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Somalia – Disquiet about death penalty for man convicted of journalist’s murder
Reporters Without Borders deplores the death sentence that a military court passed yesterday on a man found guilty of radio journalist Hassan Yusuf Absuge’s murder last September in Mogadishu. “It is not up to us to decide the nature or severity of the sentences imposed on those convicted of murdering journalists, but we cannot regard the application of the death penalty as a victory,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We hail the measures taken by the authorities to identify and punish (…)
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Belarus – Monthly hopes to resume publishing after investigators unfreeze account
Reporters Without Borders hails the Financial Investigation Department’s 25 March decision to unblock the independent monthly Arche-Pachatak’s bank account, which had been frozen since October, and the apparent intention to abandon a criminal prosecution for “financial irregularities.” “We hope that those in charge of this case will confirm in writing that no prosecution will be [...]
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CAR – Call for compensation after rebels ransack and loot Bangui media
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the irresponsible and unacceptable behaviour of members of the Seleka rebel coalition who have robbed or ransacked several news media since entering the capital, Bangui, three days ago. Rebel leaders have said they are trying to stop the looting. Reporters Without Borders calls on the most senior officials now in control in Bangui to order the return of stolen equipment and to organize compensation for media that have suffered damage. The press (…)
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Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka censors BBC’s programmes on UN Human Rights Council
The state-owned Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) has repeatedly censored its FM retransmission of the BBC’s Tamil-language broadcasts since 16 March, a day after the start of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council’s latest session, which has been looking at the issue of war crimes in Sri Lanka. “The replacement of the BBC’s coverage of the Human Rights Council’s activities by completely unrelated programming is a direct violation of the Tamil population’s right to information,” (…)
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Tunisia – RWB workshop on digital security for news providers on 29 March at WSF
Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders, an international NGO that defends freedom of information, will organize a workshop on digital security for news providers on 29 March as part of the three-day 2013 World Social Forum that begun in Tunis on 26 March. The protection of journalists’ sources is no longer just a matter of professional ethics. Journalists need IT skills as well. What are the digital threats to which they are exposed and how can they fend them off? How can they (…)
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Somalia – Provincial woman journalist gunned down while visiting Mogadishu
Reporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that a young woman journalist, Rahmo Abdulkadir, was gunned down on a Mogadishu street two days ago. Shot five times, she died on the spot. She is the second woman journalist to have been killed in the past eight years, following visiting BBC reporter Kate Peyton who was gunned down in Mogadishu in 2005. “We offer our heart-felt condolences to Abdulkadir’s family,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Noting the recent arrest of three suspects in the (…)
