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Algeria : prosecutor requests two-month sentence for newspaper editor and reporter
2008-12-18
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders calls on the authorities to withdraw a criminal libel prosecution against the Algiers-based daily El Watan over a 2004 article accusing a â#oraquiâ## (faith healer and exorci...
Australian court imposes generalized news blackout on bribery case
2014-08-03
Reporters without Borders
WikiLeaks has revealed the existence of a blanket gagging order applying to all citizens and news media throughout Australia.
Authorities ramp up pressure on media over banking disclosures
2015-01-21
Reporters without Borders
Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission has imposed fines of up to 80,000 euros each on several newspapers for disclosing information about the banking sector. Reporters Without Borders deplores th...
Bangladesh extends block to online voice and messaging services
2015-01-21
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and mobile phone operators to block access to online voice and messaging services including,...
Brazil's highest court takes stand against prior censorship
2014-09-29
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders hails last week's ruling by the Federal Supreme Court overturning a ban on distribution of the latest issue of the leading national newsweekly Istoe, which a lower court had ...
British journalist convicted of contempt for questioning death toll
2014-12-10
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by the Bangladesh court's conviction this week of Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman on contempt for questioning the official dea...
Censorship not a solution to terrorism, IFJ & Pakistan media reject guidelines
2015-01-21
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) expresses its strong concern over new press guidelines for Pakistan's television and print media.
Charlie-berte : liberons l'information !
2015-01-14
Les syndicats de journalistes (SNJ / SNJ-CGT / CFDT-Journalistes), avec leu
Les syndicats de journalistes (SNJ / SNJ-CGT / CFDT-Journalistes), avec leurs Fédérations FIJ (internationale) et FEJ (européenne), saluent les quelque quatre millions de citoyens qui ont participÃ...
Chinese authorities continue attempts to control media
2015-08-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists expresses concern regarding the recent directive issued to the Chinese media regarding reporting of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Chinese authorities restrict journalists access to information
2014-12-10
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticizes the actions of Chinese authorities, withholding news of a case of public concern until after midnight in order to obstruct non-Mai...
Chinese media worker detained for three months without charge
2015-01-21
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticizes the illegal detention of a Chinese media worker for three months without reason and threats to a German journalist that her visa w...
Ethiopia Should Free Journalists from Jail and Exile
2014-10-20
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Africa regional group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has today called on the Ethiopia Government to free all journalists jailed ...
European Commission launches action against Poland following EU-wide protest
2016-01-13
International Federation of Journalists
The International and European Federation of Journalists have welcomed the action against Poland's restrictive media law.
Haaretz reporter reaches plea bargain with Tel Aviv district attorney
2012-07-06
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders has deep reservations about yesterday’s announcement that a deal has been struck between the Tel Aviv district attorney and Haaretz reporter Uri Blau.
Honduras: Joint appeal for end to persecution of community and opposition media
2011-04-01
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters for Latin America and Caribbean and Reporters Without Borders appeal again for an end to the hostility toward community and opposition media in Ho...
Hong Kong police use force to block reporting of pro-democracy rallies
2014-09-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly criticised the abuse of power by Hong Kong Police when they attacked journalists, students and citizens at pro-democracy demonstrations o...
Hungarian journalists work in climate of self-censorship, fear
2014-10-20
Committee to Protect Journalists
On a rare mission to a European Union country, a CPJ delegation led by board member Kati Marton was in Hungary this week to meet with journalists, media lawyers, managers, rights defenders, policy ana...
IFJ and EFJ Urge Belarusian Authorities to Drop Charges against Journalists
2014-12-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) join the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ), their affiliate in Belarus, in asking the natio...
IFJ Backs Photojournalists' Fight Back against Arbitrary Ban in London
2011-05-11
International Federation of Journalists
London based photographers staged a Flashmob outside the city hall in London on World Press Freedom Day to denounce arbitrary restrictions on their work in the city where banning of photography in man...
IFJ calls for media freedom as Sri Lankan presidential election approaches
2014-12-23
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the government of Sri Lanka and state forces to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists as the country's Presidential Elect...
IFJ Calls on Al Houthi Leader to End the Occupation of Yemeni Media
2014-12-23
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on Abdulmalek Al Houthi, the leader of Ansar Allah Movement, to stop his incitement against Yemeni media and to withdraw his forces from me...
IFJ Condemns Israeli Forces' Threat To Censor Palestinian Newspapers
2014-06-02
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the actions of Israeli soldiers who forced their way into the Ramallah headquarters of the press, publishing and distribution company, a...
IFJ and EFJ Call on Macedonian Authorities to Grant the Permanent Release of Journalist Kezarovski
2015-01-21
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with their members in Macedonia the Association of Journalists of Maced...
IFJ/EFJ Condemn mass Arrest of Turkish Journalists
2014-12-19
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists and its regional group, the European Federation of Journalists, today condemned the shock raid on Zaman newspaper and Samanyolu TV media resulting in the ar...
IFJ/EFJ Strongly Support Spanish Unions Against Brutal Closure of RTV Valencia (Nou) in Spain
2013-12-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal closure, in Spain, of the public broadcaster Radio Televisio Valen...
IFJ/FAJ Back Journalists Protest over Oppressive Media Bill in Kenya
2013-12-04
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) are giving their full backing to journalists in Kenya in their battle against a contentious Media Bill...
IFJ Marks World Press Freedom Day by Calling for Release of Jailed Journalists
2012-05-02
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates are marking this year's World Press Freedom Day by calling for the release of journalists held for their professional activities.
IFJ urges China's media regulator to withdraw new rules
2014-07-11
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists urges China’s major media regulator to withdraw new rules which will interfere with journalists’ right to work and prevent media workers from properly exerc...
In Azerbaijan, media watchdog raided, equipment confiscated
2014-08-09
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Azerbaijani authorities to stop harassing the Baku-based media freedom group Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety.
International Report Demands Radical Reform of Belarus Media
2009-10-16
Interneational Federation of Journalists
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.
Journalist detained for reporting on political corruption in Pakistan
2014-10-31
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express concerns over the detention of a senior journalist and blogger in tribal ar...
Journalist fights the Obama administration over its sources
2011-10-20
Reporters without Borders
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...
Journalist's home searched, confidentiality of sources threatened
2012-03-19
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is stunned and alarmed to learn that police raided the home of Montreal reporter Eric-Yvan Lemay, taking his finger prints, his computer and the clothes he wore while visitin...
Journalists persecuted by judges in Rostov-on-Don
2014-01-05
Reporters without Borders
The release of Mikhail Khodorkovski, Pussy Riot and Greenpeace activists must not divert attention from the many other threats to fundamental freedoms in Russia.
Journalists prosecuted for covering murder case involving president's relatives
2015-01-14
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns the criminal defamation proceedings against two independent Korean journalists, Kim Ou-joon and Choo Chin-woo, that have been under way for more than a year.
Journalists threatened and news website hacked in the Maldives
2015-10-27
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists strongly criticizes the hacking of Maldivian news website, Addu Live, and the threats made against its journalists. The IFJ calls on the Maldivian governmen...
Judicial persecution of Bahraini news providers continues
2014-04-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the five-year jail sentences that a court passed today on the photographer Hussain Hubail and the cyber-activist Jassim Al-Nuaimi. Seven other activists recei...
Justice and Freedom Must Prevail for Macedonian Journalist Tomislav Kezarovski
2014-10-24
International Federation of Journalists
Macedonian authorities must ensure that all the 'absurd' charges against the journalist Tomislav Kezarovski are dropped so that justice and freedom of expression can prevail.
Leading news website blocked in 3 Arab countries
2016-01-11
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its deep concerns today following the blocking of news web site al-Araby al-Jadeed and its English counterpart The New Arab, in Saudi Ar...
Long Jail Term for Website Editor Critical of Military Coup
2014-12-04
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns a Bangkok military court's political use of Thailand's lese-majeste legislation to sentence a journalist critical of the military, Thai E-News editor Somsak Pakdeede...
Malaysian government suspends critical newsweekly 'indefinitely'
2013-12-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns Malaysian deputy home minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s decision on 19 December to suspend the weekly magazine The Heat “indefinitely” for allegedly violati...
MEAA concerned by media restrictions on asylum seeker policy
2015-10-27
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) in raising strong concerns about the media restrictions that surround Australia's...
New code of conduct lets Pakistani journalists ... censor themselves
2015-09-09
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is concerned about the restrictive nature of a new code of conduct for radio and TV stations that was drafted by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), a...
New Crackdown on Media is Step Towards Authoritarism in Ethiopia, Says IFJ
2014-04-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the appalling treatment of media by authorities in Ethiopia after a number of journalists and media workers were detained in the countr...
Nine news providers arrested on charge of inciting violence
2014-04-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the arrests of a total of nine journalists and bloggers at the end of last week on a charge of inciting violence.
Pakistan issues restrictive Code of Conduct for Electronic Media
2015-08-29
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing serious concerns over restrictive provisions of the newly introduce...
Pakistan suspends ARY News TV licence
2014-10-24
International Federation of Journalists and Pakistan Federal Union of Journ
in strongly critcising the decision by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) to suspend the broadcasting license of ARY News TV channel
Royal Thai Navy sues two journalists for quoting Reuters report
2013-12-29
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders condemns the criminal defamation charges brought against Alan Morison, an Australian journalist based in the southwestern province of Phuket who edits the news website Phuket...
RSF calls for firm EU stance if Poland does not abandon new media law
2016-01-11
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the European Commission to be firm with Poland if the two-month-old national-conservative 'Law and Justice' (PiS) government fails to abandon the media law tha...
Security laws attack Australia's press freedom
2014-09-29
International Federation of Journalists
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 ...
SOS Media Burundi's dangerous reporting mission
2016-01-13
Reporters Without Borders
Almost the only relief for those in search of news in Burundi is to be found at SOS Media Burundi, a collective of journalists that emerged spontaneously within 48 hours of the destruction of the radi...
Steady erosion of media rights as Thai military tightens its grip
2014-06-28
International Federation of Journalists
The IFJ is deeply concerned about reports of increasing control by the Thailand Military Junta over news and information on radio, television, printed and online media.
Supreme Court of Pakistan to indict TV chief and anchor for contempt
2014-10-20
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing deep concern over the legal course against ARY News channel's CEO and its anchor ...
Taiwan: Public media independence threatened, despite government denials
2008-12-17
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders urges Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to keep his promises to us to respect public media independence.
Thai journalists call to revoke oppressive media laws
2014-11-20
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists joins the Thai Journalists Association and National Union of Journalists, Thailand in calling on the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to immediat...
Tribute to leading news site that was forced to close
2015-01-14
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders pays tribute to Uznews, ten years after its creation. This leading independent news website closed down last month.
Two Azeri journalists imprisoned, a third sentenced
2009-10-12
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the prison sentences given to journalists at the weekly newspaper Nota on defamation charges.

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Absurd charges brought against reporters covering Occupy Wall Street movement
Article
2011
Reporters without Borders
Journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement’s protests and marches are not only exposed to police brutality but also to a sort of judicial lottery when detained. The situation varies from sta...
Al Qaeda Is Attacking Major Syrian Cities with US Weapons -- but You Wouldn't Know That from the Media
Norton, Ben
Article
2017
AlterNet
Norton analyzes media coverages of attacks linked to Al-Qaeda in the West to highlight how this emphasis on Muslim extremism is used to justify Islamophobia.
Australia Rejects Israeli-Ordered Media Censorship
A Little Justice for Al Manar TV
Lamb, Franklin
Article
2010
CounterPunch
Australia rejects politically motivated censorship attempts.
Australian court imposes generalized news blackout on bribery case
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
WikiLeaks has revealed the existence of a blanket gagging order applying to all citizens and news media throughout Australia.
Authorities ramp up pressure on media over banking disclosures
Sources News Release
Article
2015
Reporters without Borders
Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission has imposed fines of up to 80,000 euros each on several newspapers for disclosing information about the banking sector. Reporters Without Borders deplores th...
Bangladesh extends block to online voice and messaging services
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and mobile phone operators to block access to online voice and messaging services including,...
Beijing imposes its propaganda beyond its borders
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders
As Chinese President Xi Jinping continues a week-long official visit to the United States that began on 22 September, Reporters Without Borders condemns China's policy of exporting its information con...
Brazil's highest court takes stand against prior censorship
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders hails last week's ruling by the Federal Supreme Court overturning a ban on distribution of the latest issue of the leading national newsweekly Istoe, which a lower court had ...
British journalist convicted of contempt for questioning death toll
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by the Bangladesh court's conviction this week of Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman on contempt for questioning the official dea...
Canadian 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...
Censorship? Haaretz Deletes Amira Hass Article On Surging Settler Violence
Abuimah, Ali
Article
2012
Electronic Intifada
Israel’s Haaretz has mysteriously deleted a powerful article by Amira Hass headlined “The anti-Semitism that goes unreported,” about an unchecked upsurge in violence against Palestinians by Israeli se...
Censorship not a solution to terrorism, IFJ & Pakistan media reject guidelines
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) expresses its strong concern over new press guidelines for Pakistan's television and print media.
Chinese media worker detained for three months without charge
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticizes the illegal detention of a Chinese media worker for three months without reason and threats to a German journalist that her visa w...
Ethiopia Should Free Journalists from Jail and Exile
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the Africa regional group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), has today called on the Ethiopia Government to free all journalists jailed ...
For an international coalition to fight Internet censorship
Article
2018
World Socialist Web Site
In this open letter from the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, the threat and consequences of internet censorship and reduction in access to information is highlighted.
Haaretz reporter Uri Blau facing up to seven years in prison
Article
2011
Reporters without Borders
Journalist faces heavy jail sentence for using classified military papers to document human rights abuses and murders by the Israeli military.
Hong Kong police use force to block reporting of pro-democracy rallies
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly criticised the abuse of power by Hong Kong Police when they attacked journalists, students and citizens at pro-democracy demonstrations o...
Hungarian journalists work in climate of self-censorship, fear
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Committee to Protect Journalists
On a rare mission to a European Union country, a CPJ delegation led by board member Kati Marton was in Hungary this week to meet with journalists, media lawyers, managers, rights defenders, policy ana...
IFJ Condemns Israeli Forces' Threat To Censor Palestinian Newspapers
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the actions of Israeli soldiers who forced their way into the Ramallah headquarters of the press, publishing and distribution company, a...
IFJ and EFJ Call on Macedonian Authorities to Grant the Permanent Release of Journalist Kezarovski
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with their members in Macedonia the Association of Journalists of Maced...
IFJ/EFJ Strongly Support Spanish Unions Against Brutal Closure of RTV Valencia (Nou) in Spain
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) have strongly condemned the brutal closure, in Spain, of the public broadcaster Radio Televisio Valen...
IFJ/FAJ Back Journalists Protest over Oppressive Media Bill in Kenya
Sources News Release
Article
2013
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) are giving their full backing to journalists in Kenya in their battle against a contentious Media Bill...
International Report Demands Radical Reform of Belarus Media
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Interneational Federation of Journalists
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.
JournalismSources.com
Website
2017
Sources
A portal featuring news, articles, and resources about journalism, press freedom, free speech, censorship and related topics. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A sea...
Journalist detained for reporting on political corruption in Pakistan
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express concerns over the detention of a senior journalist and blogger in tribal ar...
Journalist fights the Obama administration over its sources
Sources News Release
Article
2011
Reporters without Borders
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 persecuted by judges in Rostov-on-Don
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
The release of Mikhail Khodorkovski, Pussy Riot and Greenpeace activists must not divert attention from the many other threats to fundamental freedoms in Russia.
Judicial persecution of Bahraini news providers continues
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the five-year jail sentences that a court passed today on the photographer Hussain Hubail and the cyber-activist Jassim Al-Nuaimi. Seven other activists recei...
Justice and Freedom Must Prevail for Macedonian Journalist Tomislav Kezarovski
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
Macedonian authorities must ensure that all the 'absurd' charges against the journalist Tomislav Kezarovski are dropped so that justice and freedom of expression can prevail.
Leaders who publicly threaten journalists
Reporters Without Borders
Article
2015
Reporters Without Borders
As a state leader, public criticism is inevitable. How you deal with it, however, is entirely up to you. When journalists put leaders in a negative light, they can choose to correct their mistakes or ...
Leading news website blocked in 3 Arab countries
Sources News Release
Article
2016
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed its deep concerns today following the blocking of news web site al-Araby al-Jadeed and its English counterpart The New Arab, in Saudi Ar...
MEAA concerned by media restrictions on asylum seeker policy
Sources News Release
Article
2015
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) in raising strong concerns about the media restrictions that surround Australia's...
MediaSources.ca
Website
2017
Sources
A web portal featuring resources about media and the media industry, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importan...
Net freedom 'at stake' on WikiLeaks
York, Jillian
Article
2010
Al Jazeera
Internet service providers are cutting access to the whistleblower site, raising broader concerns about online freedom.
New Crackdown on Media is Step Towards Authoritarism in Ethiopia, Says IFJ
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the appalling treatment of media by authorities in Ethiopia after a number of journalists and media workers were detained in the countr...
New law further restricts freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Hungary
Dojcsak, Dalma
Article
2013
IFEX
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...
Nine news providers arrested on charge of inciting violence
Sources News Release
Article
2014
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the arrests of a total of nine journalists and bloggers at the end of last week on a charge of inciting violence.
Obama's Sinister Crackdown on the Press
Detention of Greenwald Partner in London Clearly Came on US Orders
Lindorff, Dave
Article
2013
Counter Punch
David Miranda was placed on such a watch list by the US because of his relationship with Greenwald and was detained and held, without access to a lawyer, for nine hours.
Opposition daily throttled financially by lawsuits and dirty tricks
Article
2013
Reporters without Borders
The daily newspaper Azadliq, one of the few remaining opposition news outlets, is now in danger of succumbing to efforts to throttle it financially. Many members of Azadliq’s staff have been individua...
Pakistan suspends ARY News TV licence
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists and Pakistan Federal Union of Journ
in strongly critcising the decision by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) to suspend the broadcasting license of ARY News TV channel
Security laws attack Australia's press freedom
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists
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 ...
Shadows of Liberty
Tremblay, Jean-Philippe
Film
2012
Examines the new media monopoly by corporations in America and the public battle for truth and democracy.
SOS Media Burundi's dangerous reporting mission
Sources News Release
Article
2016
Reporters Without Borders
Almost the only relief for those in search of news in Burundi is to be found at SOS Media Burundi, a collective of journalists that emerged spontaneously within 48 hours of the destruction of the radi...
Supreme Court of Pakistan to indict TV chief and anchor for contempt
Sources News Release
Article
2014
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing deep concern over the legal course against ARY News channel's CEO and its anchor ...
Taiwan: Public media independence threatened, despite government denials
Sources News Release
Article
2008
Reporters without Borders
Reporters Without Borders urges Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to keep his promises to us to respect public media independence.
Three journalists suspended after hosting Ugandan opposition leader on radio show
Human Rights Network for Journalists - Uganda
Article
2015
ifex
Three journalists were suspended over hosting an opposition presidential hopeful who is also the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Dr. Kizza Besigye, on Baba FM radio, without permissio...
Two Azeri journalists imprisoned, a third sentenced
Sources News Release
Article
2009
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the prison sentences given to journalists at the weekly newspaper Nota on defamation charges.
The Wrong Solution To The Wrong Problem
Malik, Kenan
Article
2012
What is it to have free press?

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In a Time of Torment
Stone, I.F.
Book
1968
Independent journalist I.F. Stone on the events and issues of the 1960s.


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