Asia

The Internet’s Role in Media Freedom By Mick Stern The Boston Globe December 14, 2003

Journalists Are Owed Protection in Wartime By Joel Simon Newsday March 31, 2003

Murder by MediaWhy the Rwandan genocide tribunal went too far. By Joel Simon Slate

Indonesian military hems in press on Aceh citizens By A. Lin Neumann The Asian Times Online

HK citizens call impromptu referendum By A. Lin Neumann The Asian Times Online www.atimes.com

Media Concerns About Covering the War By Joel Campagna The Boston Globe March 19, 2003

Hu Must Free China’s Media By Sophie Beach The Asian Wall Street Journal

A Brave Student Becomes a Symbol Of Modern China By Sophie Beach The Asian Wall Street Journal

New York, December 8, 2004—The Committee to Protect Journalists is outraged that Chinese authorities have detained journalist Shi Tao, putting the total number jailed in the country at 42. On November 24, freelance journalist Shi was taken into custody because of his writings criticizing Chinese policy. Police from the security bureau of Changsha, Hunan Province,…

New York, December 2, 2004—The body of a young reporter was found Saturday in a garbage bin on the outskirts of Tabuk in remote Kalinga Province, the latest slaying in one of the deadliest years on record for Filipino journalists. Police believe that Stephen Omaois, 24, was bludgeoned to death, according to international news reports.…