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Palestinian Territories - Conditional release for cameraman working for Hamas TV on West Bank - 9.10.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 09-Oct-2008 19:03

Syria - Banned in Syria, pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat is latest media to fall victim to tension between Arab regimes - 8.10.2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns Syria's ban on distribution of the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat since 29 September. ?The Arab media often depend on good diplomatic relations between the countries that finance them and the countries where they operate,? Reporters Without Borders said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 08-Oct-2008 19:23

Egypt - Newspaper editor spared prison by presidential pardon - 7.10.2008
President Hosni Mubarak yesterday pardoned Ibrahim Issa, the editor of the opposition weekly Al-Dustour, who was sentenced to two months in prison. ?This decision puts an end to an iniquitous judicial procedure that lasted more than a year. Mubarak cannot continue avoiding the need for legislative reform to decriminalize press offences,?Reporters Without Borders said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 07-Oct-2008 19:26

Yemen - Foreign journalist's fixer wrongly held in custody - 6.10.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 07-Oct-2008 13:02

Egypt - Editor gets two months in prison, amid no sign of progress in civil liberties three years after Mubarak's reelection - 30.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the two-month prison sentence which a Cairo appeals court passed on Ibrahim Issa, the editor of the opposition weekly Al-Dustour. This is supposed to be Mubarak's last term as president, but there has no let-up in the repressive policies he has been pursuing since he took over as president in 1981, the press freedom organisation said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 30-Sep-2008 19:10

Israel - Authorities remain silent about imprisonment of Syrian journalist Ata Farahat - 29.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 29-Sep-2008 19:17

Tunisia - Human rights activist Tarek Soussi released provisionally - 26.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 26-Sep-2008 19:22

Yemen - Journalist serving six-year sentence released by presidential directive - 25.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 25-Sep-2008 19:23

Palestinian Territories - Palestinian TV stations suffer in power struggle between rival factions - 24.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns the continuing press censorship in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, which has not spared the Palestinian broadcast media, and calls for the release of Ossayd Amarneh, a cameraman employed by Al-Aqsa TV, who was arrested in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on 21 September.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 24-Sep-2008 19:13

Iran - More and more minority journalists being jailed - 24.09.2008
Four Azeri journalists have been held without charge for more than 10 days while an Azeri journalist and blogger was sentenced to six months in prison on 20 September for her online articles. ?These Azeris join the list of ethnic minority journalists held in Iran's prisons for criticising social inequality and demanding equal treatment within Iranian society,? the organisation said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 24-Sep-2008 13:24

Tunisia - Plain-clothes police threaten independent journalist Slim Boukhdir - 23.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about independent journalist Slim Boukhdir following his arrest in the southern city of Sfax on the night of 20 September by four plain-clothes policemen, who threatened him because of his articles and then dumped him 10 km outside the city. It was the first serious incident since his release from prison two months ago.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 23-Sep-2008 19:16

Morocco - Appeal court overturns blogger's conviction - 18.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders hails today's decision by an Agadir appeal court to quash blogger Mohamed Erraji's conviction on the grounds of procedural irregularities. Erraji was sentenced on 8 September to two years in prison and a fine of 5,000 dirhams (430 euros) for ?disrespect for the king? in article for the Moroccan news website Hespress (http://hespress.com).
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 18-Sep-2008 19:14

Iraq - ?We won't let armed groups do as they please,? interior minister tells Reporters Without Borders - 16.09.2008
Iraqi interior minister Jawad Al-Bolani has assured Reporters Without Borders that the murders of four employees of independent TV station Al-Sharqiya in the northern city of Mosul on 13 September will not go unpunished. The police announced the arrest of four suspects the day after the murders.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 16-Sep-2008 19:24

Saudi Arabia - Religious leaders condemned for fatwas declared against journalists - 16.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 16-Sep-2008 19:09

Syria - Reporters Without Borders team and French TV journalist ?will never get a visa,? minister reportedly says after they are refused entry at border - 15.09.2008
A Reporters Without Borders delegation led by its secretary-general, Robert Ménard, together with well-known French TV journalist Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and photographer François Daburon were denied entry to Syria at a Lebanese border crossing on 13 September.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 15-Sep-2008 19:21

Iraq - Four-member TV crew kidnapped and killed in Mosul - 14.09.2008
?We condemn the abduction and murder of the three Al-Sharqiya journalists and their driver and we call for a thorough investigation into the circumstances,? Reporters Without Borders said. ?The comments by Al-Sharqiya's news director make such an investigation all the more urgent.?
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 14-Sep-2008 19:14

Tunisia - Human rights activist held since giving interview to Al-Jazeera two weeks ago - 9.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 09-Sep-2008 19:13

Morocco - Blogger gets two years in prison for online article critical of king - 9.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns the two-year prison sentence and fine of 5,000 dirhams (430 euros) which a court in the southern city of Agadir passed yesterday on blogger Mohamed Erraji for an article criticising King Mohammed that he wrote for the Moroccan news website Hespress (hespress.com).
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 09-Sep-2008 18:58

Morocco - Newspaper editor's trial for disrespecting king adjourned indefinitely - 4.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 04-Sep-2008 19:01

Iran - Supreme court quashes death sentence against Adnan Hassanpour : Reporters Without Borders calls for his release and dismissal of the case - 4.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 04-Sep-2008 18:46

Egypt - Government offensive against freedom of expression in TV broadcasting - 4.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns growing Egyptian government control over the media, especially the broadcast media. Egypt already has a repressive press law and a state of emergency law that has been in effect since 1981. Now, in November, parliament is due to examine a new broadcasting bill that is causing concern.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 04-Sep-2008 18:31

Iran - Six-month prison sentences for four cyber-feminists - 4.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 04-Sep-2008 13:11

Iraq - Call for release of Reuters photographer as arrests of journalists increase - 3.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 04-Sep-2008 01:04

Saudi Arabia / France - European satellite operator Eutelsat drops Saudi opposition TV station - 2.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 02-Sep-2008 19:29

Syria - Concerned about ailing political prisoner deprived of treatment, Reporters Without Borders urges Sarkozy to raise human rights during Damascus visit - 1.09.2008
Reporters Without Borders has written to French President Nicolas Sarkozy asking him to raise the issue of Syria's political prisoners when he meets Syrian President Bashar el-Assad during a visit to Damascus this week. The press freedom organisation is particularly worried about the health of Ali Abdallah (logo), an independent journalist held since 17 December 2007.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 01-Sep-2008 19:21

Iraq - Murder attempt against a Kurdish journalist leaves his sister dead in hail of gunfire - 1.09.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 01-Sep-2008 19:06

Palestinian Territories - Arbitrary detention of journalists continues as result of tension between Hamas and Fatah - 29.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders reiterates its appeal to Palestinian political leaders to put an end to a wave of arrests of journalists.?Mahmoud Abbas and Ismael Haniyeh cannot remain silent while this goes on. It is in their own interest to ensure there is room for free speech,? Reporters Without Borders said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 29-Aug-2008 19:29

Tunisia - Website blocking shrinks space for online free expression - 27.08.2008
Access to the social networking website Facebook has been blocked without explanation since 24 August in Tunisia, in a move that reinforces government censorship of the Internet, Reporters Without Borders said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 28-Aug-2008 13:27

Iran - Journalist from the Arab minority sentenced to five years in prison - 27.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders today called for the case to be dropped against journalist Yosef Azizi Banitruf, sentenced to five years in jail after he exposed excessive use of force against demonstrators from the Arab community. ?President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is systematically exploiting the judicial system to crack down on journalists from the minority communities,? the worldwide press freedom organisation said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 27-Aug-2008 19:16

Tunisia - Call for action over journalist denied return of ID papers after release from prison - 26.08.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 26-Aug-2008 19:16

Iran - Ailing journalist put in solitary confinement instead of being transferred to hospital - 25.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders today voiced active concern about the treatment of journalist and human rights activist Emadoldin Baghi who earlier this month was placed in an isolation cell in Evin prison, Tehran instead of being transferred to hospital.?Emadoldin Baghi is paying the price for his outspokenness,? the worldwide press freedom organisation said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 26-Aug-2008 01:03

Tunisia - Independent journalist again prevented from boarding flight to Europe - 24.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns the Tunisian government's repeated humiliation of journalist Sihem Bensedrine, the founder of the underground newspaper Kalima. She was today again prevented from boarding a flight from Tunis-Carthage airport to Austria, where she has a residency permit.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 25-Aug-2008 13:03

Syria - Court rejects writer's request for release on completing three quarters of sentence - 22.08.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 22-Aug-2008 19:19

Iraq / United States - Iraqi journalist freed after 26 days in US base - 21.08.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 21-Aug-2008 19:17

Israel/ Palestinian Territories - Letter to Israeli general about decision not to prosecute soldiers who killed Palestinian cameraman - 21.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders has written to Brig. Gen. Avihai Mandelblit, military advocate general of the Israel Defence Forces, voicing concern about his decision not to prosecute the soldiers responsible for the death of Palestinian cameraman Fadel Shanaa in the Gaza Strip last April.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 21-Aug-2008 13:11

Yemen - Surveillance of foreign press tightened, two fixers held by security services for past month - 20.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders has written to Yemeni interior minister Mutahar Rashad Al-Masri calling for the immediate release of two brothers, Ali Nasser Kaid Al-Bokheiti and Mohammed Ahmed Hassan Al-Bokheiti, who were arrested on 21 July at a military roadblock with a British freelance journalist for whom they working as fixers.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 20-Aug-2008 19:04

Tunisia - Government continues to hound online newspaper editor, this time preventing her from taking international flight - 20.08.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 20-Aug-2008 18:49

Syria - Lawyer held for 12 days is latest victim of government harassment of opposition websites - 18.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders reiterates its condemnation of the government's behaviour towards certain opposition websites after lawyer and website editor Abdallah Souleiman Ali was detained for 12 days for ?persisting in publishing legal and political articles criticising the role of the government.? It was the second time he has been targeted since March.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 18-Aug-2008 19:20

Israel/ Palestinian territories - Israeli enquiry unsurprisingly decides not to punish soldiers who killed Palestinian cameraman - 13.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the findings of an Israeli investigation into the death of Palestinian cameraman Fadel Shanaa. ?Israeli soldiers enjoy an impunity that endangers many journalists covering their operations,? the press freedom organisation says. ?Only an impartial analysis of what happened would be able to prevent this kind of tragedy from recurring.?
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 19:14

Israel/ Palestinian territories - Israeli military to hold Palestinian soundman for six months, without taking him before a court - 12.08.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 18:59

Iran - Nobel laureate threatened by state news agency allegation - 8.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns an allegation made by the official news agency IRNA on 6 August that endangers Nobel peace laureate and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi and her family. An IRNA report claimed that Ebadi's daughter ?converted to the Bahai religion nearly a year ago.?
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 18:44

Palestinian Territories - PFLP radio station reopens in Gaza City - 6.08.2008
?The Islamist party Hamas must stop arbitrarily targeting news media just because they do not blindly relay its propaganda,? the press freedom organisation said.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 18:29

Iraq / Kurdistan - Call for protective measures after shooting attack on reporter in Kurdistan - 5.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns a shooting attack on journalist Amanaj Khalil of the weekly Rudaw on 1 August in Kani Kardatt, a region to the west of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan. Khalil, who was not injured, had reportedly been getting threats because of one of his articles.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 18:14

Syria - Call for release of writer accused of ?weakening national feeling? - 5.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders called on the Syrian government today to release jailed online journalist Habib Saleh, who was arrested in a market in the northwestern town of Tartous on 6 May. He appeared in court in Damascus on 4 August accused of writing articles that ?weakened national feeling? and ?incited civil and religious warfare,? under articles 285 and 289 of the criminal law.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 17:59

Iraq / United States - Reuters cameraman held by US military for past five days on security grounds - 1.08.2008
Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Ali Al-Mashhadani, an Iraqi photographer employed by the Reuters news agency, who was arrested by US troops while visiting the Iraqi parliament press centre in Baghdad's Green Zone on 26 July.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 17:44

Iran - Internet censorship stepped up in anticipation of next year's presidential election - 31.07.2008

Source : Reporters Without Borders | 13-Aug-2008 17:29