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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results32 Connexions Library8 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 5 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 133 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryCanadian group not dealing with major free expression issue: Celebrating World Press Freedom Day Fillmore, Nick Article 2014 We need to address how corporate-owned mainstream news organizations restrict the freedom of journalists and prevent the public from having access to a wide variety of important news and opinion artic... A climate of fear endangers press freedom Article 2009 Today, the greatest threats to freedom of the press are more insidious than a generation ago because they are intended to induce a climate of fear and self-censorship through systematic violence and e... 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. Cowardly Firing of Australian State-Funded TV Journalist Highlights the West's Real Religion Greenwald,Glenn Article 2015 A TV sports commentator in Australia, Scott McIntyre, was summarily fired by his public broadcasting employer, Special Broadcasting Services (SBS), because of a series of tweets he posted about the vi... 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 army's attitude: Regret, but no real enquiries and certainly no one punished Visser, Nadette de; Cazes, Séverine Article 2003 The issue of the security of journalists working in the Occupied Territories cloaks another major political issue, that of the restrictions which the Israeli army imposes in the name of security on jo... 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... Justification of the Correspondent from the Mosel Marx, Karl Article 1843 The press is obliged to reveal and denounce circumstances, but I am convinced that it should not denounce individuals, unless there is no other way of preventing a public evil or unless publicity alre... Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume I: State and Bureaucracy  Draper, Hal Book 1977 A wide-ranging and thorough exposition of Marx's views on democracy. 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. 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... 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. The Secret Museum: Pornography in Modern Culture Kendrick, Walter Book 1988 Kendrick looks at the idea of pornography since the word was coined a century and a half ago, concentrating less on the books and pictures that have instigated battles over "pornography" than on what ... Sources.com: Portal for Journalists and Writers - The directory for reporters, writers, editors and researchers Website 1977 Sources is an information portal for journalists, freelance writers, news editors, authors, researchers and journalism students -- and a resource for organizations, institutions, businesses, and ind... Trump appeals to the military against the press and the courts Grey, Barry Article 2017 Examining recent remarks by Donald Trump suggesting a presidential and military alliance in opposition to the press and the court system, and the broader impacts of this position. Trump v. the Media: a Fight to the Death Cockburn, Patrick Article 2017 At present, this is a golden era in American journalism, because established media outlets such as CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post find themselves under unprecedented and open attacks ... War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State: Free Press and the National Security State Greenwald, Robert Film/Video 2013 During his election campaigns, Barak Obama promised the most transparent administration in U.S. history. Cynics can rejoice in the fact that the Obama administration has indicted more people for viola... 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... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCanadian Journalists for Free Expression Working to promote freedom of expression. CCPJ's main project is the IFEX Clearing House which operates an Action Alert Network and disseminates information on freedom of the press to organizations an... Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
RAP 21 RAP 21 is an electronic network for the African press that exists to facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas and the latest information about the business of newspapers, issues related to press fr... 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... Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders is an international organization that defends imprisoned journalists and press freedom throughout the world, as well as the right to inform the public and to be informed, in ... Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... 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 LibraryAfghanistan: Press freedom in free-fall in run-up to presidential election Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders has released the report of a fact-finding visit to Afghanistan in January. Entitled â#oWe have free speech, but weâ##re not safe and we donâ##t act responsibly". African 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. Another reporter threatened with contempt for refusing to reveal sources Sources News Release 2009 Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter not to hold the journalist in contempt of court for refusing to identify confidential sources. Arresting Journalists violates the law, must be stopped Sources News Release 2009 The Palestine Institute for Communication and Development (PICD) issued a press released condemning the targeting and arresting of Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Authorities arrest two TV presenters in Kabul Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders is disturbed by yesterdayâ##s arrests in Kabul of two commercial TV presenters, Fahim Kohdamani of Emroz and Ajmal Alamzai of Ariana TV. Azerbaijan: Government ban on foreign radio stations called 'strategic error' Sources News Release 2008 Reporters Without Borders is very disappointed by Azerbaijan's National Television and Radio Councilâ##s decision today to ban foreign radio stations from broadcasting on local FM and medium wave freq... British journalists face five years in prison for filming without permit Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the prosecution of British journalists Rebecca Prosser and Neil Bonner, who were arrested by the Indonesia navy in the Malacca Strait on 28 May for filming wit... Call for release of jailed Pakistani journalist Sources News Release 2014 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in urging Afghanistan government to pardon the Pakistani journalist jailed for crossing the border into... Cartoon magazine seized and banned as soon as first issue appears Sources News Release 2009 The governmentâ##s decision to prosecute the company that published the new cartoon magazine Gedung Kartun for not having a permit is a setback for press freedom in Malaysia. â#oWe urge the interior m... 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 Imposes Yet More Restrictions on Journalists Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns instructions to media issued by Chinaâs Prison Bureau and Central Propaganda Department that they must only report information distributed th... Concerns grows after more abductions of journalists Sources News Release 2008 Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by the abduction of freelance photojournalist Shadreck Manyere and attempted abduction of Obrian Rwafa, a reporter with the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcastin... 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 award goes to jailed Sri Lankan journalist Sources News Release 2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists announced today that it will honor imprisoned Sri Lankan journalist J.S. Tissainayagam with a 2009 International Press Freedom Award. Croatia: Judicial harassment of war crimes reporter continues Sources News Release 2009 Zeljko Peratovic is accused of â#odisseminating information likely to upset the populationâ## under article 322/1 KZA of the criminal code. 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. Defamation cases quashing press freedom in Indonesia IFJ Asia - Pacific 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) in expressing strong concern for a growing number of criminal defamation charges against the med... 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... Dissident journalist facing jail term on 'disrespect' charge Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of independent journalist Alberto Santiago Du Bouchet, who was arrested after a verbal exchange with a policeman in Artemisa (in Havana provin... 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... EFJ Protests Over "Intimidating Signal' to Media From Slovak Prime Minister Sources News Release 2009 The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), today condemned a warning issued by Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, over media coverage of what he says are trouble-making extremist groups. Environmental journalists censored and assaulted 2009 Journalists worldwide risk their lives to report on environmental degradation. In the fight against climate change, the media is a watchdog for corrupt governments that obstruct efforts to protect the... Eritrea - last in the World Press Freedom Index for the past eight years Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails this week's report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea. The report says some of the human rights violations by President Issayas Afeworki's... FAJ says African journalists face series of threats ranging from safety and security, repressive laws, oppressive regimes Sources News Release 2009 Journalists and media workers in Africa face series of threats ranging from safety and security, repressive laws, oppressive regimes, monopolies, bad labour practices and unfair competition. Fiji: Foreign Journalists Deported, Media Censored in State of Emergency Sources News Release 2009 The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) are demanding that Fiji's military government stop deporting journalists and censoring the media after the go... Four Al-Jazeera journalists arrested arbitrarily in Cairo Sources News Release 2014 Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrests of four Al-Jazeera journalists by the Egyptian secret police in Cairo and calls for their immediate and unconditional release. Free Harry Nicolaides: Cyber-demonstration to call for the release of jailed Australian writer Harry Nicolaides Sources News Release 2009 Since the new government took office in Thailand in December, many punitive measures have been ordered in the kingâ##s name in order to silence criticism. Anyone commenting on the royal family is lia... Freedom of information essential for peace in Turkey Sources News Release 2015 At a time of alarming developments centred on the Kurdish issue, Reporters Without Borders is publishing a report exploring the relationship between this issue and media freedom in Turkey. Global Press Freedom Declines in Every Region for First Time Israel, Italy and Hong Kong Lose Free Status Sources News Release 2009 Journalists faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, acco... Government closes TV station owned by political rival Sources News Release 2008 Reporters Without Borders condemns the Madagascar governmentâ##s closure of Viva TV since 13 December, after it broadcast a message by former President Didier Ratsiraka. 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. 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... IFJ and FEPALC Condemn Attacks against Media and Journalists in Honduras Sources News Release 2009 The IFJ and FEPALC have today strongly condemned attacks on journalists and the closure of media in Honduras. 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 dismissal of respected Indian journalist and activist Sources News Release 2014 Condemning the illegal dismissal of respected union leader Geetartha Pathak from the Assam Bani IFJ Condemns Murderous Attacks on Journalists in Pakistan Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists is shocked and horrified at the murder of Musa Khankhel, a reporter for The News International daily and Geo News channel, in the Matta sub-division of the ... 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 Outrageous Attacks on Media in Yemen Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned attacks by Yemeni authorities on independent media which have been seized after the government accused them of publishing material all... 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 Return to State Censorship after Journalist's Expulsion in Russia Sources News Release 2011 The international Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today accused Russia of stepping back into the shadows of censorship and political intolerance after The Guardian's Moscow correspondent Luke Harding... 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 Condemns Strip Humiliation of Women Journalists in Sierra Leone Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists strongly condemns the humiliating and degrading treatment suffered by four women journalists who were stripped naked in public in Sierra Leone while coverin... IFJ Condemns Threats and Intimidation against Journalists in Somalia Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists has condemned today the threats and intimidations against journalists in Somalia after the head of an Islamic militia group in Somalia warned journalists ag... 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 Demands Overhaul of Repressive Media Laws in the Middle East Sources News Release 2009 Launching its â##Breaking the Chains' annual report into press freedom violations in the Arab World and Iran, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for a radical overhaul of ... IFJ/EFJ Call on Montenegrin Authorities to Protect Media Freedom Following Attacks Sources News Release 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have expressed their dismay after learning that an explosive device was discovered in the offices of ... 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 hails the strike of Egyptian colleagues denouncing the stifling press freedom in the country Sources News Release 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) hailed the strike action taken on 10 June by Egyptian journalists in response to the call made by the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate's (EJS) Freedom C... IFJ Hits Out over Arrest and Detention of Journalists in Palestine Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned the "unjustified" detention of journalists by the Palestinian Authority's Preventive Security Services. IFJ Launches New Campaign in Iraq, Pakistan and Russia to End Impunity for Violence in Journalism Sources News Release 2013 With International Day against Impunity one month away, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today written to the leaders of Iraq, Russia and Pakistan to urge them and their governmen... IFJ Marks 'End of Deadly Decade' With Report on Journalists and Media Staff Killed in 2009 Sources News Release 2010 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued its report on journalists and media workers who died in the exercise of journalism in 2009. The report provides detailed information of m... IFJ Releases Press Freedom Report for South Asia Sources News Release 2010 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in association with the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) will officially release the eighth annual report on press freedom in South Asia at... IFJ and SAMSN condemn threats to Sri Lankan journalist Sources News Release 2014 International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) join Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in strongly condemning death threats issued to Suni... Impunity and "Callous Indifference" Remain Threats as New Wave of Media Killings Wipes out Optimism Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued its report on the killings of journalists in 2008 with a warning that 2009 could be the deadliest year yet for journalists. 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... Iranian-American journalist gets eight years on spying charge Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders â#ofirmly condemnsâ## the eight-year prison sentence which a Tehran revolutionary court passed on Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi on a charge of spying for the Unit... Iraq: News website latest target in government's legal offensive against independent media Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns the Iraqi governmentâ##s continuing legal offensive against independent news media, which for the first time is also targeting Internet media. Israel sentences two to prison terms for censorship breach Sources News Release 2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an Israeli court decision to sentence two television journalists on charges of breaching the military censorship law during the offensive in Gaza in Decem... Israeli authorities close Palestinian media centre in East Jerusalem Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday morning's decision by the Israeli internal security ministry to shut down the Palestinian media centre that had been set up in the East Jerusalem. 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... Jailed Zimbabwe journalist Honored by Black Journalists group Sources News Release 2009 The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Anderson Shadreck Manyere, a freelance photojournalist in Zimbabwe, will receive the organizationâ##s 2009 Percy Qoboza Award. 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... Journalist fights the Obama administration over its sources Sources News Release 2011 Reporters Without Borders is asking the Department of Justice to withdraw the appeal it issued yesterday against New York Times reporter James Risen to force him to testify about his confidential sour... Journalists are not Terrorists - Urgent Appeal of Life Sentences Given to Turkish Journalists Sources News Release 2013 Journalists are not terrorists - this is the powerful message the European Federation of Journalists is sending to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Stand Up for Journalism Day follo... Journalists Call Israel to Account over "Premeditated and Precise" attacks on Media in Gaza Sources News Release 2009 The targeting of media by the Israeli military during last month's offensive in the Gaza Strip was "premeditated and precise" and in violation of international law, says the International Federation o... 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... Kazakhstan: Investigative reporter held arbitrarily in northeastern city Sources News Release 2015 Reporters Without Borders condemns investigative reporter Yaroslav Golyshkin's arbitrary detention for the past month in a prison in the northeastern city of Pavlodar and calls on the judicial system ... Kazakhstan: RFE/RL website editor beaten unconscious in Almaty Sources News Release 2009 Ermek Boltay, a young journalist who edits the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyâ##s Kazakh-language service, was beaten unconscious outside his home in Almaty on 18 January. Kenya: Faiths Join Protests Against Curbs on Media Freedom Sources News Release 2008 Violent scenes reminiscent of the dark days of President Daniel Moiâ##s dictatorship have returned to the Kenyan capital after parliament passed a bill which tightens the stateâ##s grip on the broadca... Kenya: President deals major blow to press freedom Sources News Release 2009 Kenyan President deals major blow to press freedom. Also known as the â#oICT Billâ##, the new legislation provides for heavy fines and prison sentences for press offences. It also gives the government... Local newspaper reporter dies two days after beating, human rights activist attacked outside Moscow home Sources News Release 2009 Sergey Protazanov, a reporter for Grajdanskoye Soglasye, a local newspaper based in the north Moscow suburb of Khimki, died at his home on 30 March, two days after being attacked and beaten. Malaysian website reporter arrested and charged under Sedition Act Sources News Release 2014 Malaysiakini news website reporter Susan Loone is facing a possible three-year jail term under the 1948 Sedition Act following her arrest in George Town, the capital of the northwestern state of Penan... Media control and intimidation a reality for 5.5 billion, says WAN-IFRA Sources News Release 2011 This year, 44 journalists have already been murdered, says the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), which launched a review of press freedom around the world during World Ne... 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... Mexican journalist who covered police is abducted and killed Sources News Release 2009 Authorities found the body of a journalist who covered the police beat in northern Mexico after he was abducted from his house on Monday night, according to Mexican news reports. Mexico: Molotov cocktails thrown at Oaxaca newspaper editor's home Sources News Release 2009 The home of Carlos Velasco Molina, the editor of the weekly El Correo de Oaxaca, in the southwestern city of Oaxaca in Mexico, is attacked. 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... Militants Destroy Journalists' Houses in Pakistan 2009 Despite government high claims of clearing the area of militants, militants have started attacking journalists# houses in the Buner district of northwestern Pakistan. More than 100 media sign the Reporters Without Borders petition for international journalists to be allowed into the Gaza Strip Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders reiterates its appeal for support by the international media and again urges the Israeli authorities to lift the ban on foreign media access to the Gaza Strip that has been i... More than 3,500 petition Iran to free journalists, writers Sources News Release 2010 More than 3,500 concerned people from around the world are petitioning Iran#s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, to immediately release dozens of journalists writers, and bloggers currently... Moroccan journalists face charges of defaming Qaddafi Sources News Release 2009 The Committee to Protect Journalists is dismayed by the start of court proceedings today against five Moroccan journalists charged with publicly harming Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and hurting his d... Murder attempt against pro-ChA¡vez journalist in Portuguesa state Sources News Release 2009 A murder attempt against Rafael Finol, political correspondent on the privately-owned daily El Regional in Acarigua, Portuguesa state, central-western Venezuela. National Press Club awardee held for past 18 months in Bahrain Sources News Release 2014 Call for the release of the internationally-known Bahraini photographer Ahmed Humaidan New counterterrorism law in China deadly for online press freedom Sources News Release 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses strong concern over the National Security Law Bill which is soon to be considered by the Standing Committee of National Congress in China in... New online censorship campaign extinguishes last flicker of Olympic torch Sources News Release 2009 China's campaign against 'Internet porn' is targetting political and human rights websites such as Amnesty International's. Bullog (http://www.bullog.cn), a political blog portal, has been inaccessibl... Newspaper editor in coma after latest case of violence against journalists Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders voiced deep concern today about newspaper editor Vyacheslav Yaroshenko, who is in a coma after being attacked and beaten outside his home in the southern city of Rostov-on-Do... Newspaper reporter arrested as she returns to Israel from Gaza Strip Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns Israeli newspaper reporter Amira Hassâ##s arrest at the Erez border crossing yesterday as she returned to Israel after spending four months in the Gaza Strip reporti... Outrage at fatal shooting of newspaper editor in Colombo Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the murder of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickrematunga, who was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle as he drove to work this morning in Colombo. Pakistan: Press freedom activist attacked in Lahore Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders voices its supports for journalist Imtiaz Alam, the secretary general of the South Asia Free Media Association (SAMFA), a regional press freedom group, who was attacked in La... 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. Press freedom activist badly beaten in Colombo, hospitalised Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders is outraged by an assault on Poddala Jayantha, the secretary-general of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA), the country's leading journalists organisation. Press freedom dealt a serious blow as two AFP reporters are attacked by Israeli soldiers in Nablus Sources News Release 2015 Condemnation of the appalling attack on two AFP reporters by Israeli soldiers and calling for end of impunity enjoyed by Israeli army which undermines freedom of information. Press Freedom Under Fire in South Asia, 2008-09 Sources News Release 2009 The seventh annual report on press freedom in South Asia documents alarming trends in working conditions for journalists. 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... Reuters photographer begins second year in US military detention Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders condemns the continuing American refusal to release Reuters photographer Ibrahim Jassam, who today begins his second year of detention by the US military in Iraq. 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. 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... Security laws attack Australia's press freedom Sources News Release 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) in describing the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill No 1 an outrageous ... Seven journalists injured by Israeli soldiers in West Bank since January 2009 Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders deplores the repeated use of violence against journalists covering peaceful demonstrations in the West Bank in protest against the construction of the Security Wall. The Isra... 17 journalists charged with contempt in Myanmar Sources News Release 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South East Asia Journalists Unions (SEAJU) strongly criticizes the charges filed against 17 journalists in Myanmar (Burma) by the government. 62 reporters killed in 2008, Reporters without Borders reports Sources News Release 2009 Press Freedom Round-up 2008: Better figures despite a hostile climate and more Internet repression.
Somalia: Director of HornAfrik radio murdered in Mogadishu Sources News Release 2009 The director of Somalia's HornAfrik radio, Said Tahlil, has been shot dead in the capitalâ##s market district of Bakara. His murder comes 16 months after the radioâ##s former director, Ali Imam Sharma... South Korean authorities must release journalists' leader Sources News Release 2009 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on authorities in South Korea to immediately release YTN union chairman Jong-Myun Roh, who has been detained for 10 days since being arrested ah... Sri Lanka: Government urged to punish violence against independent media outlets after new attack Sources News Release 2009 A pre-dawn attack by a dozen heavily-armed men that badly damaged the studios of the Maharaja Television/Broadcasting Network (MTV/MBC) in Pannipitiya, near Colombo, after charges that the networkâ##s... Taiwan: Public media independence threatened, despite government denials Sources News Release 2008 Reporters Without Borders urges Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to keep his promises to us to respect public media independence. Thailand: Call for moratorium on prosecutions for criticising the King, dialogue on Internet freedom Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders joined by 31 other organisations in a call for moratorium on prosecutions for criticising the King, dialogue on Internet freedom. 30 Days For Freedom 2014 30 Days for Freedom highlights the plight of jailed journalists worldwide by focusing on 30 individuals currently imprisoned because of their work. 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. Two foreign journalists arrested while covering Greenpeace operation Sources News Release 2009 Reporters Without Borders deplores yesterday#s arrest of two foreign journalists # Kumkum Dasgupta of India and Raimondo Bultrini of Italy # while covering a Greenpeace protest against uncontrolled de... UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2009 to be awarded posthumously to Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge Sources News Release 2009 The late Sri Lankan journalist and editor of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was assassinated on 8 January this year, has been named laureate of the 2009 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize... United Nations Security Council Resolution 1738 UN Security Council 2006 Resolution 1738, adopted by the UN Security Council, protects journalists operating in conflict areas. U.S. reporter found guilty of obstruction, faces 4 years in jail Sources News Release 2009 The CPJ is concerned about the prosecution of American reporter Diane Bukowski, who was found guilty of 2 felony counts of resisting, obstructing, opposing, and endangering two Michigan state troopers... 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. Win Tin's fight for press freedom and democracy goes on Sources News Release 2014 Reporters Without Borders is deeply saddened to learn of the death of the dissident journalist Win Tin in Rangoon. Burma has lost one of its staunchest defenders of democracy and freedom of informatio... 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... World Press Freedom Day: Statement from the Media Foundation for West Africa Sources News Release 2009 The theme for this year's celebration of World Press Freedom Day, Media, Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, could not have been more appropriate in any other year than this one, particularly for count... World press freedom groups call for Saberi's release Sources News Release 2009 Thirty-five members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) join CPJ and Reporters Without Borders in a letter to the head of Iran's judiciary calling for the release of imprisoned ... From the Connexions Archives |
