So far in 2012 four journalists have been killed in Somalia. The last two years have truly marked difficult times for journalists in Somalia as pressure not only comes from Al-Shabaab, but also from local and national governments.
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A collection of responses from the media and social media users on the actions taken against journalists who covered the recent Russian presidential election. While some international media outlets covered these events, social media responses in English have been limited.
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A selection of statements, views and information posted to social media outlets as the news that The Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, French photojournalist Rémy Ochlyc, and Rami al-Sayed, a Syrian citizen journalist, had been killed during shelling in the city of Homs.
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Sanjay Kak’s film Jashn-e-Azadi (How We Celebrate Freedom), which is controversial for its critical view of the Indian military’s role in Kashmir, was pulled from a seminar at Symbiosis College in Pune, India, after protests by fundamentalist Hindu student group.
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In this interview the editor of the blog Coup Four and a Half talks about the changes that the lifting of the state of emergency will bring to Fiji, the censored stories of three killed tourists, and the steps the country needs to take in order to establish freedom of speech.
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Li Tie was sentenced to 10 years in prison for “subversion of the state authority.” As proof the court cited several articles written by the Maoist writer, including his recent article, “Human Beings’ Heaven Is Human Dignity,” which called for democratic political reform.
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Despite the planned removal of media censors from Fijian newsrooms, press organizations fear the right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression is still very much under threat.
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