2008

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali enjoys strong bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress. Members cite the country’s friendship with the United States, often without casting a critical eye on the country’s press freedom and human rights record. Here is a sampling of remarks by members of Congress.

A statistical profile of media deaths and abductions in Iraq 2003-09

Slideshow with audio

Robert Mugabe’s government has jailed reporters without basis, intimidated sources, and obstructed distribution of independent news.

More than 80 journalists flee their home countries in the last year. Iraq and Somalia are the hardest hit. By Elisbeth Witchel and Karen Phillips

More than 80 journalists flee their home countries in the last year. Iraq and Somalia are the hardest hit.

Versión en españolPosted June 7, 2008Mexico is not at war. It is a democracy. And yet it is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for the press. Twenty-one journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000, seven of them in direct reprisal for their work. Since 2005, seven others have gone missing. Mexico ranks…

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