Articles by Freedom Forum
Journalists threatened by timber smugglers
The smugglers detained the journalists for two hours and threatened to kill them if they reported on the smuggling and deforestation.
Freedom Forum condemns break-in at newspaper office, attack on journalists
Assailants broke into the office of the “Dristhi” paper and stole a hard disk containing all of the weekly’s documents.
Fifty rights groups call on King to free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose life is at risk in prison
Fifty IFEX members and other rights groups call on the Bahrain authorities to release from prison human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose life is at risk since beginning a hunger strike on 8 February.
Freedom Forum electoral coverage report – February 2012
(Freedom Forum/IFEX) – This report looks at the coverage of electoral matters and political issues from 16 January to 15 February 2012. As the committees under the Constituent Assembly failed to forge a consensus on the disputed issues in the drafting of the Constitution, there was meager news coverage about the electoral system. However, the […]
Freedom Forum media monitoring report, January-February 2012
There were 11 incidents of press freedom violations during the period from 16 January to 15 February 2012, according to Freedom Forum
Journalist threatened over magazine article
Rupa Sharma “Neha” received the threat over her coverage of women’s issues in a magazine.
Twenty-nine IFEX members call for release of independent newspaper editor
Twenty-nine IFEX members have signed a letter to the Prosecutor General about the detention of editor Igor Vinyavsky, whose detention is believed to be politically motivated, calling for him to be released and for the evidence leading to his arrest to be made public.
Journalists detained after protesting government’s proposed restrictions
The journalists wore black armbands to symbolise their protest against the recent classification of information by the government.