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23.11.2006.

IFEX COMMUNIQUÉ VOL 15 NO 46 ¦ 21 NOVEMBER 2006 
Visit the IFEX website: http://www.ifex.org  


FREE EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT:
1. International PEN Launches Campaign on Criminal Defamation
           
REGIONAL NEWS:
2. Russia: Secrecy Over Pollution Endangering Public Health
3. India: Civil Society Gains Access to Airwaves
4. China: Press Freedom Fears in Run-up to 2008 Olympics
5. Iraq: Six Journalists, Media Workers Killed

UPDATES:
6. Mexico: Another Journalist Killed

REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS:
7. Book Examines State of Democracy in Southern Africa

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
8. Lorenzo Natali Prize

"IN OTHER NEWS".
9. Toronto to Host Global Investigative Journalism Conference

JOB NOTICES:
10. IPI Seeks New Director

USEFUL WEBSITES:
11. HURIDOCS

ALERTS ISSUED BY THE IFEX CLEARING HOUSE LAST WEEK
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FREE EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT

1. INTERNATIONAL PEN LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN ON CRIMINAL DEFAMATION

International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) has launched a campaign to call attention to writers around the world who are imprisoned or face jail for alleged defamation.

WiPC is urging countries to repeal laws that treat defamation as a criminal rather than a civil offence, and for the term "insult" to be removed from all penal codes. In its January to June 2006 case list of worldwide free expression violations, WiPC recorded 96 cases in which writers had been jailed or faced prison on criminal defamation charges.

To kick off the campaign, which runs from November 2006 to April 2007, WiPC is highlighting five cases of writers currently in prison or being prosecuted - in China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico and Turkey.

The cases include Turkish editor Hrant Dink, Ethiopian journalist Wesenseged Gebrekidan, Mexican reporter Lydia Cacho, Chinese Internet "dissident" Yang Xiaoqing, and Egyptian journalists Ibrahim Issa and Sahar Zaki.

PEN members around the world will be writing letters, raising publicity and staging events in support of these and other writers under attack. WiPC will also be coordinating a series of monthly actions focusing on different regions where criminal defamation laws are suppressing free expression.

Visit these links:
- WiPC: http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/
- Defining Defamation: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/standards/definingdefamation.pdf
- World Press Freedom Committee: http://www.wpfc.org/CampaignAgainstInsultLaws.html
- IFJ Campaign Handbook: http://www.ifj-asia.org/files/ifj_defamation_lr.pdf
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REGIONAL NEWS:

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

2. RUSSIA: SECRECY OVER POLLUTION ENDANGERING PUBLIC HEALTH

The Russian government's unwillingness to properly inform citizens about pollution, food contamination and nuclear waste and radiation is seriously endangering thousands of lives, a new report by ARTICLE 19 reveals.

"The Forbidden Zone: Access to Environmental Information in Russia" shows how Russian authorities have resorted to Soviet-style secrecy to deny access to information on environmental problems. The report finds that numerous people in Russia live in areas near nuclear factories that have high levels of radiation.

In the area surrounding the Mayak nuclear facility in the Urals, for example, there have been three major nuclear accidents, resulting in high rates of cancer, birth defects and lower life expectancy, says ARTICLE 19. Yet, the local authorities have denied the existence of significant health and environmental concerns, and refused to disclose relevant data.

According to statistics compiled by Russian scientist Alexei Yablokov, 300,000 people die on average every year in Russia due to environmental pollution.

Journalists and campaigners who have attempted to expose the risks to human health and the environment have been persecuted by authorities, notes ARTICLE 19. Scientists who try to expose the hazards posed by nuclear waste and radiation are labeled "spies" and imprisoned.

ARTICLE 19 launched its report at a press conference in London on 21 November 2006, which featured a panel of experts, including representatives from Greenpeace, Amnesty International and BBC World Service.

To obtain a copy of the report, contact Federica Prina: Federica@article19.org

Visit these links:
- ARTICLE 19: http://www.article19.org
- Europe's Radioactive Secret: http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/content/international/press/reports/european-rad-secret.pdf
- Amnesty International: http://web.amnesty.org/pages/rus-161105-action-eng
- Bellona: http://www.bellona.org/subjects/Nuclear_Russia

ASIA-PACIFIC

3. INDIA: CIVIL SOCIETY GAINS ACCESS TO AIRWAVES

The Indian government has approved a new policy enabling non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to apply for community radio licenses for the first time, reports the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).

Under the policy, which was approved on 16 November 2006, non-profit organisations that have served local communities for at least three years can apply to operate a community radio station.

According to a government press release, a community radio station "should be designed to serve a specific well-defined local community and the programmes for broadcast should be relevant to the educational, developmental, social and cultural needs of the community."
Information and Broadcasting Minister P.R. Dasmunshi, said this meant radio stations run by NGOs could not broadcast news and current affairs programmes.

The move comes 11 years after India's Supreme Court ruled that the airwaves are public property and should be used for public good. Prior to the new policy, only educational institutions were permitted to operate community radio stations.

Visit these links:
- AMARC: http://www.amarc.org/
- OneWorld: http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/142618/1/
- UNDP/UNESCO Report on Community Radio in India:
http://www.undp.org.in/events/CRadio/Bgnd_Nt_Cmmty_Rdio.pdf
- Community Radio Network: http://www.communityradionetwork.org/

4. CHINA: PRESS FREEDOM FEARS IN RUN-UP TO 2008 OLYMPICS

As China prepares to host the next Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in August 2008, a growing number of IFEX members are expressing concern that media coverage of the event will be restricted by authorities and that local journalists who report on politically sensitive issues could be targeted during, and after, the Games.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) sent a delegation to Switzerland on 15 November 2006, where it met with representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The delegation urged the IOC to put pressure on China to keep its promise of "ensuring that all journalists, Chinese and foreign, are able to cover every aspect of the Games without obstruction or fear of reprisal."

CPJ pointed out that in its 2001 bid to host the Olympics, China gave explicit assurances that it would provide complete media access for all journalists in 2008. However, press freedom conditions have worsened considerably since 2001, with 31 journalists currently imprisoned in connection to their work. CPJ said it feared that after the Olympics, Chinese journalists "will bear the brunt of official retribution for reporting any news that the government deems unfavorable."

In the past year, the government has also placed new restrictions on the media. Regional news outlets outside of Beijing are now banned from reporting on events in the capital. New regulations announced in September ban foreign news suppliers from distributing news or information in China that "undermines China's national unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity" or "endangers China's national security, reputation and interests."

Meanwhile, the government is proposing a new set of rules under which journalists and news outlets would be fined for reporting a disease outbreak, a demonstration, a terrorist attack, or a catastrophic environmental disaster before the government had issued official announcements.

The IOC representatives said "assurances have been made that the media will have access to perform their tasks as journalists reporting on the Games." They also said they would consider cases brought to their attention by CPJ, and that they hoped a dialogue between the two organisations would continue.

Human Rights Watch has expressed concerns that Chinese authorities might use official accreditation of journalists at the Olympics to punish those who are critical of government policies. It also said the government's ownership of almost all Olympic-related media infrastructure will enable it to edit out offending broadcasts or jam transmission signals.

Commenting on the IOC, Human Rights Watch said the committee has not been especially critical of China's censorship with respect to the 2008 Games, "thus lending credibility to Chinese authorities' actions."

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) says restrictions on foreign and Chinese journalists are frequent occurrences in China. According to a recent survey by the Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC), at least 72 incidents involving foreign reporters being detained, harassed and assaulted have occurred since China won its bid to host the Olympics in 2004.

Visit these links:
- CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/asia/china15nov06na.html
- Human Rights Watch: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/10/06/china14347.htm
- RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19783
- FCCC: http://www.fccchina.org/what/newmelinda.html

5. IRAQ: SEVEN JOURNALISTS, MEDIA WORKERS KILLED

In Iraq, five journalists and two media support workers have been killed in the past three weeks, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

On 20 November 2006, Walid Hassan was shot dead while trying to elude a kidnapping attempt in Baghdad, reported RSF. Hassan was the producer and star of a weekly comedy show, "Caricatures," on the privately-owned TV station Al-Sharqiya, which satirised the U.S. army, Iraqi politicians, Sunni insurgents and Shiite militias.

On 15 November 2006, Luma Abdallah Al-Karkhi, a reporter for the daily newspaper "Al-Dustour", was killed in Baquba, Diyala province. It has not been confirmed whether he was killed because of his work as a journalist. According to RSF, Al-Karkhi, 25, had received several anonymous warnings that she should stop working for the newspaper.

On the same day, gunmen shot and killed Fadia Mohammed Abid and her driver in the northern city of Mosul.

On 13 November, Muhammed Al-Ban, a reporter and cameraman for the Iraqi broadcaster Al-Sharqiya, was also killed in Mosul. Al-Ban, 58, worked for three years at Al-Sharqiya and was well known as an experienced journalist. He had also been deputy editor of the leading local daily "Al-Masar" but resigned seven months ago to focus on his work for Al-Sharqiya.

On 2 November, Qussai Abass, a reporter for "Tariq Al-Shaab", and his driver were gunned down while on their way to the newspaper's office.

The conflict in Iraq has claimed more journalists' lives than any other conflict in the past 25 years, says CPJ. According to the organisation's records, which date back to 1981, 86 journalists and 37 media support workers have been killed since the start of the U.S. occupation in March 2003. The majority of those killed - 65 journalists and 36 media support workers - have been Iraqis.

Visit these links:
- IFJ: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=4384&Language=EN
- RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19738
- CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/mideast/iraq13nov06na.html
- CPJ Statistics on Journalists Killed in Iraq: http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/Iraq/Iraq_danger.html
- Iraqi Journalists Rights Defence Association: http://www.ijrda.com
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UPDATES

6. MEXICO: ANOTHER JOURNALIST KILLED

Eleven days after journalist Misuel Tamayo Hernández was found dead in a motel room in Zihuatanejo in the Mexican state of Guerrero, another journalist has been killed, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

José Manuel Nava Sánchez was found stabbed to death in his apartment in Mexico City on 16 November 2006. According to the police, a laptop computer and other belongings were missing. Nava Sánchez, 53, had been editor of the daily newspaper "Excélsior" from February 2002 to December 2005, when it was sold to Grupo Imagen. Prior to that, he was the newspaper's Washington, D.C. correspondent for 16 years.

Nava Sánchez had recently authored a book, "Excélsior, el asalto final" ("Excélsior, the Final Assault"), in which he criticised the sale of the newspaper, saying it had been done in conditions of "extreme irregularity," according to IAPA. Until the sale, "Excélsior" had been run by its journalists and employees as a cooperative.

Five journalists have been killed in Mexico so far this year, says IAPA. They include Jaime Arturo Olvera Bravo, Enrique Perea Quintanilla, Ramiro Téllez Contreras, Bradley Will and Misael Tamayo Hernández. Another two - Rafael Ortiz Martínez and Alfredo Jiménez Mota - are missing

Visit these links:
- IAPA: http://www.sipiapa.org/pressreleases/chronologicaldetail.cfm?PressReleaseID=1799
- CPJ: http://www.cpj.org/news/2006/americas/mexico17nov06na.html
- RSF: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=19794
- IFJ: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=4385&Language=EN
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REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS

7. BOOK EXAMINES STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has published a new edition of the book "Outside the Ballot Box: Preconditions for Elections in Southern Africa", which examines the state of democratisation in the region, including the impact that civil society has had on governance and accountability.

The updated edition focuses particularly on civil society as an instrument of democratisation. Fourteen authors discuss such subjects as strategies for political change in Zimbabwe, the historic 2006 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the growth of anti-poverty protest movements in South Africa. Other articles discuss key problem areas that affect Southern Africa as a whole: the nature of liberation movements as governments, the struggle for gender equality in governance and the lack of pan-African standards to guide and assess elections.

The book is published on behalf of Preconditions for an Elections Programme in Southern Africa (PEPSA), a joint initiative of MISA, the Netherlands Institute of Southern Africa, HIVOS and the Open Society Society Initiative for Southern Africa.

A PDF version of the book is available at http://www.misa.org/ballotbox.html

For more information on the publication, contact Jeanette Minnie: jcmin@iafrica.com
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AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

8. LORENZO NATALI PRIZE

The European Commission invites journalists working in print and online to submit entries for the 2006 Lorenzo Natali Prize, which honours excellence in reporting on human rights and democracy in the developing world.

The competition is open to journalists who work in the following regions: Africa; Asia-Pacific; Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; and the Arab world, Iran and Israel.

Each applicant can submit one article published in a local newspaper, magazine or Internet publication that focuses on human rights or democracy in the developing world. The article must have been published between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2006.

For each region, prizes will be awarded to three of the best articles. First prize winners will receive Euro 5,000 (US$6,400), while second and third prize winners receive Euro 2,500 (US$3,200) and Euro 1,500 (US$1,900), respectively. A Grand Prize worth Euro 5,000 will also be awarded to the best article of the entire competition.
 
All prize nominees will be invited as special guests to Brussels in 2007 to attend an award ceremony.

The deadline for submitting entries is 31 January 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.nataliprize.eu
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"IN OTHER NEWS".

9. TORONTO TO HOST GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CONFERENCE

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) will be hosting the fourth global investigative journalism conference in Toronto from 24 to 27 May 2007, which will bring together journalists from 30 countries to network and discuss the most pressing issues facing investigative reporting today.

The conference, which is held every two years, is being organised in partnership with the Global Investigative Journalism Network (http://www.globalinvestigativejournalism.org). It will feature panels, workshops and keynote speakers focusing on exemplary investigative journalism around the world and the breaking stories and hot issues that are producing the investigative stories of the future.  There is also a significant training component to the conference, including the latest journalistic techniques and computer assisted reporting. 

The conference will include the awarding of the Global Shining Light Award to an investigative reporter from a developing country or country in transition who has worked under threat, duress or in the direst of conditions.

An important component of the conference is ensuring journalists from developing countries are invited and financially supported to attend.  The conference will be part of the annual CAJ National conference and awards presentation. 

For more information, visit: http://www.caj.ca/events/conf-2007/index.html
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JOB NOTICES

10. IPI SEEKS NEW DIRECTOR

The International Press Institute (IPI) is seeking to hire a Director to lead the organisation in promoting freedom of expression and press freedom around the world. The Director will be expected to provide strategic leadership for the organisation and inspire members, national committees and the Executive Board to revitalise and reform IPI.

He or she should have at least five years of management experience, be fluent in written and spoken English, and possess superior skills in communication and organisation. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2007.

For a full job description, visit: http://www.freemedia.at/Director_IPI.pdf
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USEFUL WEBSITES

11. HURISEARCH

HURISEARCH is the only comprehensive search engine specifically geared towards human rights. It provides rapid access to the content of more than 3,000 human rights websites.

Visit: http://www.hurisearch.org/
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ALERTS ISSUED BY THE IFEX CLEARING HOUSE DURING THE PAST WEEK

13 NOV 2006
Singapore - Blogger questioned, ordered to remove online video of himself speaking in public (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79076/
Democratic Republic of Congo - Ten radio and television stations suspended (AMARC) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79074/ Denmark - Three journalists charged with "harming state security", face possible two-year prison sentence (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79072/ Nigeria - National intelligence agents detain two newspaper editors, raid publisher's office, seize materials (MRA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79070/ Afghanistan - Journalist detained for several days over article critical of influential minister (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79068/ Mexico - Editor of Guerrero state's leading daily found murdered in motel room (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79066/ East Timor - As political violence rages, journalist stoned by mob, receives death threats (SEAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79065/ Philippines - Columnist receives death threat for article criticising government (SEAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79064/ Egypt - Blogger dismissed from university, detained and interrogated, faces possible imprisonment for expressing secular views (HRInfo) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79063/ Brazil - Television station's broadcasts cut by municipal police force on Itu mayor's orders (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79060/ Russia - Supreme Court overturns acquittals in editor's murder (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79056/ Ghana - Government must be more open with information regarding "blood diamond" trade, says ARTICLE 19 (ARTICLE 19) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79052/ Nepal - Multi-party forum stresses need to review draft Constitution, calls for non-commercial and autonomous media (FNJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79051/ The Gambia - "False information" case against journalist repeatedly adjourned (MFWA) - alert update http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79050/

14 NOV 2006
Mexico - Journalist found dead had received threats two months before (CPJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79104/
Argentina - Football team fans assault journalists (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79102/
Chad - Government announces state of emergency, censorship of private newspapers and radio stations (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79099/
Peru - Editor and journalist receive one-year suspended sentence, fine for defamation (IPYS) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79098/
Eritrea - Report suggests three journalists may have died in prison camp in northeastern desert (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79097/
Lesotho - Broadcast journalist inundated with threats over his reporting on political developments (MISA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79095/
Mexico - Journalist Angel Mario Ksheratto sent back to prison, RSF complains of "judicial hounding" (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79092/
China - Dissident writer arrested, charged with subversion, his home raided, as apparent crackdown continues (WiPC) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79091/
Peru - International pressure forces Congress to postpone last vote on anti-NGO law (IPYS) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79089/
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) - Police deny protection to journalist facing death threats (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79087/
France (New Caledonia) - Protest ends after disrupting access to information and media operations for eight months (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79085/
Paraguay - Two journalists in Ybycuí threatened (SPP) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79083/
Democratic Republic of Congo - JED calls for urgent reforms to state-owned radio and television in wake of presidential elections (JED) - capsule report
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79081/
Nepal - Member of Parliament threatens to burn down newspaper's office and attack journalists (FNJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79080/
Iraq - Iraqi television journalist gunned down (CPJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79079/
Philippines - Authorities attempt to arrest journalist over article critical of president (SEAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79078/
Malaysia - Newspaper, editor suspended by government for feature on sex (SEAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79077/

15 NOV 2006
Bangladesh - Influential former minister sues six publications (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79127/
Iraq - Two journalists killed; journalist flees city after shots fired, his home raided; mortar shells explode near TV station, causing injuries (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79124/
Venezuela - Mayor denies four critical media outlets access to municipal buildings, government advertising (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79123/
Russia - Website editor facing criminal defamation charges, his computers seized (CJES) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79121/
United States - RSF urges new Congress members to support federal "shield" law, free imprisoned journalists (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79119/
Azerbaijan - Journalists and opposition representatives on hunger strike in protest against crackdown on independent media (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79115/
China (Hong Kong) - Radio station presenters on trial face possible prison terms (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79112/
Burma - ARTICLE 19 urges Security Council to pass resolution to end violations of free expression, other rights (ARTICLE 19) - press release
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79111/
Europe - ARTICLE 19 and others urge European Council to set high standard in freedom of information treaty (ARTICLE 19) - press release
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79110/

16 NOV 2006
Chad - Communications Ministry begins implementing prior censorship after declaration of state of emergency (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79142/
Paraguay - Government "feigning ignorance" in response to IACHR inquiry regarding journalist's disappearance, says SPP (SPP) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79139/
Sri Lanka - Television presenter receives death threats (FMM) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79137/ Bolivia - Police assault, injure EFE news agency photojournalist (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79136/
Malaysia - Pressure on media as police suspected in model's murder (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79135/
Brazil - High court ruling that university degree required to practice journalism "contrary to press freedom", says RSF (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79133/
International - WiPC mounts campaign defending writers and journalists imprisoned or facing jail sentences for "defamation" or "insult" (WiPC) - press release
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79132/
Denmark - IFJ testifies in defence of journalists accused of publishing government secrets in reports on Iraq (IFJ) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79131/
Republic of Congo - Authorities arrest, detain, charge two anti-corruption activists in effort to silence them, says Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79130/
Vietnam - Human Rights Watch calls on regional summit to press government on human rights reforms (Human Rights Watch) - capsule report
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79129/
Angola - Human Rights Watch reviews new press law, press freedom situation ahead of 2007 elections (Human Rights Watch) - capsule report
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79128/

17 NOVEMBER 2006
Mexico - "Excélsior" newspaper's Washington correspondent for 22 years murdered in Mexico City (IAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79233/
United States - Federal appeal court refuses rehearing in case of blogger Josh Wolf (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79231/
Egypt - Hundreds of plainclothes police prevent journalists from covering Cairo demonstration (RSF) - alert http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79210/
Iraq - Reporter killed in Ba'kouba: fourth media worker killed in past week (CPJ) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79204/
Thailand - Draft anti-cybercrime legislation poses potential threat to freedom of expression on Internet, says SEAPA (SEAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79182/
Vietnam - RSF calls for support of dissident press as writers "quarantined" during APEC summit (RSF) - capsule report
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79179/
Ghana - Journalist beaten, subjected to abuse, briefly detained by police officer (MFWA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79168/
Colombia - Journalist threatened after reporting on corruption in Sincelejo municipal government (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79158/
Americas - Oscar Arias urges media to be critical of concentration of economic power and help resolve key global problems (IAPA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79156/ United States - "The New York Times" refuses to reveal a journalists' source for anthrax story, risks fine for defamation (RSF) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79154/
Ghana - Police harass, mistreat journalists at press conference; seize and destroy journalist's camera (MFWA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79153/
Syria - Relatives of Syrian prisoners of conscience testify to abuses before French Parliament (RSF) - alert update
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79151/
Venezuela - President Chávez warns that licenses of television companies that "promoted his overthrow" may not be renewed (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79149/
Peru - Judge imposes prior censorship on newspaper editor (IPYS) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79147/
China - In run-up to 2008 Games, CPJ asks International Olympic Committee to address erosion of press freedom (CPJ) - press release
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79146/
India - Government passes historic new policy democratising community radio (AMARC) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79145/ Kazakhstan - Media advocacy groups submit draft media law to Parliament (Adil Soz) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79144/
Sierra Leone - US journalist arrested, released, warned not to report on disgruntled young labourers (MFWA) - alert
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/79143/
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