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2012

February 2012
January 2012
- Turkey: Verdicts in journalist’s assassination prompt mass protests
- China: China tightens grip on microblogs
- Romania: Clashes between protesters and police turn against journalists
- Chile: Chilean government withdraws bill that could affect journalists
- Nigeria: Two journalists killed in Nigeria
- Ethiopia: Three Ethiopian journalists convicted of terrorism

2011

December 2011
- Syria: Syrian blogger and press freedom campaigner detained by authorities
- United States: Senate passes provision allowing military to detain terrorism suspects in U.S.
- Rwanda: Exiled Rwanda online journalist killed in Uganda
- United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates: Bloggers and activists pardoned and freed
November 2011
October 2011
- Serbia: Two journalists face charges for publishing Serbian government documents
- Macedonia: Committee says Southeast European journalists working in “environment of fear”
- Bulgaria: Bulgarian TV Host’s Car Bombed
- Morocco: Moroccan appeal court upholds editor’s prison sentence
- Nigeria: Police arrest six journalists from independent newspaper
- Pakistan: Web editor found dead in apartment
- Philippines: Newspaper chief editor gunned down
- Italy: Government bill threatens investigative journalism in Italy
- Guinea: Obiang prize goes down to the wire
- Venezuela: IFEX demands increased freedom of expression for Venezuela
- Spain: Court decision refutes Franco’s press law
- Colombia: Colombian journalist wins award for encouraging human rights
- China: Journalist probing into public health scandal stabbed to death
- Mexico: Mexico citzens turn to social media to report terror
- Venezuela: Hackers in Venezuela target journalists and activists
- Gambia: Gambia VP touts tourism, downplays human rights issues, dead journalist
- Jordan: Jordanian journalists threaten resignation over anti-corruption bill
September 2011
- Malaysia: Malaysian Prime Minister Promises to Abolish Security Laws and Publications Act
- Egypt: New Egyptian authority believes media are a threat for country’s security
- Peru: Second Peruvian journalist killed this month
- Ethiopia: Anti-terrorism law hinders journalists
- Cuba: Journalist in Cuba banned from reporting
- Philippines: Philippine radio commentator shot dead
- Russia: Retired policeman charged with Politkovskaya murder
- Afghanistan: BBC journalist killed in Afghanistan
- Angola: Journalists attacked during anti-government protest
- South Africa: South Africa passes Secrecy Bill to jail journalists
- Russia: St Petersburg Police Seizes Newspaper to Check For Extremist Content
- Mexico: Mexico most dangerous place to be a journalist
- Somalia: Malaysian journalist killed by AU in Somalia
July 2011
- Global Journalist Show: Covering Women's Sports Around the World
June 2011
- Global Journalist Show: Checking the pulse of Middle Eastern journalism after the Arab Spring
- Global Journalist Show: Covering Organized Crime
- Free Press Watch: Exiled Journalists Continue their Work
- Pakistan: Pakistani journalist reflects on colleague's death
- Free Press Watch: June 6: The latest press freedom news from around the world
May 2011
- Bulgaria: Amendment to laws could affect press freedom
- Bahrain: Independent daily takes another hit
- Syria: Al Jazeera leaves
April 2011
- Brazil: Senator Confiscates Journalist’s Tape Recorder
- Thailand: 13 radio stations closed by military forces
- Libya: Foreign journalists killed
- Uganda: Uganda Broadcasters Face New Regulations
- Nigeria: Political unrest from election
- Bahrain: Two journalists die during police custody
- Philippines: Cop acquitted in five-year murder trial of radio anchor
- Syria: Attacks on journalists increase
- Ukraine: Journalists protest firing of editor
- Libya: Journalists arrested or missing
- Iraq: Journalist killed amid continued harassment
- Belarus: Journalist couple still detained
- Belarus: No room for dissent
- Colombia: Government Violence Used to Threaten Journalists
- Azerbaijan: Two opposition newspaper reporters assaulted
- Philippines: Radio host murdered
- Turkey: Turkey currently has the most jailed journalists
March 2011
- Palestinian National Authority: Reporters beaten during Gaza demonstrations
- Yemen: Yemeni journalist killed
- Libya: Second journalist killed, others held in Libya
- Hungary: Protests against Hungarian media law continue
- Libya: Journalists face increased danger in Libya
- Yemen: More violence against journalists in Yemen
- Turkey: Turkey takes a step back from democracy
- Brazil: Journalists fight for press freedom
- Indonesia: Men charged with murder of journalist acquitted
- Yemen: Yemeni Journalists’ Syndicate attacked
- Libya: Libyan government attempts to control foreign media
- China: Foreign journalists harassed for reporting at protest sites
- Brazil: Government Makes Effort to Ensure Press Freedom
- Syria: Bloggers in Syria considered enemies of the state
- Thailand: New evidence found surrounding death of Japanese journalist
- Iraq: Systematic attacks on news outlets in Iraq
- Hungary: Hungary amends media law to satisfy EU concerns
- England: Judge orders naming of journalists in hacking scandal
February 2011
- Libya: Protesters take over state radio in Libya
- Iraq: Gunmen murder Iraqi journalist
- Bahrain: Journalists take fire in Bahrain demonstrations
- Azerbaijan: Wrongly imprisoned journalist still not released, fears for safety
- Yemen: Journalists face violence in Yemen
- Egypt: CBS correspondent sexually assaulted in Cairo
- Vietnam: Wife confesses husband’s murder
- Cuba: Journalist Released and Blogs Unblocked
- Egypt: Mubarak’s resignation raises hope of new liberties
- Burma: Australian editor imprisoned in Burma
- Iran: Iranian journalist pays a visit to media prison again
- Russia: Guardian journalist who was refused entry into Russia allowed to return
- Ukraine: Search for missing journalist continues
- Ecuador: Journalists silenced by government
- Mexico: Newspaper employee becomes latest casualty of the drug war
- Egypt: Pressure on journalists could continue as the international press leaves
- Tajikistan: Government official prosecutes independent magazine for investigative report
- Vietnam: Reporter dies ten days after arson attack
- Egypt: Journalists continue to report despite attacks
- Egypt: Al Jazeera operations in Egypt shut down
- Palestinian National Authority: Al Jazeera releases the leaked Palestine Papers
- United Kingdom: The BBC World Service cuts jobs and languages for news service
- United States: Journalists condemn police abuse against reporters
- India: Indian government takes first step toward decriminalizing defamation
- Russia: Social media broke news of airport bombing before traditional outlets
January 2011
- Belarus: Newspaper correspondent and husband in police custody
- China: President Hu's U.S. visit censored in China
- Tajikistan: Entire newspaper staff resigns
- Sri Lanka: Rally for justice in light of journalist attacks
- Yemen: Head of Women Journalists Without Chains charged for protest
- Ecuador: Newsmagazine equipment confiscated
- Kuwait: Blogger released from jail

2010

November 2010
- Morocco: Al-Jazeera suspended indefinitely
- Venezuela: Chavez and Freedom of the Press
- Somalia: Journalists in Somalia plead to president for press freedom
- Turkey: Freedom for Turkish Members of the Press
- Russia: Brutal beating of journalist caught on camera
- Mexico: Spain’s Agencia Efe launches a new platform for mobile phones
- Honduras: Government pledges to investigate murdered journalists
- Hungary: Additional parts of media law passed, others dropped
- Mexico: Police raid shuts down radio station
- Turkey: TV station charged for broadcast
- Brazil: Brazilian radio host shot dead outside his home
- Gambia: Five journalists honored
October 2010
- Uzbekistan: Journalist charged with defamation
- Vietnam: French-Vietnamese blogger charged
- Russia: State officials pledge to investigate 19 journalist murders
- China: Caught between authorities and private businesses
- Uganda: Second journalist beaten to death in less than a week
- South Africa: African National Congress discuss possible media regulations at mid-term conference
September 2010
- China: Journalist illegally arrested for writing book on dam
- Bangladesh: Editor and reporter of opposition-linked newspaper sentenced
- Afghanistan: Prominent television journalist stabbed to death in Kabul
- Russia: Young journalist speaks out against brutal suppression, receives award
August 2010
- Serbia: Media development praised by SEEMO
July 2010
- Ivory Coast: Journalists charged with stealing confidential Ivorian documents
- United States: Morris receives visa after pressure from press organizations
- United States: Nieman Fellow at Harvard denied U.S. visa
- Greece: First Greek journalist killed in two decades
- Zambia: Zambian newspaper owner receives support from IPI World Press Freedom Heroes
- Rwanda: Newspaper editor jailed
June 2010
- Philippines: Three Filipino journalists killed
- Spain: Spanish sentencing ruled a violation by European Court of Human Rights
- Italy: Italy’s Senate vote for wiretapping restrictions
- Ethiopia: Ethiopian Election Coverage Lacks Independent Media Voice
May 2010
- India: Police assault reporter during demonstration
- Kyrgystan: New Authorities ban four television stations
- Tunisia: One journalist released, another assaulted
- Sri Lanka: Newly-appointed deputy media minister notorious for poor treatment of journalists
- Spain: Daily acquitted of Basque terrorist connections
- Mexico: Sixth journalist killed in Mexico this year
- Honduras: Journalism professor shot and killed
- Colombia: Photographer killed
- Nigeria: Three Journalists killed in one weekend in Nigeria
- Bahrain: Government bans Blackberry news alerts
- Azerbaijan: European Court of Human Rights Orders Immediate Release of Azeri Journalist
April 2010
- Burma: Journalist arrested without explanation
- Pakistan: Filmmaker disappears after interview with Taliban leadership
- Pakistan: Cameraman killed in suicide bombing
- Somalia: Battle between government and Islamist insurgents hits the airwaves
- Germany: Law could protect journalists who reveal state secrets
- Slovakia: Constitutional Court maintains freedom of expression
- Chile: Journalist wins UN Press Freedom Prize
- Cambodia: Opposition editor freed from jail
- Kuwait: Journalist sentenced to six months in prison
- Rwanda: Weekly newspapers suspended months before presidential election
- Brazil: TV host insults journalist on air
- Mexico: Columnist kidnapped and murdered
- Honduras: Radio presenter killed
- Thailand: Japanese cameraman shot in Bangkok
- Thailand: Government gags opposition media
- Afghanistan: France 3 hostages held by Taliban face death if demands not met
- Thailand: Grenades thrown at television stations
- China: Journalists’ e-mails hacked
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Journalist robbed and killed in home
- Honduras: Two journalists killed after radio show
- Iraq: WikiLeaks releases video of airstrike that killed two journalists
- Lebanon: May Chidiac recognized as 54th IPI World Press Freedom Hero
- Sri Lanka: TV station attacked by mob
- Tunisia: Authorities impede press conferences on human rights
- Uganda: Journalists fear proposed press controls
- Ecuador: Journalist charged with insulting official
- Yemen: Officials seize broadcasting equipment from news outlets
- Ethiopia: Prime Minister and U.S. at odds over Voice of America
- Mexico: Reporter murdered
- Honduras: TV host shot by unidentified gunmen
- China: Google leaves mainland China, moves to Hong Kong
- Colombia: Reporter killed
March 2010
- Nigeria: Journalist escapes fatal beating at funeral
- Honduras: Radio journalist killed
- Mexico: Several journalists kidnapped
- Palestinian National Authority: Hamas frees British freelance journalist
- Yemen: Newspaper journalist killed
- Cuba: Journalist on hunger strike to protest prisoner mistreatment
- Honduras: TV host killed in car accident
- Russia: Man imprisoned for killing journalist released early
- Russia: Olympic host city lacking independent voice
- Nigeria: South African sound engineer released
- Afghanistan: Government bans live coverage of attacks
- Peru: Picture shows judge pointing gun at journalist
- India: Violence, threats plague Indian journalists
- Rwanda: Rwandan trio arrested for reporting on alleged affair
February 2010
- Cambodia: Radio journalist acquitted of charges
- Iceland: Modern Media Initiative could create international haven for free speech
- Brazil: Journalist attacked for critiquing government
- Venezuela: Newspaper editor killed
- Egypt: Controversial blogger released from jail
- United States: Journalist captured by Taliban among George Polk Award winners
- United States: Reporter from New York Times resigns over plagiarism charges
- Tunisia: Imprisoned journalist receives early release
- Iraq: Gunmen kidnap radio journalist from home
- Nepal: Journalists face harassment for reporting on death of television news mogul
- Venezuela: Chavez on air again
- Vietnam: Government suppresses two controversial political blogs
- Palestinian National Authority: British documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist detained
- Nigeria: Desert Herald editor harassed by police
- Nepal: Murder of television network executive sparks police investigation
- Cyprus: Media group CEO killed
- Iraq: U.S. military frees Iraqi journalist
- Mexico: Journalists killed
- Afghanistan: Taliban releases video of two kidnapped French journalists
- Costa Rica: Libel law for journalists repealed
- England: Correspondent killed
- Mauritania: Editor faces an extended stay in prison
- Uganda: Journalists battle with government over freedom of information
- Iraq: Journalists face new restrictive rules
- Denmark: Controversial Danish cartoonist escapes attack
- Israel: American editor expelled from Israel
- Venezuela: Journalist in trouble for humorous editorial
- Japan: Chinese writer living in Japanese airport to return to Shanghai
- Morocco: Independent magazine closes
- Panama: Government considers regulating media
- Yemen: Special court bans journalists from practicing
- Vietnam: Writer in Vietnam given jail time for criticizing the state
- Venezuela: Chavez shuts down popular television station
- Tunisia: Despite protests, critical journalists remain imprisoned
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan newspaper raided by government
- Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish jounalist wins Gebran Tueni Award
- Mexico: Mexico named a dangerous place for journalists
- Philippines: Filipino court convicts hit man for murder of journalist
- Canada: Web causes trouble for 90-year-old magazine

2009

December 2009
- Ethiopia: Independent newspaper folds
- Turkey: Media allowed to use Kurdish language
- Somalia: Kidnapped journalists freed after 15 months
- Iraq: TV host wounded in attack
- Iran: Government forms Web police unit
- Nigeria: Editors guild denounces press bill
- Lebanon: Journalist accused of 'insulting' president
November 2009
- Cuba: Award-winning blogger abducted
- Kyrgystan: Correspondent assaulted at checkpoint
- Niger: Journalist freed after 86 days in prison
- Albania: Editor beaten
- China: Police arrest two Uighur journalists
- Argentina: Government ends prison terms for defamation
- Yemen: Press court bans journalist
- Sri Lanka: Editors receive death threats
- France: RSF releases press freedom index
October 2009
- China: Tibetans arrested for instant messaging
- Saudi Arabia: King waives journalist's punishment
- South Africa: Media bill causes concern
- Bolivia: Dynamite explodes outside newspaper office
- Czech Republic: IPI gives press freedom report
- Zambia: Editor faces contempt charges
- Cuba: Blogger wins oldest international journalism award
- United Kingdom: Gag order lifted
- United States: Murdoch: Search engines must pay for news
- India: Editor arrested for reporting on prostitution ring
- Iran: Four pro-reform papers closed
- Slovenia: Gag order overturned
- Honduras: Authorities close two media outlets
- Iraq: 'Shoe-thrower' freed
- Eritrea: Eight years later, media suppression remains
- Yemen: Editor disappears
- Somalia: Tensions put pressure on reporters
- Egypt: Journalist detained in airport
September 2009
- United States: Study: Press credibility at 20-year low
- Turkey: Newspaper wiretapped without court OK
- Vietnam: Blogger released from prison
- Nigeria: Editor shot to death
- Argentina: Lower house passes media bill
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Agency threatens to close radio stations
- Afghanistan: Imprisoned reporter pardoned, released
- Iraq: Reporter remains in U.S. custody one year later
- Iran: Reporters charged for election rumors
- Russia: Investigative editor killed in Dagestan
- Brazil: Press freedom regresses in Latin America
- Gambia: Six journalists pardoned
- Turkey: Court orders newspaper closed for a month
- El Salvador: Photojournalist murdered
- Georgia: Reporter finishes prison term for 'blackmail'
- Uganda: Media charged with inciting riots
May 2009
- Yemen: Authorities seize newspaper offices
- Germany: Information law threatens press freedom
- Mexico: Journalist gunned down on World Press Freedom Day
- Iran: Jailed journalist goes on hunger strike
- Sri Lanka: Editor of Tamil newspaper released
- Somalia: Freelancer released after pardon
- Egypt: Cairo news company appeals complaint
- Iran: Iranian-American journalist imprisoned
- Algeria: Moroccan journalist arrested
April 2009
- Mauritania: Junta chief pardons jailed editor
- Iran: American journalist charged with spying
- Iraq: Shoe-thrower sentence reduced to one year
- Bahrain: Web sites critical of government blocked
- Gambia: Charge against editor dropped
- Fiji: Journalists covering crisis are deported
- Morocco: Reuters photographer allowed to stay
- Gambia: Authorities legally harass publisher
- Egypt: Graphic novel raises concern
- Egypt: Blogger released
- Thailand: Blogger convicted of defaming monarchy
- Russia: Official may have helped murder suspect flee
- Peru: Former president faces 25-year sentence
- Serbia: TV crew attacked
- North Korea: American journalists to stand trial
- Philippines: Radio broadcaster shot
- Russia: New investigation of journalist's death
- Iraq: U.N. calls for greater safety
- Iraq: Journalists divided on "shoe" verdict
- Argentina: Harassment of journalists increasing
- Sri Lanka: Ambassador denies press freedom crisis
March 2009
- Sri Lanka: Groups want justice for jailed Tamil reporter
- Greece: Anarchists target Greek press
- Venezuela: Government partially acquitted in TV journalist cases
- Bangladesh: IPI calls for change in treatment of journalists
- Nigeria: Sultan urges journalists to be fair
- Serbia: Controversy over smuggled student
- United Arab Emirates: Economic crisis kept off the front page
- Sri Lanka: Journalists urge release of Tamil editor
February 2009
- Gambia: Embassy story leads to arrest
- Israel: Journalists aboard Gaza aid ship attacked
- South Korea: Man arrested for undermining economy
- United States: Mogul's NYT investment raises concern
- Somalia: Radio chief killed
- Russia: Threats against journalists continue
- Pakistan: Attack on Indian journalists condemned
- Tanzania: Money a problem for covering rural areas
- Austria: Asia most dangerous region for journalists
- United Arab Emirates: New law would give freedom to journalists
- Zimbabwe: First Lady assaults British photog
- Tunisia: Police raid radio offices
- Vietnam: Government keeps check on bloggers
January 2009
- Tunisia: Journalist faces continued harassment
- Sri Lanka: Editor murdered, another assaulted
- Somalia: Ransom demand lowered
- Russia: Fourth Novaya Gazeta reporter killed
- Bhutan: Reporter jailed for 7 years
- Netherlands: Court allows hate speech prosecution

2008

December 2008
- Nicaragua: Prominent journalist under investigation
- Rwanda: Journalist acquitted, 14 years later
- Philippines: Suspects in journalist's death missing
- Russia: Politkovskaya trial closed to public
- France: Journalist pressured to reveal sources
- Burma: Court hands down lengthy sentences for writers
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Journalist acquitted after 41-day imprisonment
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Kidnapped journalist released
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Journalist, presumed dead, found alive
- Italy: Television crew harassed
- United States: Cuban reporters permitted to return home
- Egypt: Doctored photo brings heavy fine
- Egypt: Coverage of court cases forbidden
- Spain: Two journalists arrested during political rally
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan press in peril, IPFM finds
- Sri Lanka: Landmark journalists' rights trial begins
- Tunisia: Television reporter in hiding
- Tunisia: Radio broadcaster beaten and arrested
- Israel: Army closes investigation into death of cameraman
- Morocco: Magazine’s international edition banned
- Ireland: Presses stopped
- Ethiopia: Outspoken editor beaten unconcious
- England: Newspaper made to pay damages to athlete
November 2008
- Poland: Polish president threatens broadcast journalist
- Ethiopia: Newspaper editor jailed for misprint
- Brazil: Newspaper distribution blocked
- Azerbaijan: Imprisoned poet denied medical treatment
October 2008
- Malaysia: Two reporters, lawmaker arrested and held
- Malaysia: Blogger arrested for inciting the public
- Kenya: Authorities arrest and hold former journalist
- Germany: Amendments threaten journalists' rights
- Singapore: Magazine found guilty of defaming prime minister
- Uzbekistan: Journalist receives 10-year prison sentence
- Sudan: Daily English-language paper allowed to resume
- Sudan: Government lifts publication ban, jails editor
- Tunisia: Online magazine victim of cyber attack
- Sri Lanka: Newspaper refuses to change inflammatory caption
- Egypt: Editor pardoned
- Italy: Mafia plan hit on journalist
- Burma: Newspaper Web sites hacked
- Russia: Russian channel still broadcasting despite threats
- Russia: Politkovskaya murder still unsolved
- Philippines: Journalists injured in crossfire
September 2008
- Egypt: Authorities cracking down on satellite television
- Palestinian National Authority: Gaza radio station back on the air
July 2008
- Saudi Arabia: Blogger released from jail
- Indonesia: New guidelines to protect journalists
- Malaysia: Malay blogger charged with sedition
- Russia: Politkovskaya’s murderer charged
- Pakistan: Arrest made in murder of journalist
- France: Le Monde staff strikes over job cuts
April 2008
- Iraq: CBS journalist freed in Basra
- Iraq: AP photographer released from U.S. custody
- Taiwan: Journalists want U.N. press credentials
- Israel: Reuters Cameraman Killed in Gaza
- Senegal: Reporter attacked covering protest
- South Korea: New ‘press-friendly’ policy proposed
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi cleric condemns two of the country's jo
- Japan: Lawsuit to restore journalists' innoncence
- Kyrgystan: Kyrgyz authorities shut down Saipov murder investi
- Gambia: Reporter is still detained Gambia
- United States: USA Today journalist appeal has been upheld
- France: Le Monde annouces job cuts
- Pakistan: Pakistani journalist killed
- Pakistan: Pakistan on way to lifting media restrictions on i
- Russia: Two Russian journalists killed
- Nepal: Media must follow election code of conduct
- Belarus: Independent Belarusian journalists face government
- Azerbaijan: Journalist attacked in Baku
- Bangladesh: Draft of FOI Act in parliament
- Mexico: Photographer Gabriel Huge Córdoba was detained
- Zimbabwe: New York Times correspondent was detained
- Ireland: Four BBC journalists were arrested in County Doneg
- Sudan: Two Sudanese editors were detained Feb. 18 over pu
- Vietnam: Journalist and activist released from prison
- Israel: The Hamas government’s internal security services
- Central African Republic: The editor of a Central African Republic weekly ne
- Denmark: Danish newspapers reprint Mohammad cartoon; protes
- Venezuela: Police in Ospino shot at three Venezuelan journali
- Cuba: Cuban Foreign Minister signs covenant protecting freedom of expression
- Malaysia: Journalist arrested for asking too many questions
- Armenia: Armenia in state of crisis over recent elections
- Yemen: News sites blocked by government
- Turkey: Two journalists are facing investigation for caric
- France: Public TV and radio stations go on strike, Preside
- France: President Sarkozy sets lawsuit precedent
- Iran: Radio Farda journalist sentenced for “disseminatin
- Iraq: Two CBS journalists abducted in Basra
- Iraq: Head of Iraq’s journalist union killed
- Russia: Slandering the President is now an "extremist
- Russia: Police raid two Russian newspapers for counterfeit
- Russia: Police in Russia's Ingushetia Region Harm Jou
- Russia: Russian Union of Journalists in jeopardy
- Pakistan: Journalists in Pakistan face bodily harm
- Nepal: Eastern presses stalled
- Croatia: On February 13, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- China: China frees two journalists but jails another
- Belarus: Belarussian journalist jailed and then released ov
- Afghanistan: Student sentenced to death for supposedly distributing a 'blasphemous' anti-Islamic article
- Afghanistan: Journalist continues to be held at US Air Force base in Afghanistan
- Burma: Government hikes satellite fees, suspends newspaper
- Burma: Two journalists arrested
February 2008
- Thailand: Public television comes to Thailand
- Nepal: Journalist loses hand in attack over controversial
- Burma: Government hikes satellite fees, suspends newspape
- Nigeria: Nigeria sends journalist to prison

2007

November 2007
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Information minister bans news organizations
- Bahrain: "The Kingdom" banned in Bahrain
- Azerbaijan: Azeri Editor Sentenced
- Argentina: Media bias tied to advertising dollar
- Bangladesh: Journalist beaten while in custody
- Azerbaijan: Harassment Continues for Journalist and Family
- Bahrain: Journalists conviced of smear and defamation.
- Chad: Photographer and aid workers held
- China: Detained journalist beaten in prison
- Croatia: Journalist arrested because of blog
- Cyprus: Protesters gather outside newspaper office
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Higher-ed minister orders guards to beat journalis
October 2007
- Nepal: Journalist abducted in Nepal
- Nepal: Journalist’s death raises suspicions
- Nepal: Unions attack news organization
- China: Report: China Tightening Censorship on the Interne
- Bangladesh: Cartoon causes arrest
- Azerbaijan: Persecution of reporter continues
- Azerbaijan: Azeri Reporter Imprisoned
- Azerbaijan: Court Verdict Executors Beat Reporter
- Burma: Burmese government cracks down on information flow
- Belarus: Journalists Arrested in Belarus due to Protest
- Colombia: Politics loses place on community radio
- Canada: Canadian FOI requests fall short
- Eritrea: Six years of oppression
- France: Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Inde
- Pakistan: Journalist Protest Incites Police Brutality
- Peru: Journalists convicted of criminal defamation
- Peru: Military leaders sentenced in journalist’s 1988 mu
- Peru: Guards fire on journalists
- Philippines: Broadcaster injured in attack
- Russia: Politkovskaya Suspects Charged
- Russia: Newspaper under threat for insulting Putin
- Spain: Insulting the crown still a crime
- Iran: Activist arrested yet again
- Iran: Website shut down by court
- Iraq: Two more journalists murdered in Iraq
- Iraq: Martial Arts for journalists working in Iraq
- Haiti: Another gang member arrested in Haitian journalist
- Honduras: Possible reform of defamation laws
- Mexico: Newspaper delivery workers murdered
- Moldova: TVR - Another Act of Moldovan Censorship
- Niger: Journalist held without reason given
- Turkey: Acquitted of one charge, facing three more
- Tunisia: Journalist manhandled by police
- United States: Anchor sues for millions
- Turkmenistan: New Comment Feature Removed
- United Kingdom: BBC Arabic TV to operate 24 hours a day
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Reporter interrogated for his sources
- Syria: Syrian Journalist held in detention
- Tajikistan: New Laws could Restrict Speech
- Zimbabwe: Journalists marked for surveillance
- Zimbabwe: Journalist and two actors arrested during play
- United Arab Emirates: Journalists released on bail
- Djibouti: The East Africa Journalists Association is reborn
- Belgium: EU debating access law
- Somalia: Radio Station bombed
- Nepal: Journalist abducted in Nepal
September 2007
- Burma: Burmese military authorities use questionable meth
- China: China frees jailed New York Times researcher
- Niger: Live debates on regional rebellion banned
- Russia: New Suspect in Politkovskaya Murder
- Somalia: Editors targeted for coverage
- Yemen: Former editor of online magazine kidnapped and bea
- Palestinian National Authority: Palestinian Executive Force interrogates journalis
- Armenia: Opposition Journalist Beaten
- Egypt: Editor interrogated for questioning President Hosni Mubarak's health
- Egypt: Egyptian editors arrested for slander
- Italy: Attempt to kill Italian journalist fails
- Syria: Syrian Cyber-dissident released
- Turkey: Turkish Court moves to block YouTube
- Malaysia: Malaysian government attempts to silence Internet
July 2007
- Sierra Leone: Court sets high bail for editor's release
- Cuba: Reporter sentenced to four years
- Brazil: Paraguayan radio journalist discovered alive
- Gambia: Intelligence agency arrests journalist
- Gambia: Charges filed against arrested journalist
- Greece: Media law raises concerns
- Kenya: Proposed media bill a threat to journalism
- Sri Lanka: Court sets high bail for editor's releasel
- United States: Foundation offers prize for preventive journalism
- United States: Ex-media mogul Conrad Black convicted
- United States: Zell makes a deal
- Palestinian National Authority: Johnston released in Gaza
- Somalia: Somaliland TV reporter held for three days
- Russia: Police close down Internews Russia
- Russia: Bill may effect freedom of speech
- Russia: Russia rules out murder in journalist's death
- Russia: Internews leaves Russia
- Pakistan: Pakistani journalist killed in mosque clashes
- Pakistan: Journalist murdered in Sindh province
- Mexico: No hope of finding missing journalists alive
- Iraq: Journalists' death toll increases
- Iran: Ban lifted on Web site that criticized Ahmadinejad
- China: China bans influential NGO newsletter
- China: Yahoo! criticizes repression of Internet users
- China: Seven charged in murder of journalist
- Thailand: Government continues to suppress freedom of speech
- France: Generic journalism curricula issued
- Eritrea: Eritrea Television journalist dies in bid to flee
- Philippines: New anti-terror law threatens journalists
June 2007
- France: Media appeal for release of BBC reporter
- Canada: Daily Star reporter released on bail
- Colombia: Suspects confess motive in journalist's death
- Azerbaijan: Permit will be required for Internet broadcasting
- Azerbaijan: Imprisoned journalist's health ignored
- Azerbaijan: Editor sentenced; Reporter attacked, beaten
- Bangladesh: Daily Star reporter released on bail
- United States: Wolf finally released
- East Timor: Political militants break photographer's arm
- England: BBC journalist missing from Gaza since March 12
- England: Alan Johnston still alive according to Palestinian
- England: BBC to archive millions of hours of content
April 2007
- Pakistan: Regulatory body threatens independent TV station
- India: Mizzima News Agency re-opened
- Kyrgystan: Reporter assaulted with brass knuckles
- Kyrgystan: Two TV journalists attacked in March
- Malaysia: Government warns media against using blogs
- Malaysia: Political party members allegedly assault photogs
- Pakistan: Pakistani reporter's family killed
- Philippines: Radio journalist fears retaliation in jail
- Russia: Russian journalists harassed covering elections
- Russia: Klebnikov trial postponed, defendant missing
- Russia: Russian editor faces up to 5 years in prison
- Mexico: President eliminates prison sentences for libel
- Afghanistan: Journalists sign petition to bring colleague home
- Afghanistan: Taliban behead Afghan reporter
March 2007
- Thailand: Only independent station shuts down
- Bangladesh: New regulations to ban political coverage
- Russia: Second Klebnikov murder trial begins Friday
- Russia: After journalist's death, questions remain
- Sweden: Unaccredited photographer arrested
- Dominican Republic: Drug traffickers threaten journalist
- Guatemala: Correspondent attacked
- Panama: Journalists protest reforms in Panama City
- Tunisia: French media censored by authorities
- Sri Lanka: Journalists abducted in capital
- Somalia: Radio journalist, union activist murdered
- Somalia: Four journalists sentenced despite protective law
- England: Freedom of Information under attack in England
- Afghanistan: U.S. military deleted photos after bombing
February 2007
- Australia: Court hears evidence on death of five journalists
- China: Editor freed from prison; paper's president r
- Russia: Chechen police investigated in journalist death
- Russia: Putin promises to protect press in Russia
- Russia: Reporter charged with insulting official online
- Russia: Newspaper editor and founder jailed since Jan. 21
- Russia: Police search IWPR offices in the North Caucasus
- Spain: Warrant issued for U.S. soldiers
- Egypt: Blogger receives four-year prison sentence
- Sri Lanka: Press limited by ink shortage
- Turkey: New suspects arrested for journalist's death
- United States: Army drops subpoena charges against journalists
- United States: Reporter breaks record for longest time in jail
- Sweden: Worlds oldest newspaper now online only
- Fiji: Soldiers attack photojournalist
- Guyana: Government accused of restricting state advertisin
- Lebanon: Broadcast journalists released from Beirut prison
- Malaysia: New report on government's freedom of informa
- Cuba: Reporter arrested after speaking out
- England: Death of journalist in Iraq under investigation
- Venezuela: Paper fined for piece about Chavez's daughter
- Morocco: Magazines brought to court for criticizing king
- Scotland: Editor, reporter prosecuted for contempt
- Switzerland: Swiss journalists tried for violating CIA rules
- Uzbekistan: Journalist charged with illegal literature
January 2007
- Malaysia: Newspaper reporters bring defamation suits against
- Turkey: Journalist killed after challenging Turkish histor

2006

October 2006
- United States: Blogger freed after 30 days in jail
- United States: CPJ reports on journalist held in Guantanamo
- Zimbabwe: Future of the Internet is unclear
- England: Landmark victory for investigative journalism
- Russia: Newspaper raided and harassed
- Niger: Director, editor handed 18 month prison sentences
- Azerbaijan: Editor of newspaper arrested on four charges
- Bangladesh: English-language paper attacked by radical group
- Afghanistan: Two German journalists are murdered in Afghanistan

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