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Media Group Wants Turkmen Reporter Freed

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders called Thursday for the immediate release of a reporter with U.S.-funded Radio Liberty in the tightly controlled Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan and her three adult children.

Group Fears Web Censorship in Singapore

Reporters Without Borders has expressed concern about Singapore's moves to control political debate on the Internet ahead of parliamentary elections.

Journalist Death Toll High in Iraq War

More journalists and media staffers have been killed during the Iraq war than during any conflict since World War II, Reporters Without Borders said Monday, the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

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'Bad' Words Earn Blogger Big Fine

Source: wired.com

From the page: -- A media watchdog group protested the conviction of an Italian blogger for defamation, warning Friday that such a verdict could lead to censorship of blogs in Italy. --

2005 deadliest year in decade for media

Source: upi.com

The year 2005 was the deadliest in a decade for global media, according to a new report by Reporters Without Borders.

Burma: Three Face Trial Today For Pro-Democracy Poem, Five Others Released

Source: rsf.org

The authorities have freed five of the seven students from Pegu university (north of Rangoon) who were arrested on 29 March for publishing a pro-democracy poem, Reporters Without Borders and the Burma Media Association noted today. They were released on 10 April.

Iraq: Reporter's Murder Brings Total Number of Journalists Killed Since 2003 to 88

Source: rsf.org

Reporters Without Borders today condemned the murder of Koussai Kahdban, an Iraqi journalist with local radio station Al-Bilad, who was shot by gunmen on 22 April in Baghdad.

China: Call for Ching Cheong’s Release in the Absence of Proof

Source: rsf.org

The Hong Kong-based China correspondent of the Singapore-based Straits Times newspaper, Ching Cheong faces a possible death sentence on a charge of spying although the Chinese authorities have produced no evidence against him.

Gambia: Authorities Free The Independent’s Manager & Editor, But Keep Reporter

Source: rsf.org

The Independent’s general manager, Madi Ceesay, and its editor, Musa Saidykhan, were released this afternoon on bail after being illegally detained for more than three weeks. They will have to report to the police every day. Meanwhile, Lamin M.

CBS Cameraman Freed After Being Held for a Year by US Military

Source: rsf.org

Reporters Without Borders today hailed the release on 11 April of CBS cameraman Abdul Ameer Younis Hussein, who had been held by the US military for a year at Camp Bucca detention centre and Abu Ghraib prison.

Saudi Arabia: Saudi Journalist Arrested For Criticising Religious Extremism

Source: rsf.org

Reporters Without Borders today condemned the detention of Rabah Al-Quwai, who writes for the Saudi daily newspapers Okaz and Chams and the Arabic-language websites Dar el-Nadwa and Gasad al-Thaqafa.

Call For Sami Al-Haj's Release From Guantanamo

Source: rsf.org

Reporters Without Borders voiced concern today about detained Sudanese cameraman Sami Al-Haj of the pan-Arab TV station Al-Jazeera and reiterated its call for his release in the absence of specific charges after speaking to his London-based lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith.

[video] Fighting Yahoo's China policies

Source: news.com.com

Reporters Without Borders challenges Yahoo execs at the company's Silicon Valley headquarters on Monday. The issue: data Yahoo released to police in China.

IFEX :: RSF concerned about recent acts of press repression

Source: ifex.org

The supplement "Bing Dian" ("Freezing Point") of the daily "Zhongguo Qingnian Bao" ("China Youth Daily") has been allowed to reappear after the sacking of its main editor and at least one investigative journalist.