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1 August 2012 | Mexico

Individual infiltrates home security system to threaten journalist

Lydia Cacho said an unfamiliar voice came over her security system's speaker warning her "not to mess with us" or "we will send you home in little pieces."
1 August 2012 | Rwanda

Journalist cleared after three months in prison

Habarugira Epaphrodite was charged with "spreading genocide ideology" after he mixed up the Kinyarwanda words for “victims” and “survivors,” making it sound as though he approved of the genocide.
1 August 2012 | Venezuela

Doctor dismissed after criticising hospital in "El Universal" interview

Dr. Oswaldo Godoy had told the paper that the hospital has limited operational capacity because of renovation projects that have been taking place for several years.
1 August 2012 | Malaysia

Free expression set back by court ruling on cartoonist's case

A civil court found that Zunar's arrest had been lawful, while the continued holding of his books and artwork was not.
31 July 2012 | Mongolia

Criminal defamation charges brought against journalist

L. Bayaraa was detained twice while under investigation and finally ordered to pay compensation to a member of parliament.
31 July 2012 | Tajikistan

Authorities block Internet, mobile and landline connections to Gorno Badakhshan province

The blocking of communications has taken place as dozens of deaths have been reported after troops were sent to the region to arrest those responsible for the murder of the local state security chief.
31 July 2012 | Belarus

Journalist facing sentence for exposing Minsk metro security flaws

Vital Ruhayn was arrested after posting a video online showing a lack of security on the Minsk subway, which was the target of a deadly bombing in April 2011.
31 July 2012 | Tanzania

Authorities ban weekly indefinitely

Local journalists suspect the ban may be related to a series of articles in the paper linking authorities to the kidnap and torture in late June of a physician who had led a doctor's strike.
31 July 2012 | Mexico

New attack on "El Norte" offices, third in 19 days

The authorities have done little to guarantee press freedom, as investigations into recent attacks have not advanced and no one has been detained.
31 July 2012 | China

Foreign journalist savagely attacked by police

Atsushi Okudera was assaulted while he was taking photos of police beating protestors.
31 July 2012 | Philippines

Journalists threatened after filing reports of illegal logging

Butan City authorities seized illegally logged timber after receiving a tip from journalist Richmond Hinayon.
31 July 2012 | United Arab Emirates

Crackdown on new group of activists, reformers by authorities

The activists have been accused of being foreign countries' agents and of threatening the security of the country.
31 July 2012 | Vietnam

Harsher crackdown on dissidents prompts act of despair

A jailed blogger's mother died after setting fire to herself to protest her daughter's trial.
31 July 2012 | Turkey

Courts start to free journalists under reform package

Under Law 6325, adopted on 5 July, prosecution of journalists accused of propaganda on behalf of terrorist organizations may be suspended or abandoned.
30 July 2012 | Syria

Citizen journalist held for over a month for possessing revolutionary songs

Fatima Khaled Saad was rushed to Latakia military hospital after being mistreated during a lengthy interrogation by intelligence officers.
30 July 2012 | Ecuador

Blogger told to "remain silent" in online death threat

The threat read: "To remain silent is many times better, especially when you have children who can suddenly suffer an apparent 'death'. For a father the family is the most cherished thing, isn't it?"
30 July 2012 | Israel

Members of critical West-Bank theatre arrested, tortured

Members of critical West-Bank theatre arrested, tortured "A theater should be able to offer critical and provocative work without fearing that its staff will be arrested and abused," said Human Rights Watch.
30 July 2012 | Afghanistan

A year after journalist's death, U.S. urged to reassess tactics

One year after Ahmad Omaid Khpalwak's death, the odds that a journalist could be killed by U.S. forces' fire seem, unfortunately, to be as high as ever, notes CPJ.
27 July 2012 | International

For journalists, danger lurking in your e-mail

Citizen Lab has provided a disturbing look into the use of a program to remotely invade and control the computers of Bahraini activists.
27 July 2012 | Thailand

Constitutional challenge to controversial lese majeste laws

The case concerns the trial of a man caught selling pirated copies of an allegedly defamatory TV documentary.


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