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Authorities are cracking down on election coverage by censoring the press. (AFP/Behrouz Mehri)

Iran restricts international coverage of election

June 12, 2013 2:44 PM EDT

Some authoritarian governments try to hide their targeting of the press, but not the Islamic Republic of Iran. Officials there brag about it. Ahead of Iran’s presidential election Friday, they have much to brag about.

Violent clashes between police and protesters have led to the deputy prime minister issuing a veiled threat to impose Internet restrictions. (AP/Burhan Ozbilici)

In Turkey, threats to restrict Internet, journalists attacked

June 4, 2013 5:45 PM EDT

Istanbul, June 5, 2013–Turkish authorities should not interfere with the free flow of information online or in any other media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after a senior government official suggested Internet restrictions could be in the offing.

Blogger sentenced to jail for insulting prophet

May 24, 2013 11:10 AM EDT

Istanbul, May 24, 2013–Turkish authorities should reverse on appeal the jail term handed down this week to a Turkish Armenian author and blogger who was convicted of insulting the Prophet Muhammad, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

So your Twitter account is hacked? Reset, tweet, pray.

April 24, 2013 3:07 PM EDT

That is a bogus @ap tweet.– AP CorpComm (@AP_CorpComm) April 23, 2013 More than a quarter million Twitter accounts have been hacked worldwide, the social media company disclosed in February, but Tuesday’s attack on The Associated Press’s verified account, @AP, had unusual effect. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 143 points after someone hijacked the…

Information Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo has criticized the press in the past. (The Nation)

New challenges for local and foreign press in Kenya

March 21, 2013 10:47 AM EDT

Kenya has passed peacefully through its election period, but questions still hang over the legitimacy of presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory–as well as over the future of the country’s media coverage. During polling, challenges arose for both local and international media, and they have not subsided. For the foreign press, it is now unclear how…

Russian parliament member threatens journalist, editor

March 18, 2013 3:15 PM EDT

New York, March 18, 2013–A member of Russia’s parliament has used his public Twitter account to threaten two journalists with the independent daily Moskovsky Komsomolets, according to news reports.

Attacks on the Press: Press Braces as Iran Vote Looms

February 14, 2013 12:05 AM EST

The 2009 vote seemed open for the press. Then came the brutal crackdown. By D. Parvaz

Attacks on the Press: Prison Census 2012: A Worldwide Roundup

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world’s worst jailer. A CPJ special report

Attacks on the Press: Journalism and Religion

February 14, 2013 12:04 AM EST

Editors think twice, reporters do not dig deeply, columnists choose words carefully. By Jean-Paul Marthoz

@PresRajapaksa draws snark, concern, and criticism

February 12, 2013 12:31 PM EST

Here is a quick pointer to one of Sri Lanka’s few remaining independent media sources, Groundviews, which just posted a lengthy look at the president’s newfound interest in social media: “The Sri Lankan President’s Twitter archive and Propaganda 2.0: New challenges for online dissent.” In a country where there isn’t all that much to laugh…