Free Press Watch Archive by Date
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2013
May 2013
- Free Press Watch: Five new names added to “Predators of Press Freedom” list
- Kenya: Kenya’s President encourages media freedom the day before World Press Freedom Day
- Kazakhstan: Trial date set for those who attacked Kazakh journalist
- Maldives: Maldives home to “Press Freedom Predator”
- Southeast Asia: Press freedom stumbles in Southeast Asia
- Colombia: Investigative reporter survived attempt
- Mexico: Sons of Mexican journalists killed
- Argentina: Buenos Aires police fire at journalists in protest outside city mental hospital
- China: Chinese President added to list of ‘Predators of Freedom of Information’
- Yemen: Free press at an ‘all-time low’ in Yemen following recent attacks
- Greece: Greece’s new ranking shows deterioration of press freedom
- Ukraine: Ukrainian leader, journalist discuss press freedom in Ukraine
- Ukraine: Ukrainian journalists strike after a management change in opposition news station
- Zambia: The Zambian government defended press freedom at the 11th Annual Media Awards
- China: Chinese journalist arrested after protest video distribution
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Radio journalist accused and detained for espionage
- Mexico: Young Mexican photojournalist murdered and mutilated
- Iraq: Iraqi networks censored amidst growing sectarian violence
- Philippines: Philippine radio journalist gunned down in broad daylight
- Turkey: Turkish journalist sentenced to jail for insulting the president
- Venezuela: Venezuela accuses American filmmaker of working for U.S. intelligence
- India: Journalist murdered in Jharkhand state, India
- Paraguay: A morbid contradiction: Paraguayan press photographer murdered day before country’s “Journalism Day”
- Kazakhstan: First issue of Kazakh dissident newspaper confiscated
April 2013
- Guatemala: Guatemalan newspaper suffers its sixth cyberattack
- Ukraine: Ukrainian journalist spends six months in jail after the prank he pulled at Grammy Awards
- China: “Accidental” death of a Chinese journalist raises questions
- Azerbaijan: Radical website editor jailed in Azerbaijan
- Balkans: SEEMO concerned by press freedom deterioration in South Eastern Europe
- Mexico: Article 19’s Mexican director receives death threat
- Yemen: Police defuse a bomb found in a Yemeni press building
- Bahrain: Three international journalists expelled from Bahrain
- Kenya: Two Kenyan journalists receive threats after investigating Interior Minister´s death
- Vietnam: Vietnam detains Cambodian journalist
- Costa Rica: Costa Rica approves amendment to the Gag Law
- Italy: Italian newspaper receives parcel bomb from anarchist group
- Russia: Russian journalist who suffered brain damage after 2008 attack dies
- Sri Lanka: Second attack on Sri Lankan Press Organization
- Chad: Blogger and activist detained in Chad
- Sudan: Pre-publication censorship returns to Sudan
- Kyrgystan: Embattled Ferghana News once again available to Kyrgyz public
- Vietnam: Vietnamese police ambush dissident, beat him with wooden clubs
- Germany: Turkish press granted access to neo-Nazi trial
- Mexico: Mexican state governments exceed advertising budgets
- Ecuador: Ecuadorian television journalist shot dead in Guayaquil suburbs
- Kuwait: Opposition leader imprisoned for insulting Kuwait’s Emir
- Cameroon: Five Cameroonian news organizations banned
- Iraq: Violence continues against journalists in Iraq
- Syria: Four Italian journalists abducted
- Pakistan: Fire set to Karachi newsroom
- Cuba: Cuban journalist is released after seven months in prison
- Mexico: Journalists shocked over award granted to Mexican governor
- Sudan: Sudan National Security and Intelligence Services suspend a chief editor for the first time ever
- Germany: German journalist shot in Syria while working on documentary about Middle East
- Bolivia: Bolivian Press Association calls new insurance law for journalists a politically motivated attack on free press
- Australia: Australian journalists call for more source protection amid lawsuits
- Azerbaijan: In dispute, U.S. NGO criticizes Azerbaijani media
- Germany: Turkish media prohibited from trial involving neo-Nazi group member
- Philippines: Filipino journalist wins termination lawsuit against Fuji TV
- Sri Lanka: BBC halts radio service in Sri Lanka
- Philippines: Philippine journalist attacked during broadcast
- Haiti: Haitian editor-in-chief shot and killed in Port-au-Prince
- Uzbekistan: Independent media in Uzbekistan face uncertain future
- Central African Republic: Central African Republic news outlets damaged in rebel raid
- Ecuador: Organization of American States rebuffs freedom of expression watchdog efforts
March 2013
- Hungary: New amendments of the constitution threaten press freedom
- Ukraine: Manner of Ukrainian journalist’s escape from Syrian rebel forces remains a mystery
- Honduras: Prominent Honduran journalist resigns in fear for his life
- Somalia: Somalia’s Prime Minister says he will protect media’s rights
- United States: Helping Anonymous could land you 25 years in prison
- China: Sky News correspondent detained in China
- Ecuador: Newspaper director given jail time for defamation in Ecuador
- Cambodia: Cambodian journalist dodges 20-year jail sentence
- Oman: Oman Supreme Court upholds imprisonment of bloggers
- Venezuela: Globovisión throws in the towel
- Georgia: Georgian public broadcaster under scrutiny for recent dismissals
- Ukraine: Critical article of former governor may have led to brutal attack against Ukrainian editor
- China: Attacks against Hong Kong journalists in China raise concern for journalists
- Mexico: In death of Mexican journalist, $15,000 reward offered for information
- Brazil: Second Brazilian journalist murdered in span of two weeks
- Central African Republic: Radio journalist appears alive after being declared dead in January
- Malaysia: Journalists confess to accepting Malaysian government money
- Ireland: New INM editorial charter raises freedom of press issues
- France: French state-owned broadcast television warned
- China: Chinese journalist fired after series of investigative reports
- Burma: Proposed bill could be stride backwards for Burmese press freedom
- Brazil: Brazilian radio host gunned down walking to work
- Germany: Journalists angry over German licensing law
- Kyrgystan: New evidence comes to light in case of Krygyz journalist imprisoned for life
- Bolivia: Bolivian media finances threatened by mandatory government content
- Ukraine: Ukrainian prosecutors searching for mastermind behind murder of muckraking journalist
- Russia: Openly gay Russian journalist condems Russian “homosexual propaganda” law
- Ecuador: President’s re-election prompts fears of continued animosity between Ecuadorian news media and government
- Israel: Palestinian cartoonist imprisoned in Israel
- Venezuela: Venezuela launches digital television and excludes critical TV station
- Burundi: Police attacked journalists during a march in Burundi
February 2013
- Turkmenistan: New Turkmen media law not as liberal as it may seem
- Syria: Freelance photographer died after shellfire strike
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan investigative journalist shot
- China: China’s press control spreads from domestic media outlets to foreign correspondents
- Germany: German journalists identify the copying of lobbyists’ words into EU legislation
- Hungary: Hungary’s media freedom restrictions in the spotlight
- El Salvador: Salvadoran President uses veto against controversial public information law
- Tanzania: Tanzania aims to raise its voice
- Uzbekistan: Journalist jailed in Uzbek prison alludes to abusive conditions
- Argentina: Argentine federal court to rule on constitutionality of new media law
- Honduras: Journalists attacked while reporting on protest in Honduras
- Mexico: Journalists challenge press freedom standards
- European Union: Improving press freedom in EU nations
- Japan: Japan’s press freedom saw a sharp drop
- Ethiopia: Opposition publication censored in Ethiopia … once again
- Peru: Peruvian journalist attacked after reporting on local corruption
- Australia: Australian journalists appealed court case
- Bulgaria: Bulgarian Prime Minister threatens journalists over Balkan Wikileaks accusation
- Lebanon: Lebanese investigative journalist to be tried by military tribunal
- Benin: The president of Benin pardoned offenses of the TV head
- Kazakhstan: Kazakh newspaper lost appeal; Editor fined for starting new newspaper
- Mali: Mali press freedom dips
- Ukraine: Top official sentenced to life for murder of Ukrainian journalist
- Iraq: French photojournalist held in Iraq
- Russia: Parliament members attempt to re-introduce death penalty for killing journalists.
- Syria: Syrian journalist died under torture
- United States: Report released on communication graduates income is misleading
- Cuba: Cuban activist blogger obtains passport after more than 20 denials
- Somalia: One of the most dangerous countries for journalists
- Argentina: Press freedom in Argentina plummets in 2012
- China: US media hacked by the Chinese
- China: Visa Issue in China Forces Out Reporters
- Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani journalists detained during peaceful protest
- Turkey: Jailed journalists toll grows after police crackdown
- Venezuela: Globovisión could face sanctions for interpreting the Venezuelan constitution
January 2013
2012
December 2012
November 2012
- Brazil: Brazilian journalist shot for covering corruption
- Palestinian National Authority: Air strike kills three journalists in Gaza
- Cuba: Wave of arrests seize Cuban journalists
- Philippines: Radio host gunned down in the Philippines
- Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan opposition newspaper harassed, nearly closes
- Iran: Iranian opposition blogger dies in custody
- Thailand: Journalist freed for lack of evidence after one year in prison
- Kosovo: Kosovo journalist wins award for radio show coverage
- Portugal: Reporters threatened and expelled in Guinea-Bissau
- Bolivia: Radio station and Bolivian journalist set ablaze
- Colombia: Police brutality toward journalists in Colombia continues
October 2012
- Iran: Iranian activists awarded the European Union’s prize for freedom of expression
- Somalia: Young Somalian journalist shot dead
- Serbia: Serbian journalists targeted by bombings
- Grenada: Grenada sets example as first Caribbean state to abolish criminal defamation
- Syria: Journalists covering Syrian conflict killed, kidnapped
- France: Foreign war correspondents awarded for courageous reporting
- Nigeria: Nigerian journalist wins court case after assault
- Pakistan: 14-year-old blogger shot by Taliban for her work
- Tunisia: Blasphemy clause in Tunisian constitution might be eliminated
- Guatemala: Guatemalan reporters receive disturbing threats for op-ed articles
- Italy: Italian editor-in-chief arrested for libel
- Cuba: Cuban bloggers detained and subsequently released before covering court trial
- Pakistan: Pakistani journalist killed by gunfire
- Dominican Republic: Former Dominican Republic leader’s remarks on press freedom questionable, says press freedom organization
- India: A parcel bomb kills Indian journalist
- Iran: Reformist Iranian daily suspended; state news agency chief jailed
- Turkey: Seven OdaTV journalists on trial in Istanbul for alleged conspiracy
September 2012
- Cambodia: Cambodian journalist found dead in trunk of car
- Syria: Syrian Citizen Journalist Killed in City of Hama
- Cuba: Cuban journalist arrested for insulting Castro clan
- China: Chinese Internet writer detained for publishing articles about disputed islands
- France: Cartoon art stirs press freedom debate again in France
- Tunisia: Journalist demonstrator injured by Tunisian press official
- Turkey: Turkey has its largest media trial; journalists face prison time
- Libya: Journalists cover surging Middle East protests
- Vietnam: Vietnamese journalist jailed for bribery
- Bahrain: Bahraini online journalist sentenced to life for covering country’s turmoil
- Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan poets released from Iranian jail
- United States: Artist of signature Obama “HOPE” poster sentenced to probation
- China: Chinese journalist freed after 10 years in prison
- Mexico: Two photographers found dead in trunk of car in Mexico
- Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan journalist arrested for criticizing government
- Syria: Foreign journalists reportedly held by Syrian government forces
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
- South Africa: Legal victory for protection of sources, but press regulation still on the table
- Brazil: Brazil enacts law toward greater transparency
- Greece: Police set standards for treatment of journalists
- Armenia: Journalists have cause for cautious celebration in 2012
- China: Citizen journalist wins environmental reporting award
April 2012
- Brazil: Journalist escapes assassination attempt
- Syria: Dangers intensify for citizen journalists
- Pakistan: Senior journalist murdered
- Hungary: President accepts consequences after plagiarism scandal
- Ukraine: Controversial “death match” film blocked
- Vietnam: Well-known blogger will face trial
- Lebanon: Journalist escapes death 20 years after father’s murder
- Kenya: Kenyan journalists threatened after exposing corruption
- Ecuador: Vote on "controversial" media regulation bill postponed
- Indonesia: Journalist dead after plane attack
- Israel: Critical German poet is banned
- Greece: Journalist’s cracked skull is called a deliberate police attack
- Bolivia: Increasing attacks target journalists
- Somalia: More attacks against Somali journalists by Al-Shahaab
- Latvia: Journalist attacked for investigative work
- Syria: Murder of journalists continues
- Mali: Journalists detained, coup leader backpedals in Mali
March 2012
- Turkey: UPDATE: For journalists a year in prison ends, fight for freedom continues
- China: Real name registration mandated for microblog users
- Brazil: Judicial censorship continues to hinder political coverage in Brazil
- Liberia: Liberian journalist remains in hiding two weeks after threats
- Montenegro: Journalist hit, threatened
- Malawi: Malawi government issues warning to press in fear of protests/coup.
- Chile: Photojournalist from U.S. arrested in Chilean protest
- India: Journalists attacked by citizens while covering elections
- Colombia: Columbian journalist sentenced to prison in libel case
- Belarus: Belarus and European Union strain ties over human rights abuses
- Turkey: Groups condemn the imprisonment of Turkish investigative reporters
- Philippines: Radioman wounded in attack
- Russia: Two-step with foreign media continued during run-up to Putin’s reelection
- Syria: Citizens die to save reporters
- Somalia: Two radio journalists killed in Somalia within a week
February 2012
- India: Freelance journalist and family killed at home
- Greece: Coverage of financial crisis draws legal backlash
- Sudan: Another Sudanese newspaper silenced, the third in 2012
- Ecuador: Ecuadorian court’s sentencing in libel case could cause “irreparable damage to free speech”
- Ecuador: Ecuadorian court says it will uphold sentencing against journalists in defamation case
- Togo: Journalist interrogated after uncovering possible sex scandal
- Slovakia: Court bans book by investigative journalist
- Morocco: Youths Detained, Freedom of Expression in Jeopardy in Morocco
- Russia: Deportation order reversed for French journalist
- China: Two foreign journalists attacked
- Bangladesh: Prominent journalist couple stabbed to death
- Nigeria: Journalists detained and blocked from covering northern Nigerian conflict
- Ethiopia: Future uncertain for Ethiopian NGO as press freedoms wane
- India: Journalists demand protective law
- Portugal: Radio cancellation raises concerns about political meddling
- Russia: Newspaper offices firebombed following reports on local government corruption
- Somalia: Third Shabelle Media Network director killed in Mogadishu
- Brazil: Brazilian journalists covering violent shantytown raid face gunfire and military restrictions
- Mexico: Journalist and activist killed by gunmen
- Israel: Extradition request denied for key witness in Ukrainian journalist's murder investigation
- Syria: Opression of media nears worst-in-the-world ranking
- Sri Lanka: Journalists rallied against media suppression
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
- Ethiopia: Three Ethiopian journalists convicted of terrorism
- Nigeria: Two journalists killed in Nigeria
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.
- United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates: Bloggers and activists pardoned and freed
- Rwanda: Exiled Rwanda online journalist killed in Uganda
November 2011
- Philippines: Radio journalist seriously injured by gunmen
- Argentina: Justice served for a journalist murdered 35 years ago
- Iran: Independent journalist detained in Iran after reporting for the BBC
- United States: Journalists face consequences for covering the Occupy protests
- Liberia: Liberian government shuts down three broadcasters with court order
- Vietnam: Two Vietnamese journalists face jail time for broadcasting to China
- Brazil: Brazilian cameraman killed in anti-drug trafficking operation
- Peru: Peruvian reporter attacked by four unidentified assailants
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan anti-government website blocked
- France: Satirical magazine offices firebombed for publishing Prophet Muhammad’s caricatures
- China: The Communist Party says “enough” to entertainment media
- Thailand: Court continues to keep editor in custody
- China: Two Tibetan writers imprisoned by Chinese authorities
- Libya: Journalist held in Libyan prison searches for the man who jailed him
October 2011
- Bulgaria: Bulgarian TV Host’s Car Bombed
- Macedonia: Committee says Southeast European journalists working in “environment of fear”
- Serbia: Two journalists face charges for publishing Serbian government documents
- 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
- Mexico: Mexico citzens turn to social media to report terror
- China: Journalist probing into public health scandal stabbed to death
- 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
- Peru: Second Peruvian journalist killed this month
- Egypt: New Egyptian authority believes media are a threat for country’s security
- Ethiopia: Anti-terrorism law hinders journalists
- Angola: Journalists attacked during anti-government protest
- 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
- Mexico: Mexico most dangerous place to be a journalist
- Russia: St Petersburg Police Seizes Newspaper to Check For Extremist Content
- Somalia: Malaysian journalist killed by AU in Somalia
- South Africa: South Africa passes Secrecy Bill to jail journalists
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
- Syria: Attacks on journalists increase
- Philippines: Cop acquitted in five-year murder trial of radio anchor
- 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
- Indonesia: Men charged with murder of journalist acquitted
- Yemen: More violence against journalists in Yemen
- Brazil: Journalists fight for press freedom
- Turkey: Turkey takes a step back from democracy
- 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
- Vietnam: Wife confesses husband’s murder
- Iraq: Gunmen murder Iraqi journalist
- Azerbaijan: Wrongly imprisoned journalist still not released, fears for safety
- Bahrain: Journalists take fire in Bahrain demonstrations
- Yemen: Journalists face violence in Yemen
- Egypt: CBS correspondent sexually assaulted in Cairo
- Egypt: Mubarak’s resignation raises hope of new liberties
- Cuba: Journalist Released and Blogs Unblocked
- Russia: Guardian journalist who was refused entry into Russia allowed to return
- Burma: Australian editor imprisoned in Burma
- Iran: Iranian journalist pays a visit to media prison again
- Ukraine: Search for missing journalist continues
- Ecuador: Journalists silenced by government
- Vietnam: Reporter dies ten days after arson attack
- Mexico: Newspaper employee becomes latest casualty of the drug war
- Tajikistan: Government official prosecutes independent magazine for investigative report
- Egypt: Pressure on journalists could continue as the international press leaves
- Egypt: Journalists continue to report despite attacks
- Egypt: Al Jazeera operations in Egypt shut down
- United Kingdom: The BBC World Service cuts jobs and languages for news service
- United States: Journalists condemn police abuse against reporters
- Palestinian National Authority: Al Jazeera releases the leaked Palestine Papers
- Russia: Social media broke news of airport bombing before traditional outlets
- India: Indian government takes first step toward decriminalizing defamation
January 2011
- Ecuador: Newsmagazine equipment confiscated
- Kuwait: Blogger released from jail
- 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
- Belarus: Newspaper correspondent and husband in police custody
- China: President Hu's U.S. visit censored in China
2010
November 2010
- Morocco: Al-Jazeera suspended indefinitely
- Venezuela: Chavez and Freedom of the Press
- Hungary: Additional parts of media law passed, others dropped
- Honduras: Government pledges to investigate murdered journalists
- Mexico: Spain’s Agencia Efe launches a new platform for mobile phones
- 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
- Turkey: TV station charged for broadcast
- Brazil: Brazilian radio host shot dead outside his home
- Mexico: Police raid shuts down radio station
- 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
August 2010
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
May 2010
- Kyrgystan: New Authorities ban four television stations
- India: Police assault reporter during demonstration
- Spain: Daily acquitted of Basque terrorist connections
- Sri Lanka: Newly-appointed deputy media minister notorious for poor treatment of journalists
- Tunisia: One journalist released, another assaulted
- Colombia: Photographer killed
- Honduras: Journalism professor shot and killed
- Mexico: Sixth journalist killed in Mexico this year
- Azerbaijan: European Court of Human Rights Orders Immediate Release of Azeri Journalist
- Bahrain: Government bans Blackberry news alerts
- Nigeria: Three Journalists killed in one weekend in Nigeria
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
- Chile: Journalist wins UN Press Freedom Prize
- Slovakia: Constitutional Court maintains freedom of expression
- 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
- Afghanistan: France 3 hostages held by Taliban face death if demands not met
- Thailand: Japanese cameraman shot in Bangkok
- Thailand: Government gags opposition media
- 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
- Tunisia: Authorities impede press conferences on human rights
- Sri Lanka: TV station attacked by mob
- Uganda: Journalists fear proposed press controls
- Ecuador: Journalist charged with insulting official
- Lebanon: May Chidiac recognized as 54th IPI World Press Freedom Hero
- Ethiopia: Prime Minister and U.S. at odds over Voice of America
- Yemen: Officials seize broadcasting equipment from news outlets
- Mexico: Reporter murdered
- Honduras: TV host shot by unidentified gunmen
- Colombia: Reporter killed
- China: Google leaves mainland China, moves to Hong Kong
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
- Russia: Man imprisoned for killing journalist released early
- Russia: Olympic host city lacking independent voice
- Honduras: TV host killed in car accident
- Afghanistan: Government bans live coverage of attacks
- Nigeria: South African sound engineer released
- Peru: Picture shows judge pointing gun at journalist
- Rwanda: Rwandan trio arrested for reporting on alleged affair
- India: Violence, threats plague Indian journalists
February 2010
- Venezuela: Newspaper editor killed
- Cambodia: Radio journalist acquitted of charges
- Iceland: Modern Media Initiative could create international haven for free speech
- Tunisia: Imprisoned journalist receives early release
- Brazil: Journalist attacked for critiquing government
- 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
- Nepal: Journalists face harassment for reporting on death of television news mogul
- Iraq: Gunmen kidnap radio journalist from home
- Venezuela: Chavez on air again
- Vietnam: Government suppresses two controversial political blogs
- Iraq: U.S. military frees Iraqi journalist
- Mexico: Journalists killed
- Nigeria: Desert Herald editor harassed by police
- Nepal: Murder of television network executive sparks police investigation
- Cyprus: Media group CEO killed
- Palestinian National Authority: British documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist detained
- Afghanistan: Taliban releases video of two kidnapped French journalists
- Costa Rica: Libel law for journalists repealed
- England: Correspondent killed
- Uganda: Journalists battle with government over freedom of information
- Mauritania: Editor faces an extended stay in prison
- Japan: Chinese writer living in Japanese airport to return to Shanghai
- Venezuela: Journalist in trouble for humorous editorial
- Denmark: Controversial Danish cartoonist escapes attack
- Israel: American editor expelled from Israel
- Panama: Government considers regulating media
- Morocco: Independent magazine closes
- Iraq: Journalists face new restrictive rules
- Iraq: Iraqi Kurdish jounalist wins Gebran Tueni Award
- Mexico: Mexico named a dangerous place for journalists
- Canada: Web causes trouble for 90-year-old magazine
- Yemen: Special court bans journalists from practicing
- Tunisia: Despite protests, critical journalists remain imprisoned
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan newspaper raided by government
- Philippines: Filipino court convicts hit man for murder of journalist
- Venezuela: Chavez shuts down popular television station
- Vietnam: Writer in Vietnam given jail time for criticizing the state
2009
December 2009
November 2009
- Kyrgystan: Correspondent assaulted at checkpoint
- Albania: Editor beaten
- Niger: Journalist freed after 86 days in prison
- Cuba: Award-winning blogger abducted
- Yemen: Press court bans journalist
- Sri Lanka: Editors receive death threats
- China: Police arrest two Uighur journalists
- Argentina: Government ends prison terms for defamation
- France: RSF releases press freedom index
October 2009
- China: Tibetans arrested for instant messaging
- South Africa: Media bill causes concern
- Bolivia: Dynamite explodes outside newspaper office
- Saudi Arabia: King waives journalist's punishment
- 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
- Iran: Four pro-reform papers closed
- Slovenia: Gag order overturned
- India: Editor arrested for reporting on prostitution ring
- Honduras: Authorities close two media outlets
- Eritrea: Eight years later, media suppression remains
- Iraq: 'Shoe-thrower' freed
- Somalia: Tensions put pressure on reporters
- Egypt: Journalist detained in airport
- Yemen: Editor disappears
September 2009
- United States: Study: Press credibility at 20-year low
- Turkey: Newspaper wiretapped without court OK
- Nigeria: Editor shot to death
- Argentina: Lower house passes media bill
- Vietnam: Blogger released from prison
- Gambia: Six journalists pardoned
- Georgia: Reporter finishes prison term for 'blackmail'
- Uganda: Media charged with inciting riots
- El Salvador: Photojournalist murdered
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Agency threatens to close radio stations
- Iraq: Reporter remains in U.S. custody one year later
- Afghanistan: Imprisoned reporter pardoned, released
- Iran: Reporters charged for election rumors
- Turkey: Court orders newspaper closed for a month
- Russia: Investigative editor killed in Dagestan
- Brazil: Press freedom regresses in Latin America
May 2009
- Yemen: Authorities seize newspaper offices
- Mexico: Journalist gunned down on World Press Freedom Day
- Germany: Information law threatens press freedom
- 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
- Gambia: Charge against editor dropped
- Fiji: Journalists covering crisis are deported
- Iran: American journalist charged with spying
- Iraq: Shoe-thrower sentence reduced to one year
- Bahrain: Web sites critical of government blocked
- Thailand: Blogger convicted of defaming monarchy
- Egypt: Graphic novel raises concern
- Egypt: Blogger released
- Russia: Official may have helped murder suspect flee
- Peru: Former president faces 25-year sentence
- Morocco: Reuters photographer allowed to stay
- Gambia: Authorities legally harass publisher
- Serbia: TV crew attacked
- North Korea: American journalists to stand trial
- Philippines: Radio broadcaster shot
- Russia: New investigation of journalist's death
- Sri Lanka: Ambassador denies press freedom crisis
- Argentina: Harassment of journalists increasing
- Iraq: U.N. calls for greater safety
- Iraq: Journalists divided on "shoe" verdict
March 2009
- Bangladesh: IPI calls for change in treatment of journalists
- Nigeria: Sultan urges journalists to be fair
- Sri Lanka: Groups want justice for jailed Tamil reporter
- Serbia: Controversy over smuggled student
- Greece: Anarchists target Greek press
- Venezuela: Government partially acquitted in TV journalist cases
- 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
- 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
- Russia: Threats against journalists continue
- United States: Mogul's NYT investment raises concern
- Somalia: Radio chief killed
- Pakistan: Attack on Indian journalists condemned
- Zimbabwe: First Lady assaults British photog
- Tunisia: Police raid radio offices
- Vietnam: Government keeps check on bloggers
January 2009
- Bhutan: Reporter jailed for 7 years
- Netherlands: Court allows hate speech prosecution
- Tunisia: Journalist faces continued harassment
- Sri Lanka: Editor murdered, another assaulted
- Russia: Fourth Novaya Gazeta reporter killed
- Somalia: Ransom demand lowered
2008
December 2008
- United States: Cuban reporters permitted to return home
- Egypt: Doctored photo brings heavy fine
- Egypt: Coverage of court cases forbidden
- Italy: Television crew harassed
- Philippines: Suspects in journalist's death missing
- Spain: Two journalists arrested during political rally
- Russia: Politkovskaya trial closed to public
- 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
- 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
- Nicaragua: Prominent journalist under investigation
- Rwanda: Journalist acquitted, 14 years later
- Ethiopia: Outspoken editor beaten unconcious
- England: Newspaper made to pay damages to athlete
- Israel: Army closes investigation into death of cameraman
- Ireland: Presses stopped
- Morocco: Magazine’s international edition banned
November 2008
October 2008
- Malaysia: Two reporters, lawmaker arrested and held
- Malaysia: Blogger arrested for inciting the public
- Kenya: Authorities arrest and hold former journalist
- Uzbekistan: Journalist receives 10-year prison sentence
- Germany: Amendments threaten journalists' rights
- Singapore: Magazine found guilty of defaming prime minister
- Sudan: Daily English-language paper allowed to resume
- Sudan: Government lifts publication ban, jails editor
- Italy: Mafia plan hit on journalist
- Egypt: Editor pardoned
- Tunisia: Online magazine victim of cyber attack
- Sri Lanka: Newspaper refuses to change inflammatory caption
- Russia: Russian channel still broadcasting despite threats
- Russia: Politkovskaya murder still unsolved
- Philippines: Journalists injured in crossfire
- Burma: Newspaper Web sites hacked
September 2008
- Egypt: Authorities cracking down on satellite television
- Palestinian National Authority: Gaza radio station back on the air
July 2008
- Pakistan: Arrest made in murder of journalist
- Russia: Politkovskaya’s murderer charged
- France: Le Monde staff strikes over job cuts
- Saudi Arabia: Blogger released from jail
- Indonesia: New guidelines to protect journalists
- Malaysia: Malay blogger charged with sedition
April 2008
- Taiwan: Journalists want U.N. press credentials
- Iraq: CBS journalist freed in Basra
- Iraq: AP photographer released from U.S. custody
- 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
- Pakistan: Pakistani journalist killed
- Pakistan: Pakistan on way to lifting media restrictions on i
- France: Le Monde annouces job cuts
- Belarus: Independent Belarusian journalists face government
- Nepal: Media must follow election code of conduct
- Azerbaijan: Journalist attacked in Baku
- Russia: Two Russian journalists killed
- United States: USA Today journalist appeal has been upheld
- Zimbabwe: New York Times correspondent was detained
- Bangladesh: Draft of FOI Act in parliament
- Mexico: Photographer Gabriel Huge Córdoba was detained
- Ireland: Four BBC journalists were arrested in County Doneg
- Israel: The Hamas government’s internal security services
- Sudan: Two Sudanese editors were detained Feb. 18 over pu
- Vietnam: Journalist and activist released from prison
- Denmark: Danish newspapers reprint Mohammad cartoon; protes
- Venezuela: Police in Ospino shot at three Venezuelan journali
- Central African Republic: The editor of a Central African Republic weekly ne
- Malaysia: Journalist arrested for asking too many questions
- Pakistan: Journalists in Pakistan face bodily harm
- Iran: Radio Farda journalist sentenced for “disseminatin
- Iraq: Two CBS journalists abducted in Basra
- Iraq: Head of Iraq’s journalist union killed
- 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
- France: Public TV and radio stations go on strike, Preside
- France: President Sarkozy sets lawsuit precedent
- Nepal: Eastern presses stalled
- Croatia: On February 13, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- China: China frees two journalists but jails another
- Burma: Government hikes satellite fees, suspends newspaper
- Burma: Two journalists arrested
- Armenia: Armenia in state of crisis over recent elections
- Cuba: Cuban Foreign Minister signs covenant protecting freedom of expression
- Yemen: News sites blocked by government
- 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
- Turkey: Two journalists are facing investigation for caric
February 2008
2007
November 2007
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Information minister bans news organizations
- Azerbaijan: Azeri Editor Sentenced
- Bahrain: "The Kingdom" banned in Bahrain
- Chad: Photographer and aid workers held
- Bahrain: Journalists conviced of smear and defamation.
- China: Detained journalist beaten in prison
- Azerbaijan: Harassment Continues for Journalist and Family
- Bangladesh: Journalist beaten while in custody
- Argentina: Media bias tied to advertising dollar
- 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
- China: Report: China Tightening Censorship on the Interne
- Nepal: Journalist abducted in Nepal
- Nepal: Journalist’s death raises suspicions
- Nepal: Unions attack news organization
- Burma: Burmese government cracks down on information flow
- Bangladesh: Cartoon causes arrest
- Azerbaijan: Persecution of reporter continues
- Azerbaijan: Azeri Reporter Imprisoned
- Azerbaijan: Court Verdict Executors Beat Reporter
- Haiti: Another gang member arrested in Haitian journalist
- Honduras: Possible reform of defamation laws
- Iran: Activist arrested yet again
- Iran: Website shut down by court
- Belarus: Journalists Arrested in Belarus due to Protest
- Eritrea: Six years of oppression
- France: Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Inde
- Canada: Canadian FOI requests fall short
- Colombia: Politics loses place on community radio
- Iraq: Two more journalists murdered in Iraq
- Iraq: Martial Arts for journalists working in Iraq
- Pakistan: Journalist Protest Incites Police Brutality
- Moldova: TVR - Another Act of Moldovan Censorship
- Niger: Journalist held without reason given
- Mexico: Newspaper delivery workers murdered
- Turkey: Acquitted of one charge, facing three more
- Tunisia: Journalist manhandled by police
- Tajikistan: New Laws could Restrict Speech
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Reporter interrogated for his sources
- Syria: Syrian Journalist held in detention
- 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
- Spain: Insulting the crown still a crime
- Russia: Politkovskaya Suspects Charged
- Russia: Newspaper under threat for insulting Putin
- Zimbabwe: Journalists marked for surveillance
- Zimbabwe: Journalist and two actors arrested during play
- Turkmenistan: New Comment Feature Removed
- United Kingdom: BBC Arabic TV to operate 24 hours a day
- United States: Anchor sues for millions
- 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
- Somalia: Editors targeted for coverage
- Yemen: Former editor of online magazine kidnapped and bea
- Armenia: Opposition Journalist Beaten
- Egypt: Editor interrogated for questioning President Hosni Mubarak's health
- Egypt: Egyptian editors arrested for slander
- Palestinian National Authority: Palestinian Executive Force interrogates journalis
- Italy: Attempt to kill Italian journalist fails
- Russia: New Suspect in Politkovskaya Murder
- 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
- Greece: Media law raises concerns
- Kenya: Proposed media bill a threat to journalism
- Sri Lanka: Court sets high bail for editor's releasel
- 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
- Palestinian National Authority: Johnston released in Gaza
- United States: Foundation offers prize for preventive journalism
- United States: Ex-media mogul Conrad Black convicted
- United States: Zell makes a deal
- Somalia: Somaliland TV reporter held for three days
- Cuba: Reporter sentenced to four years
- Gambia: Intelligence agency arrests journalist
- Gambia: Charges filed against arrested journalist
- Brazil: Paraguayan radio journalist discovered alive
- Mexico: No hope of finding missing journalists alive
- Pakistan: Pakistani journalist killed in mosque clashes
- Pakistan: Journalist murdered in Sindh province
- Iraq: Journalists' death toll increases
- France: Generic journalism curricula issued
- 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
- Eritrea: Eritrea Television journalist dies in bid to flee
- Philippines: New anti-terror law threatens journalists
June 2007
- East Timor: Political militants break photographer's arm
- United States: Wolf finally released
- 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
- 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
- Mexico: President eliminates prison sentences for libel
- Afghanistan: Journalists sign petition to bring colleague home
- Afghanistan: Taliban behead Afghan reporter
- 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
March 2007
- Russia: Second Klebnikov murder trial begins Friday
- Russia: After journalist's death, questions remain
- Sri Lanka: Journalists abducted in capital
- Tunisia: French media censored by authorities
- Somalia: Radio journalist, union activist murdered
- Somalia: Four journalists sentenced despite protective law
- Bangladesh: New regulations to ban political coverage
- Thailand: Only independent station shuts down
- Panama: Journalists protest reforms in Panama City
- Sweden: Unaccredited photographer arrested
- Dominican Republic: Drug traffickers threaten journalist
- Guatemala: Correspondent attacked
- England: Freedom of Information under attack in England
- Afghanistan: U.S. military deleted photos after bombing
February 2007
- China: Editor freed from prison; paper's president r
- Australia: Court hears evidence on death of five journalists
- Cuba: Reporter arrested after speaking out
- United States: Army drops subpoena charges against journalists
- United States: Reporter breaks record for longest time in jail
- Egypt: Blogger receives four-year prison sentence
- Turkey: New suspects arrested for journalist's death
- Sri Lanka: Press limited by ink shortage
- 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
- England: Death of journalist in Iraq under investigation
- Sweden: Worlds oldest newspaper now online only
- Fiji: Soldiers attack photojournalist
- Malaysia: New report on government's freedom of informa
- Guyana: Government accused of restricting state advertisin
- Lebanon: Broadcast journalists released from Beirut prison
- 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
- Venezuela: Paper fined for piece about Chavez's daughter
January 2007
2006
October 2006
- Russia: Newspaper raided and harassed
- 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
- Niger: Director, editor handed 18 month prison sentences
- Bangladesh: English-language paper attacked by radical group
- Azerbaijan: Editor of newspaper arrested on four charges
- England: Landmark victory for investigative journalism
- Afghanistan: Two German journalists are murdered in Afghanistan