4 June 2012
IFEX Digest | 28 May - 3 June 2012
International
Journalists' safety back on top of world community's agenda, says IFJ (IFJ)
Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Radio Liberté journalist released after two weeks in detention (JED)+ Three journalists freed but problems persist in eastern DRC (RSF)
Ethiopia
Police detain VOA reporter, interpreter (CPJ)Malawi
CPJ welcomes repeal of news censorship law (CPJ)Journalist arrested for article on same-sex marriage (MISA)
Nigeria
MRA calls on stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of FOI Act (MRA)South Africa
"City Press" newspaper drops controversial image of president from website (IPI)+ Paper harassed over painting of Zuma (CPJ)
Sudan
Court acquits journalist who was hounded by intelligence officers (RSF)Uganda
Groups welcome journalist's release, call for compensation (HRNJ-Uganda)+ Court acquits journalist after three years in prison (HRNJ-Uganda)
Americas
IFEX-ALC calls for protection of IACHR Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression's mandate (IFEX-ALC)
+ ACM statement on the occasion of the OAS General Assembly (ACM)
+ Free expression in Americas goes beyond left or right (CPJ)
+ IAPA asks OAS to reject recommendations that would weaken the Inter-American human rights system (IAPA)
Argentina
Journalist threatened at gunpoint by radio station intruder (FOPEA)+ Unknown gunman threatens Argentine journalist (CPJ)
Colombia
FARC releases French journalist Romeo Langlois (FLIP)+ CPJ welcomes release of French journalist in Colombia (CPJ)
+ Newly-freed French journalist stresses importance of covering the war (RSF)
+ Rebels free French correspondent (IPI)
Ecuador
Critical radio and TV stations closed down in Napo province (Fundamedios)TV station closed, equipment seized in Morona Santiago (Fundamedios)
Mexico
Arrest of suspect in US cameraman's 2006 murder greeted with caution (RSF)Asia and Pacific
Afghanistan
Journalist wounded in blast at offices of Dunya Radio (RSF)Bangladesh
Online newspaper office attacked (Media Watch)+ Journalists wounded in newsroom attack (CPJ)
China
Twenty-three years after Tiananmen, China is still paying (CPJ)+ Legacy of Tiananmen denial erodes rule of law (Human Rights Watch)
+ Press release by the Liu Xiaobo Support Committee on the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (RSF)
Sina "information credit score" restricts Weibo users (CPJ)
+ Weibo microblog users to be deducted points for violations (RSF)
Indonesia
AJI condemns rising number of cases of violence against journalists (AJI)Nepal
Mission reminds Nepal: No excuse for deferring press freedom (CPJ)+ Freedom Forum condemns public threat of burning media (Freedom Forum)
+ Journalist attacked (FNJ)
Special media monitoring report - May 2012 (Freedom Forum)
Pakistan
One year later: Saleem Shahzad's case is buried (CPJ)Journalist killed, house of another attacked in Quetta (PPF)
+ IFJ condemns failure to protect journalists in Balochistan province (IFJ)
+ Rising violence in warring Baluchistan (CPJ)
+ TV reporter gunned down in Balochistan, sixth journalist slain this year (RSF)
+ Journalist killed in Balochistan province (IPI)
Philippines
Violence against journalists and activists dramatically increased since 1st UPR review (ARTICLE 19)Thailand
Court finds webmaster guilty of liability for online posts (SEAPA)+ Internet trial a major setback for free speech (Human Rights Watch)
+ Webmaster conviction chills press freedom online (CPJ)
+ Freedom House condemns prison sentence for webmaster (Freedom House)
+ Website editor convicted of lèse-majesté but spared jail time (RSF)
+ Prominent webmaster receives 8-month suspended sentence (ARTICLE 19)
+ Chiranuch Premchaiporn avoids jail term in Thai lèse majesté case (Index on Censorship)
Vietnam
Authorities urged to overturn activist blogger's sentence (Human Rights Watch)Europe and Central Asia
Azerbaijan
IRFS calls on Hillary Clinton to raise rights issues on upcoming visit (IRFS)Website editor detained, tortured, lawyer says (IRFS)
President urged to investigate attacks on, imprisonment of journalists (IPI)
Norwegian journalists held and threatened at Baku airport (Norwegian PEN)
Belarus
Rights activist detained on spurious charges (Human Rights Watch)Bulgaria
Investigative journalist threatened again (IPI)Hungary
New laws curb media freedom (Human Rights Watch)+ EFJ calls on Hungarian parliament to respect rule of law over radio frequencies' licences (IFJ)
Russia
Putin in Paris: Censorship and repression are part of his political model, says RSF (RSF)+ Putin's visit to Germany, France needs rights focus (Human Rights Watch)
Radio journalist stabbed outside apartment (IPI)
+ In Moscow, radio host hospitalized after being attacked (CPJ)
+ IFJ calls for probe into stabbing attack on journalist in Russia (IFJ)
Serbia
ANEM releases April 2012 monitoring report (ANEM)Turkey
Court bans pro-Kurdish weekly (IPI)Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
Parliament urged to end state of emergency (Human Rights Watch)Israel
Activist sentenced for leading "illegal" demonstrations (Human Rights Watch)Oman
Three members of Omani Group for Human Rights detained (ANHRI)Palestine
Activist sentenced for leading "illegal" demonstrations (Human Rights Watch)Radio director's trial postponed; press prevented from covering model's visit (MADA)
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