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New VOA director threatened to resign in an apparent dispute with the BBG

Welcome to the BBG David. In a meeting with staff of Voice of America’s Central News Division, new director David Ensor told VOA employees that within the first five weeks on the job he had already threatened to quit once. …

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Iran – Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2011) — RSF

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - 12.09.2011-Two journalists freed but a dozen netizens and journalists arrested Two journalists have been released in the past week but a

Tajikistan – President asked to intercede in detained journalist’s case — IFEX

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A Sughd provincial court ordered Makhmadyusuf Ismoilov detained for the duration of the investigation, but there are continuing doubts about the court's

Journalist’s relatives beaten, home attacked with excavator — RSF

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - The severe beating of members of journalist Idrak Abbasov 's family and the partial destruction of their home in a Baku

Social media shaped Arab Spring agenda – and created ‘slacktivist’ illusions? — National Endowment for Democracy

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Digital social media played a vital role in shaping the political agenda of the Arab Spring, newly-released research suggests.

Azerbaijan – Embassy cable confirmed government harassment of RFE/RL — Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Cable 09BAKU6 A classified cable to the US State Department from the US chargé d'affaires in Baku, Donald Lu, on 6

Azerbaijan – Stepping up harassment of media, Nakhchivan expels reporter

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Yafez Hasanov was abducted on 31 August by three unidentified men who drove him to the Iranian border and told him to

BBG Sided with Ethiopian Regime Against VOA Journalist

Leaders of the Ethiopian American community joined by free media advocates are planning a protest rally on Monday, July 25, in front of

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Censorship at the Voice of America: Broadcasting Board of Governors Sided with Ethiopian Regime Against VOA Journalist

FreeMediaOnline.org San Francisco, CA, USA, July 24, 2011 -- Leaders of the Ethiopian American community joined by free media

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BBG Internet strategy downplays human rights reporting

[caption id="attachment_10423" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Image from VOA Russian Service web post "What American women think about sex." Such stories are designed to beef up page views."][/caption] An independent

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Broadcasting Board of Governors Internet Strategy Downplays Human Rights Reporting

FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, April 6, 2011-- An independent outside expert evaluation of the Voice of America (VOA) Russian news website content,

Voice of America Journalists Protest Ending of VOA Radio to China, Part One

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Don’t silence Voice of America radio to China — Free Media Online president’s op-ed in The Washington Times

FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, April 1, 2011-- The Washington Times has published an op-ed by Free Media Online president Ted Lipien urging

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Voice of America Journalists Protest Ending of VOA Radio to China, Part Five

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Voice of America Journalists Protest Ending of VOA Radio to China, Part Four

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