Deep shock over Turkish-Armenian editor’s murder in Istanbul Reporters Without Borders press release... | IFJ press release... | International PEN statement... | PEN American Center statement... | VOA story... | U.S. State Dept. spokesman... | U.S Embassy Ankara statement... | Wikipedia...

 

 

Under Secretary Nicholas Burns comments on Hrant Dink's murder in interview with Kanal D’s Mehmet Ali Birand U.S. Embassy Ankara press release...

 

 

 

The International Federation of Journalists condemns Bosnian Serb ban on national public broadcaster IFJ press release...

Journalist banned from leaving Iran to collect prize RSF press release...

The International Federation of Journalists welcomes Spanish court decision to issue arrest warrants for US soldiers accused over journalist death in Iraq IFJ press release...

Pledge of continuing vigilance at ceremony in Paris on 100th day after Politkovskaya’s murder Reporters Without Borders report...

Tightening grip on news media outlets in Azerbaijan Freedom House report...

U.S. State Department’s Karen Hughes says media face “unprecedented threats” U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story...

 

 

Tomlinson gives up BBG chairmanship BBG press release... | Tomlinson's letter... | The Weekly Standard defends Tomlinson's record...

 

 

Organizations supporting press freedom demand justice in Politkovskaya murder IFEX press release... | Politkovskaya named World Press Hero...

 

 

Dissidents say BBC has caved in to Moscow, BBC spokesperson denies the charge link to The Daily Telegraph article...

 

 

Journalism put to the sword in 2006 International Federation of Journalists reports 155 murders and unexplained killings in year of unprecedented brutality. IFJ report...

Palestinian journalists caught in the Gaza crossfire Report of fact-finding visit Reporters Without Borders blame both Israel and Palestinian factions RSF press release...

UN Security Council condemns attacks on journalists in conflict situations UN press release... | Reporters Without Borders press release...

 

 

In Iraq, journalist deaths spike to record in 2006 The Committee to Protect Journalists repoted that the majority are murdered; worldwide death toll rises CPJ Special Report 2006...

Leaders of American Muslims visit Washington's Holocaust Museum to pay tribute to victims Holocaust Museum video...

 

 

World Association of Newspapers (WAN) calls for release of jailed Chinese journalist Shi Tao, winner of the 2007 Golden Pen of Freedom WAN press release... | WAN press release on 2007 Golden Pen of Freedom...

U.S. intensifies efforts for worldwide Internet freedom Internet freedom will be part of State Department’s annual Human Rights Reports. U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story...

U.S. State Department outlines Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT) strategy Group seeks to maximize freedom of expression, free flow of information and ideas with $500,000 grant program U.S. State Dept. fact sheet... | Русский

 

 

Four international bodies issue joint declaration on freedom of expression
The UN, OAS, OSCE and African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights issued a joint statement on various current freedom of expression themes. Article 19 press release...

VOA reporter escapes Eritrean detention VOA story...

ARTICLE 19 launches a campaign against online censorship in Iran A19 press release... | A19 Persian Impediment campaign...

 

 

Iraqi journalists call on United Nations to act over media “nightmare” International Federation of Journalists press release..

List of Politkovskaya petition signatories handed over to head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe RSW press release...

 

 

NGOs play vital role in building free societies, Rice says Secretary of State launches new human rights initiatives U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story | RFE/RL story...

U.S. government promises to defend the rights of NGOs NGOs should be free to seek, receive and impart information and ideas both within and outside the countries in which they are based and to have access to domestic- and foreign-based media. U.S. State Dept. Guiding Principles on Non-Governmental Organizations...

Journalists wonder if words count Only 20 people showed up for the Andrei Sakharov awards for journalism event in Moscow The Moscow Times story...

Media corruption in Russia Anna Severnova, the public relations director for the St. Petersburg office of a Western European political organization, spends a lot of time rejecting corrupt proposals from Russian journalists. Transitions Online story...

Iran: prosecute torturers, not bloggers
The Iranian Judiciary should prosecute officials responsible for the arbitrary detention and alleged torture of several bloggers in 2004, instead of prosecuting the bloggers for expressing their opinions. Human Rights Watch press release...

The 15th Reporters Without Borders - Fondation de France prize presented in Paris Burma’s Win Tin was named "Journalist of the Year." The other 2006 laureates were Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, the organisation "Journalist in Danger" (DR Congo) and the Cuban cyber-dissident Guillermo Fariñas Hernández. RSF press release...

New report finds journalists facing greater risks, death VOA report...

EU-Belarus: New message to the people of Belarus EU press release...

Alexander Milinkevich - winner of the European Parliament's 2006 Sakharov Prize European Parliament press release..

 

 

Russia Today reports Russian authorities consider suing media for libel over reporting on Litvinenko case "RT has got new information the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media is gathering all the publications worldwide as to the Litvinenko case to be studied for libel and offensive comments against Russia which if found will then be followed by a law suit." more story...

Internet fuels rise in number of jailed journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists census finds more held without charge or due process. China, Cuba, Eritrea, and Ethiopia were the top four jailers among the 24 nations who imprisoned journalists. CPJ article... | Detailed report... | U.S. State Dept. Wash. file story... | Русский

American writers honor Politkovskaya's memory RFE/RL story...

The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) launches a new campaign in support of human rights defenders at risk Briefing paper to EU Human Rights Forum
documents crackdown in Belarus, Russia and Uzbekistan.
IHF press release... | Briefing Paper...

Reporters Without Borders calls for release of Havana reporter arrested by State Security, while provincial journalist gets four years for being “social danger” RSF press release...

Reporters Without Borders protests blocking of YouTube and New York Times sites in Iran RSF press release...

OSCE media freedom representative marks 240th anniversary of first access to information law more story...

BBC analyzes conflicting claims in the poisoning death of Putin's critic Alexander Litvinenko link to BBC story | Russia Today interview with former Russian spy linked to the case... | RFE/RL's interview with Berezovsky's partner...

Reporters Without Borders protest shutdown of independent TV station by Azeri authorities RSF press release...

U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors statment on closing of Azeri station | BBG press release...

 

 

International Herald Tribune: Voice of America's new leader faces changing times FreeMediaOnline.org founder Ted Lipien: "The soft power of information and news is grossly under-appreciated."
Doreen Carvajal report in The International Herald Tribune... | in NYT...

Day of support for imprisoned journalists 139 journalists are currently imprisoned for reporting the news or expressing their views Reporters Without Borders press release...

At International Olympic Committee headquarters, CPJ raises concerns about press freedom in China CPJ press release...

Al Jazeera English goes live Al Jazeera news...

Accuracy in Media calls Al Jazeera International "an Arab government financed news and propaganda operation" which encourages terrorism AIM press release...

Cliff Kincaid of AIM Debates Dave Marash of Al-Jazeera International on Fox News AIM link

Gozaar celebrates third issue Gozaar--'transition' in English--is a monthly Persian/English journal devoted to democracy and human rights in Iran. Freedom House link...

International Press Freedom Awards Committee to Protect Journalists press release...

Information power, not guns, will change Gambia for better Freedom Newspaper article...

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urges members and supporters to contact US President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking they publicly condemn the Israeli onslaught on Palestinians in Gaza ADC press release...

Israeli Foreign Minister Livini: Israel has no desire to harm innocent people, but only to defend its citizens Israeli Foreign Ministry statement...

17,000 people vote against Internet enemies during 24-hour protest against online censorship Reporters Without Borders press release... | BBC report... | VOA report...

List of the 13 Internet enemies in 2006 published Reporters Without Borders press release...

State Department official details U.S. support for free flow of information more story...

Holocaust denial propaganda cartoons receive awards in Iran ADL press release...

Russia's opposition to democratic revolutions a "test" for international community RFE/RL press release: comments by Georgian parliamentarians | announcement on elimination of Voice of America Georgian broadcasts

Journalist and media executive Danforth W. Austin appointed new Voice of America director BBG press release... | The Changing Voice of America by Alvyn Snyder...

The International Federation of Journalists and Arab journalists seeks "Fast-Track" procedure for Middle Eastern journalists to combat visa obstacles in Europe IFJ press release... | more from Palestine News Agency...

Authorities in Baku determined to keep Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty off the air in Azerbaijan more from Media Network Weblog...

Reporters Without Borders: Threat to retransmission of BBC, Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty more story...

OSCE media watchdog presents report on anomalies in accrediting
journalists OSCE press release... | OSCE report...

Public diplomacy should employ methods of journalism report on Prof. Philip Seib at the USC Annenberg School for Communication...

Iraqi women make waves with radio show VOA report...

Rice meets journalists, son of slain Russian reporter VOA report... | RFE/RL report... | BBC report...

Rice says independent journalism vital to democracy Secretary calls murdered Russian journalist Politkovskaya "a heroine to many" U.S. State Dept. Wash. file story...

Freedom House condemns ongoing limits on expression and association in Russia, calls for US response Freedom House press release...

U.S. urges Russia to quickly process NGO re-registrations U.S. State Dept. Wash. File.. | VOA story... | Human Rights Watch report, Dec. 2005

Reporters Without Borders urge French authorities to strip Putin of Legion of Honour more story from RWB... | Русский Russian...

The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)condemns violence used to disperse a planned picket in Nazran, Ingushetia, in commemoration of Anna Politkovskaya IHF letter to the President of the Republic of Ingushetia, Murat Zyazikov... | Русский Russian...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes highest UK court's decision backing investigative journalism OSCE press release...

Chinese ban on Wikipedia lifted for now more story from Wikinews...

Freedom House launches new web-based resource on press freedom more story... | link...

Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Co-Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) expressed sorrow and outrage after learning of the killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya United States Helsinki Commission press release...

No immediate reaction from Russian officials to the journalist's murder President Putin and Russian officials must denounce the murder of Anna Politkovskaya The International Helsinki Federation and the Moscow Helsinki Group press release... | Русский Russian

NGOs, international organizations and governments condemn slaying of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya CPJ report.... | Reporters Without Borders press release... | OSCE press release... | U.S. State Department statement...

Dialogue among faiths key to understanding U.S. State Department public diplomacy chief Karen Hughes says
interfaith iftar teaches community, religious leaders about Islam more story...

Voice of America Persian Service expands to four hours of daily TV broadcasts VOA press release...

Head of Arab-American organization says Pope was wrong in his remarks about Islam Dr. Aref Assaf article on American Arab Forum...

Arab/Muslim media allege Jewish conspiracy behind Pope's comments the Jewish-American Anti-Defamation League press release...

Window on Eurasia Russian officials, media said to ignore echoes of ethnic riots more story...

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights condemns detention of Russian human rights defender Lev Ponomarev IHF press release...

U.S. State Department launches global cultural initiative U.S. State Dept. Wash. File.... | VOA story... | Arabic... | Chinese... | French... | Spanish... | Russian... | U.S. State Dept. fact sheet...

Reporters Without Borders names "Predators of Press Freedom" - Islamist terrorists, Castro, Putin, Lukashenka, and others link to Reporters Without Borders...

State Department inspectors accuse BBG chairman Kenneth Tomlinson of improper use of his office; Tomlinson dismisses the charge as politically inspired NYT report... | VOA report...

Tomlinson vigorously defends BBG actions link to Broadcasting & Cable article...

A conservative Republican politician criticized for advocating propaganda broadcasting Robert Novak column in Chicago Sun-Times...

Newspaper dot-coms dominate Online Journalism Award finalists Online Journalism Review story...

Journalists have a duty to investigate candidates, expert says Roles of media examined in U.S. State Department Democracy Dialogues webchat U.S. State Dept. Wash. File story...

OSCE media freedom representative concerned over jailing of Turkmenistan journalists OSCE press release...

IHF concerned about safety of missing Uzbek asylum seekers in Kyrgyzstan IHF press release...

IHF condemns the convictions of human rights activists and a journalist by a closed court in Turkmenistan IHF press release...

Freedom House criticizes sentence of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan Freedom House press release...

Window on Eurasia Russia’s human rights community denounced for ‘seven sins’ more story...

Journalist abducted in Grozny was married to Chechen terrorist-rebel Shamil Basayev, human rights organization reports International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights press release...

Internet companies aid censorship in China "Western Internet companies are complicit in actively censoring political material without telling users what’s happening and why." -- Rebecca MacKinnon, consultant to Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch press release... | HRW full report... | in Chinese...

US urges immediate release of kidnapped journalists in Gaza VOA story... | Reporters Without Borders press release...

Chinese blogger's release no guarantee of press freedom USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review Kim Pearson story...

Reporters Without Borders reiterated its call for the release of three journalists and human rights activists in Turkmenistan Reporters Without Borders press release...

Noted Uzbek human rights defender, Bakhtiyar Khamroev, beaten as police watch IHF press release...

The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), Federation Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l’Hommes (FIDH) and Center “Demos” protest the abduction in Grozny of a 26-year-old journalist and civic activist, Elina Ersenoyeva open letter... | in Russian...

Western-supported radio station torched in Afghanistan Internews press release...

Window on Eurasia Ethnic Russian converts to Islam turning up in terrorist groups more story...

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomed court ruling against the National Security Agency's (NSA) warrantless spying on Americans ADC press release...

The Jewish-American Anti-Defamation League denounces Iran's exhibition of cartoons deriding the Holocaust; accuses media in the Arab/Muslim world of anti-Semitism and demonization of Jews ADL press release...

The Committee to Protect Journalists called for the release of Straits Times reporter Ching Cheong, who was tried in a closed-door proceeding in Beijing on espionage charges CPJ news alert...

Reporters Without Borders: Ching Cheong’s trial is "travesty of justice" Reporters Without Borders press release...