Press Freedom

MEDIA-FIJI: Activists Condemn Expulsion of Aussie Publisher

By IPS Correspondents
Media organisations and civil society groups in Fiji have condemned the deportation overnight of an expatriate newspaper publisher by Fiji’s interim government.
Peter Mutie, chair of the Media Council of Kenya&#39s ethics and publicity subcommittee. Credit: Kwamboka Oyaro/IPS

Q&A: "Before We Single Out the Media… What About Politicians?"

By IPS Correspondents
The messenger may not have been killed, exactly, but (s)he has had a rough time of it over the past few days in Kenya.

Q&A: "I Fear That Chad Will One Day Lose Its Sovereignty"

By IPS Correspondents
In the wake of a failed rebel attack three weeks ago, the Chadian capital of N'Djamena is feeling the effects of a clampdown on opposition leaders, activists and reporters - this as authorities scour the city for any remaining rebels.

GREECE: Seen From the Far Right, Media Is Garbage

By Apostolis Fotiadis
"Who are you with?" an excited fellow around 20 years old asked a journalist standing by, looking at riot police surrounding the main University of Athens building in downtown Athens.

SRI LANKA: Restrictions Tighten on Media

By Amantha Perera
Gemunu Amerasinghe, a photographer with the international news wire Associated Press, was shooting earlier this month in downtown Colombo for an innocuous assignment - or so he thought.

CUBA: Cultural Policy Debate Keeps Growing

By Dalia Acosta
More than a year after the outbreak of the so-called "e-mail war", the debate on cultural policy has not died down in Cuba. And although the issue is not addressed in the national media, the discussion continues, and is spreading to embrace other aspects of life in this socialist island nation.

MEDIA-INDIA: Community Radio Stifled With Red Tape

By Keya Acharya
Aspiring community radio operators from various parts of the country are complaining of long delays, frustration and bureaucratic red tape in obtaining licenses to run radio stations.

SLOVAKIA: Media Bill Threatens EU Treaty

By Zoltán Dujisin
Slovakia's opposition is endangering approval of the EU Treaty through its protest against a media bill that it claims will endanger freedom of speech in Slovakia.

MEDIA-SRI LANKA: New Media – First With Reports On Intensifying War

By Amantha Perera
Information is at a premium in Sri Lanka, especially authentic, unadulterated news, fast and quick.

MEDIA: Report Slams Culture of Impunity

By Haider Rizvi
For journalists across the world, last year was the deadliest in more than a decade, according to the U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which monitors violations of press freedom.

KENYA: The Media Is Not Innocent

By IPS Correspondents
The media was partly blamed for the Rwandan genocide 14 years ago which left nearly one million people dead in 100 days. "Kill the Inkotanyi [cockroaches]!" a local radio station urged its listeners at the time.

MEDIA-MALAYSIA: Call To Boycott Newspapers For Biased Reporting

By IPS Correspondents
Fed up with what they see as biased and distorted reporting, a group of concerned Malaysians has launched a campaign urging the public to boycott newspapers ahead of a general election widely expected in March.

KENYA: Media’s Role in the Election Fallout

By IPS Correspondents
As Kenya’s tenth parliament met for the first time last week, the violence that rocked the country after the announcement of Mwai Kibaki as the presidential winner in the Dec. 2007 elections had largely died down. But the country is bracing for more violence and turmoil.

MEDIA-PAKISTAN: Cybercrime Law Infringes on Rights – Activists

By IPS Correspondents
An ordinance introduced this month to curb electronic crime has come under criticism for clauses that seem to be aimed at censoring free speech and cutting civil liberties.

RIGHTS-CUBA: Fewer Political Prisoners, More Arbitrary Arrests – Dissidents

By Dalia Acosta
The number of political prisoners in Cuba fell last year, but arbitrary detentions increased, according to a report released Wednesday, by the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN).

MEDIA-MEXICO: Freedom of the Press?

By IPS Correspondents
In the last seven years in Mexico, 35 journalists were killed and six went missing, 84 media workers filed complaints of insults or attacks in 2007, and in the first few days of 2008, the prestigious independent radio commentator Carmen Aristegui, who has often criticised the powers that be, was fired.

POLITICS: Controversy Follows Gaddafi’s Rapprochement With Europe

By IPS Correspondents
The re-emergence of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi into the diplomatic good graces of Europe has met with a decidedly mixed response, even in some of the governments ostensibly courting his favour.

MEDIA: Journalist Deaths Still Climbing Every Year

By Haider Rizvi
For journalists across the world, this year has been the deadliest in more than a decade, according to a report released by a major media watchdog Tuesday.

COTE D’IVOIRE: A Call for Solidarity in Resolving Fate of Missing Reporter

By IPS Correspondents
Early one afternoon nearly four years ago, journalist Guy-André Kieffer was thrust into a waiting car by several armed men in a supermarket parking lot in Abidjan. He has not been seen since.

CHALLENGES 2007-2008: Darkness Surrounds Spotlight on Peace Talks

By IPS Correspondents
In the aftermath of the Annapolis peace conference, foreign policy analysts and human rights advocates are finding considerable irony in Israel's Arab neighbours pressing for freedom for Palestinians while their own citizens continue carry a heavy burden of unrelenting political repression.
Hamid Mir conducting his banned political TV talk show in the streets Credit: Himran Alexander

MEDIA-PAKISTAN: TV Talk Shows Take to the Streets – Literally

By Zofeen Ebrahim
The question on the TV talk show was simple. Celebrity anchor Hamid Mir asks guests from various political parties if they are prepared to participate in a general election under emergency rule. As the cameras roll, the guests squirm uncomfortably in their seats and make non-committal noises.
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