All posts tagged protect-journalists

March 31, 2010 · Comments Off

Independent newspaper punished with draconian fine

A Kazakh newspaper routinely harassed for its coverage of government policies, human rights abuses and corruption has been fined US$400,000 and handed a distribution ban, report the Almaty-based Adil Soz – International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

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Notorious crime journalist slain

January 13, 2010 · Comments Off

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A journalist who had written articles and a book on crime figures was gunned down on 5 January in the Bulgarian capital,

Journalist hurled out six-story window

January 6, 2010 · Comments Off

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A prominent Kyrgyz journalist highly critical of the government died on 22 December, days after being thrown out the sixth-story window of

Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova

October 23, 2009 · Comments Off

PEN American Center, Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists, CUNY's School of Journalism, and WITNESS present: Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalia Estemirova Featuring

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