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Vietnam – Court upholds long jail sentences for bloggers on appeal
Reporters Without Borders condemns the rulings that courts issued today in the cases of three bloggers – Nguyen Van Hai (also known as Dieu Cay), Ta Phong Tan and Phan Thanh Hai (also known as Anhbasaigon) – and yesterday in the case of Nguyen Van Khuong, an investigative journalist also known as Hoang Khuong. The organization also condemns yesterday’s arrest of the blogger and activist Le Quoc Quan and calls for his immediate release. “Dieu Cay, Ta Phong Tan and Anhbasaigon did nothing to (…)
Burma \ SLIDESHOW \ Une - Asie - 1
Burma – US freelancer on difficult access to information in war-torn northern state
On December 7th, 2012, the United-Nations expressed “grave concerns” for the displaced people in Kachin State in areas where the UN has no access. Located between Burma, China and India, the Kachin state is one where jade, diamonds, rubies, gold and precious hard woods are abundant. Today, it is also precious for its hydropower potential. Fierce fighting has raged in Kachin state since a 17-year ceasefire between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) shattered in June 2011. (…)
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Bangladesh – Two newspaper photographers beaten and arrested by police
Reporters Without Borders condemns an assault by police officers on two news photographers in Siddhirganj, on the outskirts of the capital, while they were covering a nationwide opposition protest on 11 December. Following the arrest of the photographers, who work for English-language dailies, fellow-journalists obtained their release by staging a sit-in outside the police station where they were being held. “While this case is a positive example of the way journalists can mobilize to (…)
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Cambodia – Some Internet cafés ordered to close
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) raise their concerns about online freedom in Cambodia as the Minister of Telecommunications, So Khun, signed a circular on November 16th, 2012, to regulate the use of Internet in the country. According to the decree issued by the ministry, Internet cafes cannot be located within 500 meters of a school or allow their clients to gamble, porn surf, visit websites selling drugs or commit crimes that threaten (…)
Burma – Government censors issue warnings to two opposition party newspapers
Information minister Kyaw Hsan promised more media freedom during a conference last week in Rangoon, but the Burmese authorities continue to keep the media on a short leash and still try to intimidate media they regard as too outspoken. Reporters Without Borders and its partner organization, the Burma Media Association, condemn the warnings that have been issued by the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division (PSRD), the government’s media oversight agency, in response to published content (…)
Sri Lanka – Government-orchestrated threats against exile journalists
Reporters Without Borders deplores a government-orchestrated campaign of threats and smears against journalists and human rights activists that is being waged above all through media controlled by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), a state-owned company better known as “Lake House.” The targets include Rohitha Bashana Abeywardane of Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (LINK), a Reporters Without Borders partner organization, Dharmasiri Lankapeli of the Federation of Media (…)
