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CHILE: Stop Treating Community Broadcasters as Criminals, Say Activists
By Pamela Sepúlveda
SANTIAGO - Criminal law should not be used against freedom of expression, nor to silence community radio stations in Chile, say activists and journalists in response to closures of community radio outlets in this South American country.
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MEDIA: Foreign News Channels Drawing U.S. Viewers
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK - Television viewers in the United States seeking international news are starting to switch over to foreign channels to learn what is happening in the outside world, media watchers here say.
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MEDIA: Slovakia Tightens the Gag
By Pavol Stracansky
BRATISLAVA - Fears are growing for media freedom in Slovakia amid warnings that the country's public television station has become a propaganda tool for the government ahead of elections this year.
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U.S.: Clinton Criticises China over Internet Censorship
By Eli Clifton
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech Thursday laying out the Barack Obama administration's position on internet freedom, and publicly called on Chinese authorities to investigate the security breaches which preceded last week's decision by Google to end its cooperation with Chinese internet censorship.
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RIGHTS: Defenders Under Sustained Attack Worldwide
By Jim Lobe
WASHINGTON - Abusive governments around the world escalated their attacks against local human rights defenders and other independent monitors during 2009, according to the 2010 edition of Human Rights Watch's annual 'World Report' released here Wednesday.
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ZAMBIA: Scarcely Room for Women in Male-dominated Politics
By Zarina Geloo
LUSAKA - Charity Mwansa, a former minister and member of parliament, knows just exactly what being one of the very few female politicians in Zambia means. When she left politics it had nothing to with not being able to do the work and instead had everything to do with the mad world of male-dominated politics.
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MEXICO: Journalists' Options - Silence, Exile or the Grave
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - Journalists are the target of such violence in Mexico that many have been forced to seek refuge in the United States, or to give up their profession. And the outlook at the start of this year is even grimmer for media workers in this country.
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ZAMBIA: Police Breaking the Law to Prevent Crime
By Zarina Geloo
LUSAKA - Juniper Mwale was attending a funeral in another town when her husband jumped bail and fled the country. Despite not being aware of her husband's escape, police tracked her down and detained her illegally in an effort to force her spouse home.
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MEXICO: Activists Worried About "Secret" Internet Treaty
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - An international treaty to combat copyright infringement and piracy, being negotiated by Mexico and other countries, could curtail expansion of the internet, violate people's rights to privacy and freedom of expression, and undermine multilateral accords on intellectual property, activists warn.
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RIGHTS-EGYPT: Bloggers Name and Shame Torturers
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - People might expect fresh-faced Noha Atef to spend a lot of time writing blogs and perusing social networking sites, but they are often surprised by the content of her posts and tweets. The 25-year-old Egyptian journalist uses the Internet to expose police abuse and torture in her home country.
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MEDIA: 2009 Deadliest Year Ever For Journalists
By Liza Jansen
NEW YORK - The election-related killings of more than 30 media workers in the Philippines made 2009 the deadliest year ever for journalists, according to a major press freedom advocacy group.
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ZAMBIA: Violence Threatens Polls
By Lewis Mwanangombe
LUSAKA - Prisca Musonda is an ardent supporter of Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata and his party. She has travelled with him to most parliamentary constituencies campaigning in elections.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Women Perpetuate Culture of Submission
By Miriam Gathigah
TORIT, southern Sudan - All day Rosalinda Duany sells vegetables from her stall at the local market, earning a living to feed her family while her husband spends his days idling with his friends. But when his days become too boring and he demands his conjugal rights, Duany wordlessly stops work just to oblige him.
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