Friday, January 16th, 2009
Political scientist Ji Ungpakorn, a professor at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University and a prominent activist, has called for a campaign to abolish the country’s lèse majesté law. (more…)Category Uncategorized | Tags: Tags: lèse majesté, Thailand,
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
In an open letter posted on Chinese-language website Boxun.com, a group of more than 20 Chinese lawyers, writers, and intellectuals accuse state television CCTV of misleading its audience with propaganda and call for viewers to boycott its programmes. (more…)Category News and Analysis | Tags: Tags: China,
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Harassment of reporters such as Sihem Bensedrine (right) shows that Tunisia leads the way in suppression of free expression, writes Rohan Jayasekera
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Category Comment, Middle East and North Africa | Tags: Tags: censorship, Tunisia,
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
A group of around 15 unidentified people attacked and killed 24-year old radio and newspaper reporter Uma Singh, in her home in the southeastern district of Dhanusa on 11 Jan. (more…)Category News and Analysis | Tags: Tags: nepal, Uma Singh,
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Government data retention plans will make life difficult for Britain’s investigative journalists, says Bill Thompson
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Category Comment, UK | Tags: Tags: Bill Thompson, internet, journalism,
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Babu Ramaswamy, an official at the censor board in the South Indian city of Chennai, has announced that film censors shall be paying keen attention to instances of smoking and drinking deemed unnecessary. The board has also suggested that film directors run a scroll with a health warning whenever someone lights up in a film. Read more hereCategory Uncategorized | Tags:
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Coverage of events in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli media has rarely transcended propaganda, writes Dimi Reider
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Category Comment, Middle East and North Africa | Tags: Tags: censorship, Gaza, Israel, Media, palestine,
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Reports on the murder of editor Lasantha Wickramatunga have been censored by the Sri Lankan authorities to remove criticism of the government. (more…)Category News and Analysis | Tags: Tags: censorship, Lasantha Wickramatunga, Sri Lanka,
