22 May 2012
IFEX Digest | 14 - 20 May 2012
International
Let us participate in WCIT preparations, say civil society groups (Human Rights Watch)
A "to do" list for internet freedom (Freedom House)
34 Multimedia Magazine from Belarus to receive IPI's 2012 Free Media Pioneer Award (IPI)
CRNI announces winners of 2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award (CRNI)
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio station closed (AMARC)JED deplores suspension of Radio Liberté, calls for restraint (JED)
+ IFJ calls for reopening of radio station, release of detained journalist (IFJ)
Rwanda
Radio presenter held pending trial (RSF)Sudan
Repression intensifies after border violence (Human Rights Watch)Uganda
Video director gunned down in western Uganda (RSF)+ IFJ condemns killing of television journalist (IFJ)
Americas
Argentina
FOPEA condemns death threats against journalists in Reconquista, Santa Fe (FOPEA)Brazil
New Access to Information Law comes into effect (ARTICLE 19)Colombia
FLIP condemns attack against journalist and former minister Fernando Londoño (FLIP)+ Bomb attack on ex-minister turned journalist, wait for French journalist's release continues (RSF)
+ Murder attempted on Colombian ex-politician, radio host (CPJ)
Cuba
Hablemos Press journalist awaits 10th deportation to hometown (RSF)Ecuador
Government uses telecast to discredit journalist, human rights report (Fundamedios)Honduras
Journalist found dead a week after being kidnapped (C-Libre)+ Kidnapped radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro found shot dead (RSF)
+ IAPA condemns killing of kidnapped journalist in Honduras (IAPA)
+ Kidnapped Honduran journalist found dead (IPI)
+ Kidnapped journalist found dead (CPJ)
+ World's press condemns latest journalist murder (WAN-IFRA)
Mexico
IAPA condemns attack on El Mañana paper (IAPA)+ More attacks on media targets just six weeks before federal elections (RSF)
Peru
Journalist receives death threat from alderman (IPYS)Court acquits alleged masterminds of journalist's murder (IPYS)
Venezuela
Journalist receives kidnapping threats, allegedly from local government (IPYS-Venezuela)Asia and Pacific
Bangladesh
Journalists attacked, injured in intensifying political conflict (IFJ)Burma
Government to end prior censorship (Mizzima News)+ Government announces new Press Council with censorship mandate (ARTICLE 19)
India
Two cyber-activists end hunger strike but campaign against IT Rules gathers pace (RSF)Call for end to intimidation of peaceful protesters at nuclear site (Human Rights Watch)
Indonesia
Rights record under scrutiny at UN (Human Rights Watch)Malaysia
Media freedom is far from assured, open letter tells prime minister (RSF)Mongolia
Member of Parliament files civil lawsuit against two newspapers (Globe International)Nepal
Media threatened, some newspapers closed (Freedom Forum)North Korea
Signs of change (CPJ)Pakistan
Three injured as police beat up journalists (PPF)Journalist kidnapped and killed (IPI)
+ IFJ shocked as another journalist is murdered (IFJ)
+ Two journalists murdered in less than a week (RSF)
Philippines
Another Mindanao radio anchor receives threat over mining stories (CMFR)Radio commentator in Mindanao receives death threat (CMFR)
Sri Lanka
IFJ disappointed by Supreme Court decision on Internet restrictions (IFJ)+ Supreme Court slams door on websites (CPJ)
Thailand
Two years after crackdown, still no justice (Human Rights Watch)Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
Opposition activist released from prison (Human Rights Watch)A visit with journalist Idrak Abbasov (Index on Censorship)
Russia
Punk collective Pussy Riot gives exclusive interview to IFEX member Index on Censorship (Index on Censorship)Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain
One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens (BCHR)Egypt
Police shutter Al-Alam's Cairo office (CPJ)+ Cairo bureau of Iranian TV station Al-Alam closed by authorities (RSF)
+ Al-Alam channel raided; equipment seized (ANHRI)
+ Authorities urged to grant Al-Alam license to operate (EOHR)
Iraq
Kurdish authorities arrest magazine editor (RSF)Kuwait
Blogger sentenced to ten years in prison (ANHRI)Morocco
Rapper sentenced to one year in prison for criticising police (Human Rights Watch)+ Rapper sentenced to prison for “defamatory” song (Freedom House)
Saudi Arabia
Activist detained for supporting religious freedom (ANHRI)Syria
Citizen journalist sentenced to death for Al-Jazeera interview (RSF)Authorities detain journalists, release others (CPJ)
+ Eight journalists released, 31 still held (RSF)
Two Turkish journalists released (RSF)
+ Activists arrested, held despite pledge to Annan (Human Rights Watch)
Tunisia
Judicial confusion puts press freedom in peril (RSF)Yemen
Two journalists face trial for covering uprisings (CPJ)Awards
34 Multimedia Magazine from Belarus to receive IPI's 2012 Free Media Pioneer Award (IPI)
CRNI announces winners of 2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award (CRNI)
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