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Journalist killed in Cambodia over illegal logging

CMFR/Philippines – A journalist in the Kratie province of Cambodia was shot dead on 12 October 2014 while he was documenting illegal logging, according to the Cambodian Center for... Read more

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Egyptian court convicts journalists for covering protests An Egyptian court sentenced on 23 June 2014 three Al Jazeera journalists–Australian Peter Geste, Cairo bureau chief Canadian-Egyptian Mohamad Fahmy and producer... Read more

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Martial law in Thailand targets media The military in Thailand has issued orders limiting the content of news media outlets, closed down 14 television stations and an unspecified number... Read more

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Media executives attacked in Hong Kong; second incident in a month Four masked men attacked two media executives on 19 March 2014 in Hong Kong. It was the second... Read more

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A Thailand criminal court on May 30 found an online editor guilty of violating the Computer Crimes Act (CCA) of 2007 for not deleting quickly enough from her website... Read more

Egyptian authorities target journalists amid protests

As thousands of Egyptian protesters marched calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, local authorities have targeted journalists and closed down Internet access in the country to limit... Read more

Philippines down 34 places in Press Freedom Index

THE AMPATUAN massacre has put the Philippines in 156th place in the 2010 World Press Freedom Index of the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, Reporters Without Borders), 34 places... Read more

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Burmese junta hands down ridiculous prison sentences A POPULAR comedian active in Burma’s democracy movement was sentenced to 45 years in jail last Nov. 21 for criticizing the junta’s... Read more

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Burma cracks down on free expression PROTESTS AGAINST soaring fuel prices held in Burma’s capital Rangoon last week—including the largest rally in a decade—have led to the arrest of... Read more

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BBC reporter freed after 114 days AFTER BEING held hostage for 114 days, British journalist Alan Johnston was finally released on the early morning of July 4. His freedom... Read more