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International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A Turkish editor was gunned down last week after leaving his office, report the IPS Communication Foundation (BIANET) and the International Press Institute

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: IPI encourages the government to respect the role of independent, critical media.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: In a landmark ruling, the ECHR confirmed the rights of news organisations to protect the confidentiality of their sources.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Editor Cihan Hayirsevener had recently received death threats in connection with his work.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The threats were made after a message was aired stating a local businesswoman had been evading taxes for several years.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: In two separate cases, a journalist was beaten and a newspaper received a bullet in an envelope along with threatening notes.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Courts illegally monitored telephone calls between judges and journalists, newspaper claims.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Lithuania's parliament (the Seimas) has introduced a new law created to censor information available to children, reports Human Rights Watch. The rights group

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: An Istanbul criminal court said the weekly "Aydinlik" praised terrorism.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A police officer who fatally shot an online publisher has been convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to two years in prison.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The ruling came in an appeal filed by the slain editor's father, who had asked the court to order a new investigation into

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: In recent days, authorities in Karshi and Margilan have detained human rights advocates to prevent them from meeting with a Human Rights Watch

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The 17 January 2010 election will be the first presidential election in Ukraine since the Orange Revolution of 2004.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: CPJ called on authorities to prosecute the perpetrators who made death threats against "Novaya Gazeta" correspondent Iryna Khalip.