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Supreme court upholds prison terms for defamation and insult
Published on 9 May 2006Read
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights overturns journalist’s libel conviction
Published on 6 August 2004Read
7 July 2001 - 7 July 2003 : Second anniversary of the death of Parmenio Medina
Published on 7 July 2003 Read
7 July 2001 – 7 July 2002 : First anniversary of the assassination of Parmenio Medina
Published on 3 July 2002 Read
Venezuela - 8 October 2009
Journalist still held in custody despite quashing of suspect case against him
Honduras - 7 October 2009
Lifting of state siege does not guarantee restoration of media diversity
Honduras - 29 September 2009
Worse feared after de facto regime closes radio and TV stations, cracks down on journalists
Media ordeal blamed on escalating security offensive and cumbersome bureaucracy
No surrender by independent journalists, five years on from “black spring”
Closure of Radio Caracas Televisión consolidates media hegemony
Miguel Galván Gutiérrez
Miguel Galván Gutiérrez was arrested in March 2003 during an unprecedented crackdown launched by the Cuban government and sentenced to 26 years in prison after being found guilty of being a "mercenary in the service of a foreign power".
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