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IFEX donosi zanimljiv osvrt na novi Zakon o tajnim službama u Australiji, koji narušava slobdu informiranja 06.04.2006.
FREE EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT:
1. Australia: New Spying Law Poses Severe Threat to Press Freedom
REGIONAL NEWS:
2. Thailand: Media Outlets Attacked by Pro-Government Protesters
3. Philippines: Journalist Shot Dead
4. Mexico: Newspapers Unite to Fight Impunity in Murders of Journalists
5. Chile: IPYS, ARTICLE 19 File Brief to Defend Access to Information
REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS:
6. Access to Information Vital to Improving Reproductive and Sexual Health: ARTICLE 19
JOB NOTICES
7. Internews Seeks Manager for Indonesian Community Radio Project
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
8. Anna Lindh Foundation Journalist Award for Cultural Diversity
9. PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Awards Honour Algerian Journalist, Turkmen Writer
USEFUL WEBSITES:
10. Foundations of Freedom of Expression
11. International Libel and Privacy Handbook
ALERTS ISSUED BY THE IFEX CLEARING HOUSE LAST WEEK
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FREE-EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT
1. AUSTRALIA: NEW SPYING LAW POSES SEVERE THREAT TO PRESS FREEDOM
The Australian Senate has approved a bill that would give authorities powers to intercept phone calls, e-mails and text messages of citizens, a move seen by the Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance (MEAA) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) as a serious threat to press freedom.
Spies, police and other security agencies will be able to use warrants to tap phones belonging to a suspect's family, friends, colleagues and lawyer, says MEAA. Other agencies, such as the Australian Tax Office, Customs, and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), will have the power to access stored communications such as e-mail and SMS text messaging.
MEAA argues that the legislation targets anyone who interacts with suspects of serious crimes, even though they are not themselves suspected of anything. It also says the law poses a threat to journalists. "Journalists who contact terror suspects for a story may have their phones tapped, giving authorities access not only to conversations with the suspect but also those of other, innocent sources," says MEAA. This would jeopardise the ability of journalists to maintain source confidentiality.
RSF notes that existing laws already place undue pressures on journalists. Australia's Anti-Terrorism Act, adopted in December 2005, provides for sentences of up to five years in prison for contacting a terrorism suspect. Journalists investigating terrorist activities could be arrested by the police, especially if they publish the names of suspects. Reporters do not have the right to refuse to reveal their sources in terrorism cases, and security forces can raid news organisations in order to search for evidence in such cases.
Visit these links:
- MEAA: http://www.alliance.org.au/content/view/172/52/
- RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16920
- New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties: http://www.nswccl.org.au/news/show_pr.php?relNum=1&relYear=2006
- Australia's Anti-Terrorism Laws:
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2006/03/strengthening-counter-terrorism-laws.php
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REGIONAL NEWS:
ASIA-PACIFIC
2. THAILAND: MEDIA OUTLETS ATTACKED BY PRO-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS
In Thailand, a series of attacks on critical media outlets in the days leading up to the 2 April 2006 elections prompted calls of concern from the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), the Southeast Asia Press Alliance (SEAPA), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
On 30 March, some 3,000 demonstrators besieged the offices of "Kom Chad Leuk", a newspaper owned by the independent Nation Group after it published remarks by Sondhi Limthongkul, a prominent media tycoon, that were perceived as insulting to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and to Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, reported TJA and SEAPA. Another 2,000 demonstrators surrounded the Nation Group's head offices and threatened to use violence against the company's staff.
"Kom Chad Leuk" had published an article on 24 March quoting Sondhi as saying that Thaksin's lengthy stay in power obliged the King to take action. The newspaper's chief editors apologised for the story and fired the reporter and editor responsible for the article.
On the same day, supporters of Thaksin attacked Prachuab Wangjai, an editor at the Nation Channel television network, at Chiang Mai University while he was covering a political rally held by the opposition Democrats Party. Prachuab was punched in the head as he and his team were getting ready to leave the rally.
"Kom Chad Luek" has been harassed by the Thai government in the past. More than 20 criminal defamation suits have been filed by government agencies, officials, and their related business interests since Thaksin came to power in 2001, CPJ notes. In 2002, after the paper published many critical news stories, the government ordered a probe into the financial accounts of several senior Nation Group editors, including chief editor and company founder Suthichai Yoon and senior editor Thepchai Yong. A court later ruled that the government probe was unlawful.
In response to the attacks, the TJA has called on the country's media associations and outlets to join forces to counteract attacks on the press.
Visit these links:
- TJA: http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73356/
- SEAPA: http://www.seapabkk.org/
- CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/asia/thai31mar06na.html
- IFJ: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=3811&Language=EN
- Thaksin to Step Down: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4876326.stm
3. PHILIPPINES: JOURNALIST SHOT DEAD
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is investigating whether a journalist shot dead on 2 April 2006 in Tarlac City, the Philippines, was killed because of his work. Orlando Mendoza, a columnist who wrote for several local newspapers, was ambushed by unidentified gunmen while on his way home, and sustained fatal wounds to his head and body.
Mendoza, 58, wrote for the "Tarlac Profile" and acted as the editor-in-chief of another newspaper, "Tarlac Patrol". Mendoza was also the vice president of the Camp Marabulos Press Club and a director of the Tarlac chapter of the Central Luzon Media Association (CMLA).
He worked at the local municipal office as a "documentation consultant" on land disputes, according to CLMA. Mendoza used to work in the local office of the Department of Agrarian Reform, a government agency tasked with implementing and managing land reform in the country.
As a journalist, Mendoza wrote columns which did not attack specific individuals or organisations, according to local journalists. However, Mendoza was charged with libel last month by a local faction of the Philippine Guardian Brotherhood, a military fraternity, for vilifying them in his columns. The charge was dismissed by a local court in late March.
The Philippines is widely considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. In 2005, nine were killed, according to the International Press Institute (IPI).
Visit these links:
- CMFR: http://www.cmfr-phil.org/
- CMFR Analysis of Journalist's Killings: http://www.cmfr-phil.org/fffj1.htm
- National Union of Journalists of the Philippines: http://www.nujp.org/
- Southeast Asian Press Alliance: http://www.seapabkk.org
- IPI: http://tinyurl.com/hpd9c
- International Federation of Journalists: http://www.ifj-asia.org/page/philippines.html
- Committee to Protect Journalists: http://www.cpj.org/attacks05/asia05/phil_05.html
- Reporters Without Borders: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13437
AMERICAS
4. MEXICO: NEWSPAPERS UNITE TO FIGHT IMPUNITY IN MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS
More than 100 newspapers in Mexico have published the first of a series of investigative articles aimed at breaking through the mystery surrounding the unsolved murders of journalists in the country, reports the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).
On 3 April 2006, newspapers simultaneously published a report on the disappearance of Alfredo Jiménez Mota, 26, who covered drug trafficking for "El Imparcial", a daily newspaper in Hermosillo, Sonora, which is near the U.S. border. Jiménez Mota has not been seen since 2 April 2005. At the time of his disappearance, he was investigating drug traffickers and organised crime, who are responsible for the majority of journalists murdered in recent years.
The report named and described familes in Sonora state who have ties to drug trafficking, and pointed to evidence that Jimenez's likely abductor was Raul Enriquez Parra, an alleged smuggler whose tortured body was found in November 2005 after being thrown from a plane.
Dubbed the Phoenix Project, the collaboration between Mexican newspapers comes in response to worsening violence against the press and lack of government will in solving the murders of journalists. Since March 2004, 11 journalists have been killed in the country, according to IAPA.
With support from the Knight Foundation, IAPA has been supporting efforts to fight impunity in Mexico. Last August, IAPA organised a meeting of publishers and editors from northern Mexico, where a declaration was signed by 40 news executives who pledged to work together to fight impunity.
The Phoenix Project is made up of a team of eight reporters from various newspapers who are tasked with investigating crimes against journalists. IAPA says it hopes other journalists, including those from radio and television, will participate in the project to widen coverage of the investigations.
Visit these links:
- Report on Jiménez Mota: http://www.impunidad.com/toplevel/fenixEn.htm
- IAPA Report on Mexico: http://www.sipiapa.com/pulications/informe_mexico2006.cfm
- RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16921
- CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/04/ap/world/mainD8GORNP81.shtml
- IPI Report on Mexico: http://tinyurl.com/meded
- "Not One More" Campaign: http://www.cepet.org
5. CHILE: IPYS, ARTICLE 19 FILE BRIEF TO DEFEND ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Five civil society organisations, including the Institute for Press and Society (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, IPYS) and ARTICLE 19, have filed an amicus curiae brief with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, urging it to rule that the American Convention on Human Rights guarantees the right to access information held by public bodies.
This week, the Court is holding a hearing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the case "Marcel Claude Reyes and Others v. Chile". Claude Reyes and two colleagues are challenging Chilean court rulings that have denied them the right to obtain information from the government about a controversial logging project known as the Condor River project. The environmental activist had requested information about the environmental record of Trillium Ltd, the U.S. company backing the project.
IPYS and ARTICLE 19, along with the Open Society Institute Justice Initiative, Libertad de Información Mexico, Asociación Civil (LIMAC) and Access Info Europe, argue in their brief that the Convention - to which Chile is a signatory - guarantees citizens the right to access information held by public authorities.
In its 27-year history, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has never ruled on whether the Convention provides for the right to access government-held information. If it rules in favour of Claude Reyes, Chile will have to change its laws to reflect that right. Other countries in the region that have signed the Convention will also need to re-assess their laws. A decision on the case is expected in three to four months.
The brief is available at: http://justiceinitiative.org/index_files/Claude_v_Chile
Visit:
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights: http://www.corteidh.or.cr/
- American Convention on Human Rights: http://www.cidh.oas.org/Basicos/basic3.htm
- IPYS: http://www.ipys.org
- ARTICLE 19: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/standards/righttoknow.pdf
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REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
6. ACCESS TO INFORMATION VITAL FOR IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH: ARTICLE 19
Access to information is a vital component of any serious strategy to promote and protect
the right to reproductive and sexual health, argues ARTICLE 19 in a new report published in collaboration with the Institute for Press and Society (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad, IPYS) and the Flora Tristán Centre for Peruvian Women.
"Time for Change: Promoting and Protecting Access to Information and Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in Peru" examines how Peru's access to information law, enacted in 2002, has benefited women, particularly those living in poor areas. The report reveals that one of the most vulnerable groups in Peruvian society is women.
"Reproductive and sexual health choices are impacted by the large gap between women and the health system caused by differences in socio-economic conditions, culture, language, education and religion. With decisions about family planning policies being taken by politicians and heavily influenced by religious hierarchies and pharmaceutical companies, the views of women's groups are often overlooked," the report finds.
The report is available in:
English: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/publications/peru-time-for-change.pdf
Spanish: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/publications/epoca-de-cambio.pdf
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JOB NOTICES
7. INTERNEWS SEEKS MANAGER FOR INDONESIAN COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT
Internews Europe is seeking to hire a Project Director to manage a community radio initiative in Indonesia for a 12-month term. Reporting to the Internews Country Director in Indonesia, the Project Director will be responsible for managing a local staff of seven and guiding the development of a new organisation called Pro Media Indonesia.
He or she will also lead and participate in the development of a community radio training curriculum at three universities; supervise the development of Community Radio Support Centres at several local universities; manage a basic technical and journalism skills training programme for 30 community stations; and develop management and intermediate journalism training programmes for these stations.
The closing date for applications is 30 April 2006.
For full details, visit: http://internews.fr/documents/Jobs/Project%20Director%20ID%20radio_March06.doc
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AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
8. ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION JOURNALIST AWARD FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY
The Anna Lindh Foundation and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) are accepting entries for a new award aimed at promoting better understanding of the diversity of cultures in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The Anna Lindh Foundation Journalist Award for Cultural Diversity is open to journalists between the ages of 25 and 35 who work for print or online media in the following countries: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Applicants must submit one article or a series of articles that have been published between 1 June 2005 and 1 June 2006 in any print or online media in the above countries. The articles should depict cultural diversity and inspire exchange and intercultural dialogue among citizens of the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Award winners will be invited on a guided tour of four countries to explore and report on important issues of cultural dialogue and diversity. The tour will include meetings with high-level government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations. They will also have their prize-winning articles published in a booklet.
The awards will be presented to the winners at a ceremony on 10 September 2006 - the day the late Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was assassinated.
The deadline for submitting entries is 1 June 2006.
For more information, visit: http://www.euromedalex.org/Prize/index.html
9. PEN/BARBARA GOLDSMITH AWARDS HONOUR ALGERIAN NEWSMAN, TURKMEN WRITER
An Algerian newspaper publisher serving a two-and-a-half year prison sentence for criticising senior government officials and a Turkmen novelist whose books have been banned for offending the president have been named winners of the 2006 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards.
Mohammed Benchicou has been imprisoned since 14 June 2004 on charges of libel and illegally bringing money into the country. His newspaper, "Le Matin", was closed in August after it was ordered to pay a fine of 20m dinars (US$280,000). There are also 50 pending cases against Benchicou for charges dating back to 2002.
According to PEN American Center (PEN), the charges are aimed at silencing Benchicou and "Le Matin" after the newspaper accused a government minister of being involved in the torture of prisoners in the 1970s. Benchicou also published a book in 2004 that called Algerian President Bouteflika a "fraud."
PEN says Benchicou's prison conditions are harsh, with 50 prisoners to a cell. Benchicou's health has reportedly deteriorated since his imprisonment and he is now seriously ill.
Rakhim Esenov, 78, is a novelist and historian in Turkmenistan who also works as a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He faces a four-year jail sentence on charges of "inciting social, national and religious hatred using the mass media." Esenov says the charges are related to his novel "The Crowned Wanderer", which was banned in 1997 by President Saparmurad Niyazov. He also faces charges for speaking to a former government minister who is now a key opposition figure and critic of the President.
The PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards recognise international literary figures who have been persecuted or imprisoned for exercising or defending the right to free expression. In the 20 years since the award was launched, 28 of the 30 award winners who were imprisoned at the time they were honoured have been released.
For more information, visit: http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/632/prmID/172
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USEFUL WEBSITES
10. FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
PEN Canada has produced an online tool for high school teachers to introduce freedom of expression concepts into the classroom. The reference guide explains what is meant by the term "freedom of expression", highlights international standards set out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and lists case studies of censorship in Canada.
Visit: http://www.pencanada.ca/freedomofexpression/
11. INTERNATIONAL LIBEL AND PRIVACY HANDBOOK
"International Libel and Privacy Handbook" offers a country-by-country, user-friendly guide to navigating laws and customs worldwide for researchers, reporters and editors.. The handbook is written by Charles J. Glasser Jr., media counsel for Bloomberg News.
Visit: http://www.ordering1.us/bloombergbooks/product.php?pid=244
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ALERTS ISSUED BY THE IFEX CLEARING HOUSE DURING THE PAST WEEK
27 MARCH 2006
Venezuela - Regional newspaper team assaulted while covering demonstration by municipal employees (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73152/
Colombia - IAPA asks attorney general to step up investigation into murder of journalist Orlando Sierra (IAPA) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73154/
Yemen - Journalist abducted and warned to stop writing column; CPJ concerned about worsening press climate (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73156/
Ukraine - CPJ welcomes improvements in press freedom climate, but concerned about slow pace of media reforms, recurrence of press harassment (CPJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73157/
Syria - Human rights activist arrested for remarks made at ceremony (Human Rights Watch) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73158/
Tanzania - Four Kenyan journalists arrested, detained by immigration officers while covering court proceedings (AFMF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73162/
Peru - Radio journalist assaulted and her equipment stolen (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73163/
Iraq - A fourth journalist kidnapped since the start of the year (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73165/
Iraq - Kurdish-born Austrian cyber-dissident jailed for 18 months for online "defamation" (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73167/
Cambodia - Campaign to decriminalise defamation set back by Supreme Court, justice minister joint statement (IFJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73169/
Iraq/United States - U.S. military pledges to expedite cases of journalists detained in Iraq (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73170/
Egypt - National campaign for ending imprisonment for publication offenses commences (EOHR) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73172/
Peru - Demonstrators assault teams of journalists (IPYS) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73173/
Tanzania - Owner of new newspaper and journalists being sued for libel over stories on real estate deals (MISA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73176/
28 MARCH 2006
Comoros - Editor-in-chief spends week-end in prison under police pressure to reveal sources (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73177/
Russia - Website editor assaulted and injured (CJES) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73179/
Nigeria - Journalist receives death threats over census story (MRA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73180/
Belarus - Journalist detained and beaten by police, several others sentenced to prison or expelled (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73181/
Nepal - Police superintendent threatens journalists with death for reporting on his misdeed (CEHURDES) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73182/
Thailand - Prime minister files defamation cases against four papers (CPJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73185/
Cuba - Condition of two imprisoned journalists on hunger strike deteriorates (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73186/
United States (Puerto Rico) - Concerns raised as FBI agents use pepper spray on reporters (CPJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73189/
Vietnam - Several journalists beaten after covering corruption case (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73190/
Nepal - International mission to Nepal finds press freedom situation "significantly deteriorated" (IFJ) - capsule report
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73192/
The Gambia - Newspaper shut down, journalist arrested (CJFE) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73193/
Maldives - CPJ urges fair, transparent trial for journalist (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73194/
Georgia - Three filmmakers released from prison in breakaway region (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73195/
29 MARCH 2006
Belarus - CJFE denounces arrest and sentencing of Canadian journalist, releases names of others arrested (CJFE) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73196/
Belarus - More names, sentences of journalists detained in 24 March mass arrest (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73197/
The Gambia - Closed newspaper's general manager detained (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73198/
Guinea - Journalists prevented from covering events featuring the president (MFWA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73200/
Sierra Leone - Charges dismissed against editor and newspapers (MFWA) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73201/
Cuba - Independent journalist Lamasiel Gutiérrez Romero completes prison sentence, is released on probation (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73202/
Cameroon - A second journalist sentenced in case of "homosexual lists" (JED) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73205/
Peru - Chimbote journalist receives new death threat (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73207/
India - Ban on radio station in Bihar state illustrates unfairness of broadcast law (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73208/
Russia - Authorities harass independent news sites, citing need to combat extremism (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73211/
30 MARCH 2006
Iraq - CPJ welcomes release of freelance reporter Jill Carroll (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73214/
Syria - Human rights groups condemn detention of writer and his family (CIHRS) - joint action
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73215/
Thailand - Protesters supportive of prime minister harass newspaper (SEAPA) - alert http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73216/
International - IPI releases its 2005 World Press Freedom Review (IPI) - capsule report
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73217/
Burma - Two journalists receive three-year sentences for photographing new capital (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73219/
Australia - Prime minister's office has spoof website closed down (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73222/
Colombia - Journalist briefly kidnapped, her life threatened (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73223/
Mexico - 30 MAR 2006
Judge holds journalist responsible for moral damage to first lady's son (IPYS) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73225/
Turkmenistan/Algeria - Jailed Algerian newspaper publisher, banned Turkmen novelist to receive 2006 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards (PEN) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73226/
31 MARCH 2006
Venezuela - Journalists assaulted by supporters of the National Electoral Council president (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73230/
Kenya - Editorial cartoonist threatened with legal actions for depictions of minister (CRN) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73232/
Venezuela - Policeman takes journalist to court for defamation (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73233/
Australia - Surveillance laws passed by senate pose severe threat to press freedom, says MEAA (MEAA) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73235/
Paraguay - CPJ places journalist on its "missing" list, urges authorities to conduct investigation (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73236/
Peru - Radio journalist assaulted by judge's relatives (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73238/
Democratic Republic of Congo - JED urges the government to explain the attack on "Tropicana TV" by the local police (JED) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73240/
Vietnam - Authorities deny arrest of fourth user of Internet discussion forum "Paltalk" (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73242/
The Gambia - Journalists say reason for their on-going detention is unclear (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73244/
Vanuatu - PINA condemns police assaults on journalist, publisher (PINA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73245/
Belarus - Writer Andrej Dynko released after ten days in jail, publishes prison diary (WiPC) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73246/
Nepal - Home ministry pressures independent radio stations to broadcast anti-strike announcement (FNJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/73247/
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