June 10th, 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the government was “pursuing every possible approach” over the two US journalists held in North Korea as their families have pleaded with the authorities there to set the pair free. Read more hereTags: Tags: Euna Lee, journalists, Laura Ling, north korea, press censorship,
June 9th, 2009
Monthly magazine L’Essentiel has been suspended for disturbing public order, after the cover page reportedly insulted the President. Read more hereTags: Tags: censorship, L'essentiel, magazine, press censorship, Senegal,
June 2nd, 2009
A key suspect in the murder of the prominent editor Ivo Pukanic and his colleague Niko Franic who were killed in Croatia last year, has been arrested in Belgrade. Read more hereTags: Tags: Belgrade, Croatia, Ivo Pukanic, murder, Niko Franic, press censorship, Serbia,
May 29th, 2009
Sri Lankan officials have said that journalists who visited areas formerly controlled by the Tamil Tiger rebels will be prosecuted. Read more hereTags: Tags: press censorship, Sri Lanka. Tamil tigers,
May 28th, 2009
The Yemeni Minister of information has denied that the government had suspended any newspapers, saying that some willingly disappeared and others for troubles with printers. In recent months several newspapers have been shut down and there have been numerous attempts on journalists lives. Read more hereTags: Tags: press censorship, press freedom, Yemen,
