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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Regulating the Internet
Legislation for Internet security can quickly turn into a weapon against the free press. Cybercrime laws are intended to extend existing penal codes to the online world, but they can easily be broadened to criminalize standard journalistic practices
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
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Working in Peril
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This video companion to Attacks on the Press recounts the story of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas, who works in one
CPJ urges Kazakhstan to stop repressing media
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - Dear President Nazarbayev: The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply disturbed by the ongoing crackdown by Kazakhstan's security service, the KNB,
Blog: Ekho Moskvy board shuffled ahead of Russian election
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The Russian blogosphere erupted with comments today following an announcement that the board of directors of the iconic radio station, Ekho
CPJ Internet Channel: Can selective blocking pre-empt wider censorship?
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Last week, Twitter provoked a fierce debate online when it announced a new capability--and related policy--to hide tweets on a country-specific
United States – Censored, prosecuted and on terror list, filmmaker denied First Amendment rights
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Filmmaker and environmentalist Josh Fox is to appear in court on 15 February on a charge of “unlawful entry” following his




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