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Bil'in: Palestinian Village Under Attack2009-08-07
Leaders of non-violent protests in Bil'in village against Israeli settlements and occupation arrested by Israeli occupation forces. International supporters are asked to support the non-violent resist...
IFJ Accuses Iran over Massive Attack on Media and Journalists2009-07-07
International Federation of Journalists
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 INSI Join Global Call for Release of Journalists in Gambia2009-08-10
International Federation of Journalists
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...
Iran: Appeal by European journalists for release of reporter Fariba Pajooh2009-12-06
Sources News Releases
We journalists working for the media in Europe have united to ask for Fariba Pajooh#s immediate and unconditional release.
Israel sentences two to prison terms for censorship breach 2009-06-17
Committee to Protect Journalists
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...
Jail terms upheld for Shiite opposition members, trials of photographers begin2011-09-30
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns a special court’s decision in Bahrain on to uphold the prison sentences that were passed on 14 members of the Shiite opposition.
Mohammed Khatib, coordinator of West Bank Coordination Committee arrested2010-01-28
International Solidarity Movement
Mohammed Khatib#s arrest today is the most severe escalation in a recent wave of repression again the Palestinian popular struggle and its leadership. Khatib is the 35th resident of Bil#in to be arres...
Participants at IFEX General Meeting demand action2009-06-03
International Freedom of Expression eXchange
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway for the General Meeting (GM) of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX).
Security Certificate Detainee Mahjoub Rallies with Supporters Marking Exactly 12 Years of Detention wit Charge2012-06-22
On June 26th, Mohammad Mahjoub and his supporters will gather to demand his immediate liberation and that of the other two men still held under security certificates.
Sentence Against US Journalists in North Korea is Inhumane and Unjust, Says IFJ2009-06-10
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) called for the immediate release of the two United States journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who have been jailed by North Korea.
Tunisian journalist in desert prison could die from untreated asthma attacks2010-07-28
Reporters without Borders
Tunisian journalist Fahem Boukadous has been in extremely poor health since police arrested him on 15 July to begin serving a four-year jail sentence for covering protests in the Gafsa mining region o...
Uyghur journalist and website editor sentenced to fifteen years in jail2010-07-28
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders said it was outraged at the harshness of a 15-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Gheyret Niyaz by a court in Urumqi, in Xinjiang province, China.
We are NOT the 'Story', It's Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers 2009-07-01
FreeGaza
On June 30th 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces forcibly boarded the Free Gaza boat, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, and kidnapped 21 human rights workers and journalists who were on their way to deliver much needed ...
WiPC issues a call for solidarity for persecuted writers 2009-11-13
Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC)
To mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer (DoIW) on 15 November, the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC) is highlighting the cases of imprisoned writers and honouring those who have...
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Abu-Jamal, MumiaConnexipedia Article
Article
An African-American activist who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer. His conviction was based on dubious evidence and dubious legal proceedings. ...
Bilin's Mohammad Khatib arrestedArticle
2009
One month after touring Canada key Palestinian activist kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in another in a series of raids that Israeli occupation forces have carried out in Bil#in since June 2009, raids t...
The Fight for Leonard PeltierPerry, Hayden
Article
1999
Against the Current
LEONARD PELTIER, A Native American class-war prisoner, has served twenty-three years in federal prisons for a crime he did not commit—and authorities admit they do not know who did it.
14 Years of Injustice Time to Free the Cuban Five
Landau, Saul
Article
2012
Counter Punch
Five Cubans fighting terrorism in south Florida have served 14 years of prison, more than enough time for the US public to learn from its media about the horrific injustice done by the US government t...
The Humiliation of Bradley ManningKangaroos Missing
McGovern, Ray
Article
2012
CounterPunch
It is a bitter irony that Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, whose conscience compelled him to leak evidence about the U.S. military brass ignoring evidence of torture in Iraq, was himself the victim of cruel...
Hypocrisy over Cuba's 'political prisoners'Anderson, Tim
Article
2009
Political prisoners and Cuba can be a confusing mix, in our time of mass propaganda. Three groups have attracted international attention over the past decade.
I Am Barack Obama's Political Prisoner NowThe Denial of My Parole
Peltier, Leonard
Article
2009
CounterPunch
Given the complexion of the three recent federal parolees, it might seem that my greatest crime was being Indian. But the truth is that my gravest offense is my innocence.
IFJ Accuses Iran over Massive Attack on Media and JournalistsSources News Release
Article
2009
International Federation of Journalists
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 INSI Join Global Call for Release of Journalists in GambiaSources News Release
Article
2009
International Federation of Journalists
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...
Israel sentences two to prison terms for censorship breach Sources News Release
Article
2009
Committee to Protect Journalists
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 journalist Anat Kam under secret house arrest since DecemberArticle
2010
Guardian
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...
Participants at IFEX General Meeting demand actionSources News Release
Article
2009
International Freedom of Expression eXchange
Free expression advocates from around the world gathered this week in Oslo, Norway for the General Meeting (GM) of the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX).
Predicting TortureThe PATRIOT Act, Bradley Manning and Julian Assange
Van Bergen, Jennifer
Article
2010
CounterPunch
Bradley Manning is charged with leaking classified documents to Wikileaks and faces a court martial. The conditions of his confinement are extreme, and amount to torture.
Tunisian journalist in desert prison could die from untreated asthma attacksSources News Release
Article
2010
Reporters without Borders
Tunisian journalist Fahem Boukadous has been in extremely poor health since police arrested him on 15 July to begin serving a four-year jail sentence for covering protests in the Gafsa mining region o...
Uyghur journalist and website editor sentenced to fifteen years in jailSources News Release
Article
2010
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders said it was outraged at the harshness of a 15-year prison sentence handed down to journalist Gheyret Niyaz by a court in Urumqi, in Xinjiang province, China.
Why is Leonard Peltier Still in Prison? Justice is 33 Years Overdue for America's Most Famous Political Prisoner
Bollinger, Michelle
Article
2009
CounterPunch
Leonard Pletier is a political prisoner who has spent more than 33 years in U.S. prisons for a crime he didn't commit.
WiPC issues a call for solidarity for persecuted writers Sources News Release
Article
2009
Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC)
To mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer (DoIW) on 15 November, the Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN (WiPC) is highlighting the cases of imprisoned writers and honouring those who have...
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