists, along with other organisations organised one of the biggest recent demonstrations in Rome this weekend under the theme â#oRight to Know. Duty to Informâ##, in c... EU External Freedom of Expression Policy 2014 WikiLeaks released the second draft of EU Human Rights Guidelines on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Online and Offline. Article explains, and identifies problems. FAJ Condemns the Arrest and Intimidation of Three Journalists in Zimbabwe Sources News Release 2015 The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Africa Group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the arrest of three journalists from The Sunday Mail in Harare, Zimbabw... Five Burmese mediamen sentenced to hard labor 2014 Five Burmese media workers are sentenced to 10 years hard labour for violating Burma's State Secrets Act. Germany: Are online user comments protected by press freedom laws? Stupp, Catherine 2014 A local newspaper in the western German city of Darmstadt is at the centre of a legal case that will measure whether readers’ comments are protected by Germany’s press freedom laws. Guardian gagged from reporting parliament 2009 Today's published Commons order papers contain a question to be answered by a minister later this week. The Guardian is prevented from identifying the MP who has asked the question, what the question ... Handcuffed and herded My big Alpine adventure with Switzerland's police Clark, Andrew 2011 A journalist at the World Economic Forum Summit is detained and intimidated along with protestors by Swiss police. The Harper Years: Tough Times For Reporters In Canada Sources News Release 2015 As federal elections will be held in Canada on October 19, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reviews the evolution of freedom of the press and information during Prime Minister Stephen Harper's tenure. ... Honduras: Press freedom violations continue post-coup Sources News Release 2009 Press freedom continues to suffer in the aftermath of the coup in Honduras. Ideale FM radio station closed for refusing to reveal sources Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns the 8 April 2009 closure of IdA#ale FM, a privately-owned radio station in Haiti for allegedly "obstructing justice" by refusing to reveal sources. IFEX members call for protection for women journalists and activists to mark day against violence Sources News Release 2009 40 IFEX members are marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women today, 25 November, with a joint call for action. IFJ Accuses Iran over Massive Attack on Media and Journalists Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists warned that a massive attack on independent media in Iran which has seen the jailing of journalists and a continuing crackdown on free expression reveals th... The IFJ and Article 19 Support The Guardian in Court Battle for Journalists Rights in Iraq Sources News Release 2010 ARTICLE 19, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Iraqi Union of Journalists today called on the Iraqi authorities to drop charges of defamation against the British newspaper The G... IFJ and INSI Join Global Call for Release of Journalists in Gambia Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the International News Safety Institute (IFJ) call for the urgent release of jailed journalists in Gambia, adding their voices to growing global p... IFJ Blasts Authorities over Failure to Stop Killings of Journalists after Veteran Murder in Mexico Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today blamed the Mexican authorities for failing to tackle the killings of journalists following the murder of veteran journalist, Eliseo BarrA#n ... IFJ Condemns "Flagrant Violation of Press Freedom" After Sentence of Spanish Journalists Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists has strongly condemned a court verdict against two Spanish journalists. The two men, who were charged with "revealing secrets", have been condemned to suspe... IFJ Condemns "Injustice" as Journalists are Jailed in Morocco Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the jailing of two journalists and their boss by a court in Morocco accusing the authorities of "gross injustice." IFJ Condemns Arrest of Russian Editor after Exposure of Police Corruption Sparks Raid Sources News Release 2010 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the arrest of Valery Smetanin, Editor-in-chief and Galina Yablokova and her son Alexej Yablokov, two founders of the Ivanovo-Press wee... IFJ Condemns Assault on Union Activist in Tunisia Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned attacks and harassment of Tunisian journalists after a series of incidents which suggest deliberate targeting of activists for indepen... IFJ Condemns Campaign against Independent Media in Morocco Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins today its affiliate the Syndicat national de la presse marocaine (SNPM) in condemning the Moroccan government's campaign to muzzle critical jour... IFJ Condemns Deportation Move against US Journalist in Israel Sources News Release 2010 The International Federation of Journalists today called on Israeli authorities to revoke the deportation order served on American journalist and chief English editor of Ma'an news agency, Jared Malsi... IFJ Condemns New Attack on Journalists' Sources in UK Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its European group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today joined their affiliate, the National Union of Journalists in the UK and Ire... IFJ Condemns Palestinian Authority Over Ban on Al-Jazeera Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the Palestinian Authority to rescind its decision to close down the office the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television in the West Bank. IFJ Condemns Shocking Attack on Tamil Newspapers in Sri Lanka Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns an attack on three Tamil newspapers in the northern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. According to reports from IFJ sources, news agents fo... IFJ Demands End to Intimidation as Iran Shuts Journalists' Association Sources News Release 2009 International Federation of Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to end the campaign of intimidation of journalists in the country following closure of the Association of Journalists in Tehran who... IFJ Denounces Attempts by Freedom of Expression Group to Weaken Copyright Protection for Journalists Sources News Release 2013 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today denounced a set of principles issued by Article 19 to unduly restrict creators' copyright protection. IFJ and EFJ oppose media restrictions in the newly-enacted Spanish Public Security Law Sources News Release 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional organisation, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have joined their Spanish affiliates FAPE, FESP, FSC-CC.OO. and ELA-Gizal... IFJ/FAJ Stand by Journalists against a Draconian Media Bill in Kenya Sources News Release 2013 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) today have brought their support to the journalists' fraternity in Kenya against a draconian media bil... IFJ/EFJ Call for Anti-Terrorism Law Review After Attacks on Freedom of British Media Sources News Release 2013 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have joined the National Union of Journalists (UK and Ireland), in condemning the detention of David ... In Brazil, football has taken a hit, but not as much as press freedom 2014 Reporters Without Borders is using the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a peg for an awareness campaign about the constant violations of freedom of information and violence against of journalists in Brazil... International Report Demands Radical Reform of Belarus Media Sources News Release 2009 Today, international media and press freedom organisations issued " For Free and Fair Media in Belarus", a report calling for far reaching reforms of the media in Belarus. Iran bars foreign media from reporting on protests Sources News Release 2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Iranian government's decision to bar foreign journalists from leaving their offices to report, film, or take photographs--a restriction intended to pr... Israeli media forbidden to report case widely covered internationally Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders condemns an absurd court-ordered ban on Israeli media coverage of the case of Anat Kam, an online journalist and former soldier accused of leaking classified military informa... Israeli soldiers continue to target Palestinian photographers in West Bank 2010 Palestinian press photographers have always been targeted by the Israel Defence Forces and at least three have been arrested and two others have been physically attacked by Israeli soldiers in the Wes... Journalism: Truth or Dare? Hargreaves, Ian 2003 Ian Hargreaves discusses the history, development, future and ethics of journalism and describes journalists' relationship with the public. He focuses on the increase in journalism's influence and the... Journalistic Autonomy in Denmark. A Study Boklage, Evgeniya 2014 A new study that looks at the subject of autonomy in the Danish media found that journalists in Denmark feel they have nearly complete freedom to make important choices concerning their work and the c... Journalists are not informants Sources News Release 2014 Two Cameroonian journalists face military court charges of failure to report a destabilization plot. Journalists Felix Cyriaque Ebole Bola of the daily Mutations and Rodrigue Tongue of Le Messager, we... Journalists Welcome European Call to Review Anti-Terrorism Laws Sources News Release 2009 Ministers of the human rights network of the Council of Europe have called on their governments to review anti-terrorism laws in the face of strong criticism from journalists that some laws are in pra... Media freedom and regulation in Timor Leste Asosiasaun Jornalista Timor Lorosa’e 2015 While free speech and press is legally free in East-Timor, every journalist knows that true freedom is nowhere to be seen. Journalists are regularly beaten, intimidated and regulated by the upper clas... A memorial to killed journalists, a call to action 2009 More than 500 journalists have been targeted for murder, our research shows, and nearly nine in 10 of these slayings go unpunished. Another 200 journalists have been killed in combat or on dangerous a... Middle East & North Africa: Region performs poorly, Israel nose-dives Sources News Release 2009 For the first time Israel is not at the head of the Middle Eastern countries in the press freedom index. By falling 47 places to 93rd position, it is now behind Kuwait (60th), United Arab Emirates (86... Middle East and North Africa: Blogging flourishes; governments block and monitor content Sources News Release 2009 Thousands of writers, journalists, activists, lawyers and others are expressing their dissent and reporting on social issues by blogging throughout the Middle East and North Africa, says a new report ... More than 40 journalism groups urge president to stop excessive controls on public information 2014 46 journalism groups (as of July 8) supported a letter that was signed by 38 groups urging U.S. President Obama to stop excessive controls on public information. More websites blocked at government's behest Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns the directive issued by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to Internet Service Providers instructing them to block access to 6 web pages on the grounds they a... Nazeeha Saeed - Raising her voice for journalists in Bahrain Devlin, Megan 2014 Nazeeha Saeed was detained and tortured for 13 hours while covering the 2011 uprisings in Bahrain along with her colleagues. She is now raising awareness for journalists in Bahrain. New law further restricts freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Hungary Dojcsak, Dalma 2013 The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU, or “TASZ” in Hungarian) has criticized a new law, enacted by the Hungarian Parliament. The new law punishes by up to three years in prison the creation and d... New National Security Law in China suppresses media freedom: IFJ says Sources News Release 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses strong concern for the National Security Law that was passed by the Chinese National People's Congress yesterday, on July 1, 2015. New Yemeni press court sentences, bans journalists Sources News Release 2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to end the intensifying judicial and media campaign to silence critical journalists and eradicate press freedom. Photographer Ibrahim Jassam freed after US Army held him for 17 months without explanation Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders welcomed the release today of Iraqi photographer, Ibrahim Jassam, of Reuters, who had been held by the US military since his arrest on 1st September 2008. Police actions in Ferguson, U.S. interfere with freedoms of assembly, press Human Rights Watch 2015 Though the majority of the Ferguson protests were peacful, the police still responded with overwhelming military force. Journalists were one of thier specific targets. Prime Minister Harper - Keep working to free Fahmy 2014 The Canadian Association of Journalists condemns the conviction of Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist who served as Al Jazeera’s acting bureau chief in Cairo, to seven years in prison for terrorism-... Reporters Without Borders unveils first-ever 'Anti-Censorship Shelter' Sources News Release 2010 Reporters Without Borders today launched the world#s first #Anti-Censorship Shelter# in Paris for use by foreign journalists, bloggers and dissidents. Reporters without Borders works on all fronts Sources News Release 2010 World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, is an occasion for Reporters Without Borders to reaffirm the values it defends, the right to inform and the right to access information, without which democracy is impo... Robert Menard and staff leave Doha Centre for Media Freedom Sources News Release 2009 International press freedom campaigner Robert MA#nard has resigned as director-general of the Doha Centre for Media Freedom along with other members of the staff. RSF backs newspaper under attack from President Erdogan Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders condemns Turkish government pressure on the newspaper Cumhuriyet, which is under judicial investigation for publishing alleged evidence that Turkey's National Intelligence Or... Ruling recognizes Detroit Free Press reporter's right to protect his sources Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders is thrilled with U.S. District Judge Robert Clelandâ##s ruling that Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter does not have to reveal his confidential sources from a 2004... Sad anniversary for Eritrean press freedom Sources News Release 2015 Dawit Isaak, a journalist with Swedish and Eritrean dual nationality who used to work for the Eritrean newspaper Setit in Asmara, is spending his 5,000th day in prison today, May 2, 2015. He has never... Saudi journalist detained over outspoken newspaper columns Sources News Release 2013 Reporters Without Borders condemns the detention of Tariq al-Mubarak, a blogger and columnist who writes for the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. He has been held by the Criminal Investig... Senators introduce bipartisan FOIA amendment Keeton-Olsen, Danielle 2014 Two senators crossed party lines in support of legislation that would strengthen the current Freedom of Information Act and diminish agencies’ excuses for withholding documents. Trafigura gag attempt unites house in protest 2009 Efforts by the law firm Carter-Ruck to stop reporting of a Commons question about Trafigura have outraged MPs on all sides. 23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance Sources News Release 2009 23 IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial and religious intolerance. 2013-14 Review of Free Expression in Canada 2014 Evaluates people, policies and institutions that help and hinder freedom of expression. The 2013-14 Review of Free Expression in Canada contains feature articles about some of the most pressing areas ... US military must explain why marines censored Haitian photographer Sources News Release 2010 Homère Cardichon, a photographer working for the daily Le Nouvelliste in Haiti, had his camera confiscated by US marines while covering a demonstration by disgruntled residents outside the US embassy ... Vienna Declaration calls on governments to respect media freedom in fight against terrorism Sources News Release 2009 Effective security and respect for freedom of expression and press freedom are not incompatible but, rather, complementary. World Press Freedom Day: Commission launches 2009 Lorenzo Natali Prize for committed journalists Sources News Release 2009 On World Press Freedom Day the Commission is officially launching the Lorenzo Natali Prize for 2009. The prize is awarded to journalists who have demonstrated a commitment to human rights, democracy a... Young bloggers jailed for over 2 months without charge Six members of blogging group Zone 9 and three other journalists could could face terrorism charges in one of the world's deadliest countrie Knezevic, Milana 2014 Six young social/political issues bloggers were jailed in Ethiopia, the worlds 3rd worst jailer for journalists, without charge. |
