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Liberian police face opposition CDC supporters in the run-up to presidential elections. Three broadcasters have been shut down by the government for covering the CDC party's campaign. (AFP)

Liberian government silences three broadcasters

November 8, 2011 5:04 PM EST

New York, November 8, 2011–The administration of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf silenced on Monday three Liberian broadcasters that have covered the campaigning of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party in the run-up to today’s runoff presidential vote, according to news reports.

A TV news reporter reacts after journalist Gelson Domingos da Silva is shot and killed. (AP)

Brazilian cameraman killed as raid turns into shootout

November 7, 2011 4:52 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–Brazilian television cameraman Gelson Domingos da Silva was shot and killed Sunday during a confrontation between state police and suspected drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, according to press reports.

Smoke pours out from the front of the El Buen Tono offices. (Reuters)

Newspaper offices set on fire in Mexico

November 7, 2011 3:49 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–A group of unidentified gunmen stormed into the newsroom of the daily El Buen Tono in the state of Veracruz on Sunday, vandalized equipment, and set the premises on fire, according to local press reports.

In Pakistan, missing journalist found dead

November 7, 2011 3:45 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–The body of missing Pakistani journalist Javed Naseer Rind was found on Saturday morning in Khuzdar, 186 miles (300 kilometers) south of the city of Quetta, local and international news reports said. The journalist had been shot multiple times in the head and chest, and his body showed multiple signs of…

Two journalists were arrested over a story criticizing President Salva Kiir, for allowing his daughter to marry an Ethiopian national. (The New Sudan Vision)

South Sudan security detains two journalists

November 7, 2011 1:01 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–Two South Sudanese independent journalists have been imprisoned since last week over a column critical of President Salva Kiir, according to local journalists and news reports. On November 1, South Sudan National Security Services (NSS) agents in the temporary capital of Juba arrested Peter Ngor, editor of the private daily Destiny,…

Peruvian journalist attacked after reporting on corruption

November 7, 2011 12:45 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–A Peruvian provincial reporter was shot and wounded on Saturday while resisting an attempted kidnapping that his colleagues believe may have been in reprisal for his coverage of police corruption, news reports said.

Kazakh reporter sentenced to ‘restriction of freedom’

November 7, 2011 12:15 PM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the conviction and sentence on defamation charges of Valery Surganov, a reporter with the independent news website Guljan, and calls for his full acquittal on appeal.

Sri Lankan government blocks websites

November 7, 2011 11:22 AM EST

New York, November 7, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by reports that access to at least five Sri Lankan websites has been blocked by the country’s government.

Israeli soldiers board a humanitarian aid ship bound for Gaza. (AP)

Israel arrests journalists aboard flotilla

November 4, 2011 4:20 PM EDT

New York, November 4, 2011–Israeli forces arrested an unidentified number of journalists today after a group of soldiers boarded two humanitarian aid ships sailing toward Gaza and forced them to redirect to the Israeli port of Ashdod, according to news reports.

Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole lambasted the media for undermining national security. (AFP)

Invoking security, Puntland bans two TV stations

November 2, 2011 4:30 PM EDT

New York, November 2, 2011–Authorities in northern Somalia banned two private broadcasters from operating in Puntland Tuesday, blaming independent media coverage for undermining national security as they grapple with potentially destabilizing violence in the region, according to local journalists and news reports. The Information Ministry in semi-autonomous Puntland banned the local operations of Universal TV…