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Link to: Journalist briefly detained by police

Journalist briefly detained by police

The incident took place in a subway station in Caracas after journalist Cristian Fuentes took several photographs in order to publish them on a blog.

Link to: Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR

Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR

In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.

Link to: Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections

Thirty-three IFEX members call for freedom of expression during historic elections

IFEX members called on the Burmese government and the governments of the ASEAN to ensure freedom of expression, access to information, democratic values and human rights are respected during this critical moment in the electoral history of Burma.

Link to: Journalists attacked by political party supporters

Journalists attacked by political party supporters

PSUV supporters turned against the journalists when they realised they were being filmed.

Link to: Andean Group for Freedom of Information delivers letter to president condemning two articles in anti-racism law

Andean Group for Freedom of Information delivers letter to president condemning two articles in anti-racism law

According to the group, Articles 16 and 23 of the new law contravene freedom of expression principles.

Link to: Twenty-eight IFEX members voice concern about journalists’ safety in the lead up to the elections

Twenty-eight IFEX members voice concern about journalists’ safety in the lead up to the elections

With increased reports of killings, beating, assaults and threats to journalists, the space under which media exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms is increasingly being narrowed.

Link to: Twenty-four IFEX members express concern about proposed law that threatens media freedom

Twenty-four IFEX members express concern about proposed law that threatens media freedom

In an open letter to the president of the legislative assembly, 24 IFEX members express concern over two articles in the proposed Law against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination.

Link to: Television programme taken off the air, allegedly due to political pressure

Television programme taken off the air, allegedly due to political pressure

Journalist Minna Vargas said political pressures were at play in the Telecentro television station’s decision to take the programme she hosted off the air.