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Journalist Imprisoned (May 21, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On May 6, 2013, Eric Topona, the General Secretary of
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Chad
Journalist Sentenced for Article Deemed Divisive (April 04, 2013) by Constance Johnson
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Rwanda
Draft Publishing Law Criticized (March 07, 2013) by Constance Johnson
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Burma
Activist to File Complaint (February 27, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On February 21, 2013, Jason Chao was arrested by the police in Macau, together with activists protesting outside a building in ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Macau / U.N. Human Rights Council
Newspaper Staff Members Arrested (February 05, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On January 18, 2013, three senior administrators at
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Gambia
Journalist Sentenced for Royal Insult (January 25, 2013) by Constance Johnson
On January 23, 2013, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, a magazine editor and political activist, was sentenced to an 11-year term of imprisonment by ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Thailand
Supreme Court Ruling on Unrestricted Access of Journalists to Trials (January 08, 2013) by Peter Roudik
On December 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of the
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation
Publication of Six Opposition Newspapers Suspended, Restored (September 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On September 12, 2012, the National Press Council of Ivory Coast issued a communiqué suspending the operations of six of the ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Ivory Coast
Editor Punished by Court (July 03, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On June 28, 2012, newspaper editor Abdulhamid Adiamoh, a Nigerian citizen, was sentenced by a court in Gambia for contempt of ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Gambia
Draft Constitution to Include Press Freedom (May 07, 2012) by Constance Johnson
Zambia released a draft constitution on April 30, 2012, that has been praised for its provisions on freedom of the press. ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Zambia
Media Reform Program (March 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Minister of Information and Culture of Myanmar (Burma), Kyaw Hsan, stated on March 19, 2012, at a two-day conference on ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Burma
Media Outlets Face Approval Requirement (March 14, 2012) by Constance Johnson
In a directive dated March 9, 2012, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) under Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence announced ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Sri Lanka
Journalist Deported to Face Blasphemy Charges (February 17, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On February 9, 2012, the police in Malaysia detained a journalist from Saudi Arabia, Hamza Kashgari; on February 12 he was ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Malaysia / Saudi Arabia
Tightened Controls on Microblogging, Including Real Name Requirement (February 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On February 7, 2012, it was reported that China's four major microblogging (weibo) websites -- Sina.com, Sohu, NetEase, and Tencent -- ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: China
European Parliament Resolution on Hungary's Media Law (March 16, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
Although the threat of the European Union taking legal action against Member State Hungary for its controversial new Media Law has ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: European Union / Hungary
Journalist Shield Law Passed by Australian Senate (March 09, 2011) by Kelly Buchanan
On March 3, 2011, the Australian Senate passed the Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2010, which will have the effect of ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Australia
Controversy over Proposed Media Law (February 16, 2011) by Constance Johnson
The members of the journalist community in Kenya have raised concerns about a Media Bill 2010 proposed by the Minister for ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Kenya
Law Enacted Giving Government Unfettered Power to Ban Local Publications (February 03, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom
It was reported on January 27, 2011, that President Bingu Wa Mutharika of Malawi signed into law the Penal Code (Amendment) ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Malawi
Controversial New Media Law Defended by Government (January 07, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
Hungary's Parliament passed a new media law on December 20, 2010, that has been harshly criticized by members of the country's ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Hungary
Annual Press Freedom Index Published (November 02, 2010) by Wendy Zeldin
The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières, RSF) issued its ninth annual World Press Freedom Index on October 20, ...
Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: World
Last updated: May 21, 2013
