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Paraguay \ Une - Amériques - 1
Paraguay – Politicians accused of masterminding journalist’s murder still at large
Eight months after radio journalist Merardo Romero’s murder in Ytakyry, in the eastern department of Alto Paraná, the alleged perpetrators are in prison but the suspected masterminds continue to enjoy complete impunity. The important political posts they hold seem to account for the murder’s limited media impact and the lack of progress in the investigation. Community radio La Voz de Ytakyry’s programme director, Romero was gunned down in his home in front of his children on 3 March. A (…)
internet \ Reporters Without Borders \ Une - Amériques - 1 \ Une - Générale - 2 \ Une - Internet - 1 \ United States
United States – Reporters arrested, roughed up while covering Occupy Wall Street protests
The often violent response to the Occupy Wall Street campaign that is growing in the United States and elsewhere is affecting the freedom to inform. Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrests of reporters in recent weeks, especially in New York where the police assume the right to decide who are journalists. On the eve of major worldwide demonstrations planned for 15 October, Reporters Without Borders urges the authorities not to resort to repressive methods, which constitute acts of (…)
tunisia \ Une - Générale - 3 \ Une - Moyen Orient - 2
Tunisia – After broadcasting Persepolis, TV station attacked, owner and staff threatened
Reporters Without Borders condemns an angry crowd’s attempt to storm Nessma TV’s Tunis headquarters and subsequent threats against the head of the station and its staff. The violence was prompted by its broadcasting of the Franco-Iranian animated film Persepolis, which some conservative Muslims regard as offensive. “There is no justification for these attacks,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said. “I understand how some people may have been offended by the (…)
Election campaign brings return of prior censorship
Reporters Without Borders is very worried by the desire being expressed by Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentarians to assert their control over the media and, in particular, by the impact of a law banning direct retransmission of all foreign TV stations in the run-up to the 30 October presidential election. “A series of repressive measures are dashing hopes that Kyrgyzstan would be the post-Soviet world’s first parliamentary democracy,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The latest measure, more (…)
Egypt \ Une - Générale - 3 \ Une - Internet - 1 \ Une - Moyen Orient - 2
Egypt – Military abuses against media continue
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the Egyptian army’s use of violence against news media and journalists during a demonstration by Coptic Christians on 9 October, in which a total of 24 people were killed. A journalist was one of those killed during the army’s exceptionally violent attack on the demonstrators but it has not yet been established whether he was there as a participant or to cover the demonstration. Reporters Without Borders urges the authorities to do everything (…)
Angola – Convicted journalist faces year in prison for libel
Reporters Without Borders today condemned the “illogical” conviction of newspaper editor William Tonet for libel and an order for him to pay a 10 million kwanzas (€77,000) fine within five days or go to prison for a year. The supreme court will not agree to hear his appeal unless he first pays the fine. “The libel has not been proven and the judge was clearly in league with those suing the journalist, who has been a target of the authorities for a long time,” the worldwide press freedom (…)
Argentina \ Une - Amériques - 1
Argentina – Salta broadcaster repeatedly sabotaged, other attacks on radio stations
The broadcasts of TV and radio stations owned by Norte Visión Satelital, a media company based in the northern city of Salta, have been seriously disrupted by the deliberate destruction of an antenna by persons unknown on 3 October. Other regional broadcast media have been affected by this act of sabotage, the fourth against the company since the start of the year. In an interview for Reporters Without Borders, Norte Visión owner Daniel Longarela expressed his concern about the apparent (…)
Burma \ internet \ Une - Asie - 1 \ Une - Internet - 1
Burma – Zarganar freed, but DVB video journalists still held
Reporters Without Borders hails today’s release of the blogger and comedian Zarganar from Myitkyina prison, in the northern state of Kachin, under a “general amnesty” affecting dozens of political prisoners, but urges the government to pursue this conciliatory policy by freeing all detained bloggers and journalists including 17 Democratic Voice of Burma video journalists. “We are happy that Zarganar will finally be reunited with his family,” Reporters Without Borders said. “This wave of (…)
Egypt \ internet \ Une - Générale - 3 \ Une - Internet - 1 \ Une - Moyen Orient - 2
Egypt – Military abuses against media continue
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the Egyptian army’s use of violence against news media and journalists during a demonstration by Coptic Christians on 9 October, in which a total of 24 people were killed. A journalist was one of those killed during the army’s exceptionally violent attack on the demonstrators but it has not yet been established whether he was there as a participant or to cover the demonstration. Reporters Without Borders urges the authorities to do everything (…)
tunisia \ Une - Générale - 1 \ Une - Moyen Orient - 1
Tunisia – Reporters Without Borders opens bureau in Tunis
Reporters Without Borders will open a bureau in Tunis tomorrow. Its staff will have the job of raising media freedom violations with the Tunisian authorities and helping to build and develop stable, professional and independent media in Tunisia. “The Arab Spring, which Tunisia began, has brought incredible changes throughout the region but much remains to be done to safeguard what has been won in these revolutions,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said. (…)
internet \ Une - Amériques - 2 \ Une - Générale - 2 \ Une - Internet - 1 \ United States \ wikileaks
United States – Old law used in controversial new way to get information for WikiLeaks investigation
Yesterday’s revelations by the Wall Street Journal about secret court orders obtained by the US government forcing Google and Sonic.net, an Internet Service provider, to surrender details of the email accounts of WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum has revived the debate about use of the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). According to the newspaper, the Department of Justice obtained orders on 4 January and 15 April requiring Google and Sonic to hand over the IP addresses (…)
Gambia – Justice minister urged to prove claim that missing journalist is still alive
Reporters Without Borders calls on Gambian justice minister Edward Gomez to quickly produce evidence of his claim that “Chief” Ebrima Manneh, a journalist who has been missing since July 2006, is still alive. In a newspaper interview last weekend, the minister insisted that Manneh was alive and “somewhere.” “As justice minister, your comments cannot be taken lightly,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Out of respect for Manneh himself, his family and his colleagues, those who have been defending (…)
Pakistan \ Une - Asie - 1 \ Une - Générale - 3 \ Une - Internet - 1
Pakistan – Reporter stabbed to death in Lahore after getting threats
Reporters Without Borders condemns the murder of online newspaper reporter Faisal Qureshi, who was found with his throat slit at his Lahore home on 7 October. According to one of his brothers, he received death threats shortly before he was killed. “We are deeply shocked by this murder and offer our condolences to the victim’s family and friends,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The Lahore police must carry out a thorough investigation and, given the information available, must not neglect (…)
international \ internet \ Une - Internet - 1
BlackBerry gives way to pressure from governments
Reporters Without Borders is worried about the concessions that Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian company that manufactures the BlackBerry smartphone, is making to governments that want access to the encrypted data transmitted over its networks. RIM recently reached secret agreements with several countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, after they threatened to suspend its mobile phone services. Pressure on RIM has been growing since it providing information to (…)
