Iran
Published on 5 November 2009 Read
Published on 5 November 2009Read
Published on 6 November 2009Read
Press Freedom Index
Obama effect in US, while Europe continues to recedeIsrael in free fall, Iran at gates of infernal trio
ASSISTANCE
Appeal for donations for Iranian journalists who have fled abroad
Helping journalists
Helping journalists and media in difficulty, 25 grants sent in the last 3 months
Africa
Broadcast authority should not be used as media police, president told in (...)
Improvement in press freedom depends on national unity government’s ability (...)
“My aim is to liberalise the press” Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz tells Reporters (...)
Abdoulaye Tiémogo freed after more than two months in custody
TV journalists arrested and held during cabinet meeting
Americas
Top officials publicly support improved federal shield law
Interior Ministry protection programme for journalists also used for (...)
Grenada Today to be liquidated as a result of former prime minister’s libel (...)
Anti-coup media resume broadcasting, but closely controlled
Herbin Hoyos, exiled radio journalist leads an international campaign (...)
Asia
Call for more international support for exile radios after station director (...)
Editor of Tamil weekly held for past 11 days on criminal defamation (...)
Three Internet users arrested for blaming fall in stocks on king’s ailing (...)
Berlin Twitter Wall website blocked just days after its launch
Surge in news censorship condemned as backward step
Europe & ex-USSR
Independent newspaper editor beaten unconscious by leading businessman
Newspaper reporter becomes seventh journalist to be physically attacked (...)
EU wants to forget Andijan crackdown but journalists still targeted by (...)
EU Fails Human Rights Victims
Death threats followed by lawsuits in campaign against dissident (...)
Internet
More Tibetans arrested in connection with Internet activities
European Union adopting regulations that will penalize Internet (...)
Cairo court to rule on jailed blogger’s appeal
Middle East & North Africa
Arrests of journalists since disputed June election now top (...)
Convictions and bans pile up against journalists amidst unacceptable (...)
Hunger-striking journalist released, a second remains in prison
Suspended jail terms and exorbitant damages award against newspaper (...)
PRESS FREEDOM BAROMETER 2009
33 journalists killed
0 media assistants killed
174 journalists imprisoned
9 media assistants imprisoned
93 cyberdissidents imprisoned
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
Nature: 100 photographs for press freedom
Published on 10 September 2009
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EVENTS
Press Conference Marking the 3rd Anniversary of the Assassination of Anna Politkovskaya
Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism
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