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Security law used to punish editor with 21-year prison sentence
A Kurdish editor was sentenced to over 21 years in prison on 9 February by a Turkish court for publishing ... -
Weekly's journalists resign in protest over editorial interference
Staff of the weekly "Ostriv Svobody" resigned after a new publisher attempted to dictate the paper's editorial stance. -
Website suffers hacker attack after posting interview with murdered rights activist
Soon after publishing the last interview given by murdered rights activist Natalya Estemirova, the Ingushetiyaru website was rendered inoperable by ... -
New government regulations may restrict distribution of foreign publications
Public agencies in Belarus now have the right to ban dissemination of foreign media publications. -
Amendments to legislation restricting media activity adopted
NGOs and media outlets have issued statements denouncing the changes and appealed to the president to withdraw them. -
Czech politician accuses U.S. of discrimination against foreign journalists
A member of the Czech Senate has written a strongly-worded letter to key U.S. senators complaining of discriminatory personnel policies ... -
Olympics: Don't Skate Over Rights Violations
(New York) - The Olympic Movement urgently needs to focus on human rights reform, Human Rights Watch said today ... -
Turkey sentences Kurdish newspaper editor to 21 years in prison
IPI says the government is using anti-terrorism laws to restrict press freedom. -
Charges against journalist lifted
GDF credits its letter-writing campaign with influencing public opinion and convincing the judge to drop the charges. -
Journalist hit with hammer against head
Veliko Tarnovo was hit on the head with a hammer by a construction entrepreneur whom he was about to interview ...
