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Congolese journalist's body found in river 12 days after disappearance

Shortly before his disappearance, journalist Guylain Chandjaro was beaten up in a bar by an unidentified man who took issue with comments he had made on one of his Radio Canal Révélation programmes called "Hewa Bora."
23 May 2013 | Brazil

Brazilian court upholds ban on development protestor

ARTICLE 19 is disappointed with the decision of a court in Sao Paulo to uphold a ban against a protester who has been campaigning against a property development in the city. The Court of Justice in the State of São Paulo has approved an injunction against the engineer and community activist Ricardo Fraga Oliveira.
23 May 2013 | Poland

Government ministers try to intimidate Polish media

Poland's transport minister Slawomir Nowak recently filed a libel suit for 30 million zlotys (7 million euros) against a magazine. In a separate incident, the deputy prime minister and economy minister Janusz Piechocinski made intimidating comments to a TV24 journalist when asked about a possible cabinet reshuffle.
23 May 2013 | Ecuador

Slow progress on free expression in Ecuador one year after U.N. review

Despite the acceptance of the vast majority of observations on free expression in Ecuador at the 2012 U.N. Universal Periodic Review, Fundamedios is concerned that in practice no advances are evident.
23 May 2013 | Israel

Israel's accusations against TV station's coverage of boy's death are unsupported

Israel's accusations against TV station's coverage of boy's death are unsupported The Israeli government published a report of its investigation into French TV station France 2’s coverage of 12-year-old Palestinian Muhammad al-Durrah’s death during rioting in the Gaza Strip on 30 September 2000 and the disputed claim that he was killed by a shot fired from Israeli positions.
23 May 2013 | Kenya

Witnesses describe police killings of protesters, bystanders in Kenya

Witnesses describe police killings of protesters, bystanders in Kenya
Human Rights Watch interviewed witnesses, civil society leaders, and government officials about police shootings that occurred in the wake of demonstrations against the Kenyan Supreme Court ruling on March 30 upholding President Uhuru Kenyatta's election victory.
23 May 2013 | Vietnam

Coalition calls on Vietnamese government to end persecution of activists

Coalition calls on Vietnamese government to end persecution of activists As eight Vietnamese human rights activists are appealing their convictions, a coalition of organisations has questioned the legitimacy of the trial and condemned the reported ill treatment of the activists since they have been in detention.
23 May 2013 | Kazakhstan

Kazakh journalist under forced observation at psychiatric clinic

Aleksandr Kharlamov &nash; who has written articles on world religion and atheism – was arrested on 14 March on charges of "inciting religious discord". He was placed in a psychiatric clinic to determine whether he was clinically insane at the time of the alleged crime.
23 May 2013 | Yemen

At least three journalists abducted in Yemen

At least three journalists have been held hostage by armed tribesmen for a week in Yemen. Several reports named the tribal leader Yahia Saleh al-Masmi as responsible for the kidnapping.
23 May 2013 | Peru

Radio programme critical of mayor taken off the air in Peru

The hosts of "Huaraz Noticias en Radio" suspect that both the mayor of Huaraz and the Ancash Regional President are behind the suspension of their news programme.
23 May 2013 | Iran

In Iran, news coverage stifled amid election controversy

Internet access has slowed, critical websites have been blocked, and several journalists have been summoned back to prison in Iran as the country's Guardian Council made a key decision barring two leading candidates from the presidential election.
22 May 2013 | Ecuador

Political motive suspected in Ecuadorian radio programme suspension

On Thursday 2 May 2013, the radio programme "Hablemos Claro", broadcast by Radio Marejada in the coastal province of Manabí, was taken off the air. According to the programme’s director, Trajano Andrade, it was suspended due to pressure exerted by the Municipality of Manta.
22 May 2013 | Syria

Bassel Khartabil spends a second birthday in a Syrian jail

Palestinian-born Bassel was arrested on 15 March last year by Syrian security forces, and has been in prison ever since.
22 May 2013 | Iran

Iran's election candidates asked to support, respect freedom of information

Reporters Without Borders wrote an open letter to Iran's presidential election candidates calling on them to undertake to free all imprisoned journalists and netizens and to ensure that Iran observes its international obligations to respect freedom of information.
22 May 2013 | Nepal

In Nepal, press faces litigation for critical coverage of courts

In Nepal, press faces litigation for critical coverage of courts Judicial authorities in Nepal are urged to stop targeting outlets of the Kathmandu-based Kantipur Publications and dismiss a case filed against the organisation and one of its journalists.
22 May 2013 | Kenya

Kenyan court's interpretation of "citizens" limits access to information

ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision that citizens have the right to access the information held by public and state owned corporations, but is highly concerned by the court's continued narrow interpretation of "citizens" that would prevent NGOs, media organisations, and informal associations from making requests.
22 May 2013 | Azerbaijan

Repressive draft bill threatens Azeri civil society

A draft law would criminalize the cooperation of Azeri citizens with any Armenian organization or entity, or their representatives. The Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety believes that the above-mentioned bill would be the most damaging in a series of regressive legislation introduced this year.
22 May 2013 | Burma

In Burma, telecoms risk complicity in surveillance, censorship

In Burma, telecoms risk complicity in surveillance, censorship Mobile and Internet companies risk being linked to human rights abuses if they enter the Burmese market before adequate protections are in place, a Human Rights Watch report warns.
22 May 2013 | Iraq

Iraqi journalist threatened for reporting on corruption

On 14 May, a group of armed men raided the home of a journalist and briefly abducted his brother. The brother said the guards took him to the house of a prominent Sunni sheikh, Majid Ali Suleiman, where they demanded he stop writing about corruption.
21 May 2013 | Bulgaria

Bulgaria's government mirrored in the media

Bulgaria’s media grants over-exposure to those in power, and the industry seems to quickly adapt to a new political situation, says Georgi Kantchev. The country has measures put in place to distinguish editorial content from political advertisements for broadcast media, but not for the press.


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