Journalists, media specialists and organizations supporting press freedom from the post-Soviet region will meet in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, this week to discuss current trends in their countries and to debate the way forward for the independent media.
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Ever since Russian military troops entered Crimea, local media workers have been intimidated and harassed, offices have been broken into, TV signals have been cut, and outside journalists have been barred entry to the country, effectively silencing all but “one ‘correct’ opinion.”
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There are far too many countries where news and content providers constantly face a very special and formidable form of censorship, one exercised in the name of religion or even God. In a recent report, Reporters Without Borders analyzed the key hotspots and offered its recommendations.
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The Sierra Leone parliament’s passage of a freedom of information law is a major step to ensure greater government transparency, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.
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