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Tamil editor shot dead A Tamil newspaper editor was killed outside his home on the besieged Jaffna Peninsula on Aug. 20, international and local media reported. Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah, managing... Read more

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Israeli-Hezbollah conflict takes toll on media An Israeli plane fired two missiles at Al-Manar TV, the satellite news channel affiliated with the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, last July 13.... Read more

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Egyptian editor, reporter convicted Ibrahim Eissa and Sahar Zaki, editor and reporter of the weekly Al-Dustour, respectively, were recently convicted for publishing a report critical of President Hosni Mubarak... Read more

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Indon edition of Playboy suspended About 300 protesters broke into the editorial office of Playboy magazine in Jakarta in April, forcing the publication to suspend operations. Violent anti-pornography protests... Read more

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Nepal cracks down on journalists More Nepalese journalists are being jailed for participating in the country’s struggle for press freedom. According to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), more... Read more

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Tarlac journalist slain A community journalist was gunned down by unidentified men on his way home on April 2 in Tarlac City. Orlando Mendoza, a columnist for several local... Read more

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Police closes down radio station An independent radio station in Uganda was closed down on Mar. 13 for airing a show critical of the military and a ruling party... Read more

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Danish paper gets bomb threat The Copenhagen-based daily Jyllands-Posten received bomb threats in retaliation for publishing cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. A caller speaking in English told the paper’s... Read more