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Blog: ‘Invisible Tibet’ blogger elicits China’s extra-judicial ire

Beijing-based blogger Woeser reported on her website Invisible Tibet today that she has been confined to her residence by Beijing public security officers who are stationed outside her home.

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Putin ‘on a collision course’ or ‘at a fork in the road’? – NED

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): “The point of elections is that their outcome should be uncertain,” says The Economist.

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Russia – Wave of attempts to intimidate independent media in run-up to presidential election

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by attempts to intimidate independent national media in recent days in Russia. “Whether the result

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Preface

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Technology has democratized news publishing, rattling regimes that see their survival dependent on control of information. Video footage of repression from

Attacks on the Press in 2011

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Trade and the Internet are turning us into global citizens, but the news we need to ensure accountability is often stopped

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Profiles in Freedom

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How does one negotiate the choice to stay and report potentially dangerous news, rather than take a less risky assignment, leave

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Fighting Impunity

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The global rate of unpunished murders remains stubbornly high at just below 90 percent. Senior officials in the most dangerous countries

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Regulating the Internet

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Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing

Attacks on the Press in 2011: The Global Citizen

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Even as trade and new systems of communication turn us into global citizens, the information we need to ensure accountability often

Attacks on the Press in 2011: The Changing Views on Sexual Assault

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The much-publicized assault on Lara Logan put the danger of sexual violence for journalists into the spotlight for the first time.

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Evolution in Journalist Security

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The danger of covering violent street protests has become a significant risk for journalists, alongside combat and targeted killings. Sexual assault,

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Africa

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Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Mohamed Keita examines the false choice between development and press freedom,

Attacks on the Press in 2011: In Mexico, Silence or Death Remains the Choice

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The Mexican president promised to protect a besieged press corps with a federal protection program, a special prosecutor and

Attacks on the Press in 2011: State Media As Anti-Media Tool

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In some Latin American countries, state-owned media are used not only for propaganda but as platforms to smear critics, including journalists.

Attacks on the Press in 2011: Americas

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Analyses and data chart press freedom conditions throughout the region. Carlos Lauría describes the rise of state media as a powerful

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