2012

  
Journalists of the independent al-Tayar newspaper protest the confiscation of its entire edition. (Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Sudan attempts to silence opposition news coverage

New York, March 1, 2012–Sudanese authorities must halt their efforts to silence news coverage of opposition leadership, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Authorities have already closed three newspapers in 2012 and confiscated thousands of copies, CPJ research shows.

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Journalist Rashid Aliyev was injured in clashes between protesters and police in the city of Quba yesterday. (Reuters/Abbas Atilay)

Reporters injured while covering clashes in Azerbaijan

New York, March 1, 2012–At least two journalists were injured and another five suffered the effects of tear gas while covering violent clashes between police and residents of the northeastern city of Quba, according to news reports and CPJ sources.

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In this photo taken February 27, Chinese paramilitary and riot police stand guard near barricades set up along the main street of a Tibetan monastery town in Sichuan province. (AP/Gillian Wong)

‘Invisible Tibet’ blogger elicits China’s extra-judicial ire

Beijing-based blogger Woeser reported on her website Invisible Tibet today that she has been confined to her residence by Beijing public security officers who are stationed outside her home. Woeser, an outspoken critic of Chinese government policies in Tibet, has written about a series of recent self-immolations among monks and arrests of writers in western…

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Members of the International Media Mission to Nepal with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, center. (Federation of Nepalese Journalists)

Two years after Nepal murder, no progress, mission finds

On the evening of March 1, 2010, Arun Singhaniya, owner of Janakpur Today newspaper and Janakpur Today Radio, stepped out of a prayer service during a holy celebration in Janakpur, Nepal’s second largest city. A gunman on a motorcycle shot and killed the news proprietor, making him the second person affiliated with the Janakpur Today…

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Iran’s opposition: Gagged by years of intimidation

With parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2, the Iranian government is restricting journalists and media outlets in their political coverage.  In this BBC World News article, CPJ’s Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator, speaks on the state of Iranian press freedom prior to the elections.  Click here for the full story

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Myanmar relaxes grip on media, vows end to censors

Burma’s heavily censored media is one of the worst in the world.  The country is now taking steps to expand and protect press freedom.  These steps, however, are being questioned by local journalists.  The Associated Press (AP) reports on this new development, with commentary from CPJ’s Southeast Asia representative, Shawn Crispin.Click here for the full…

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