Press Freedom

RIGHTS: Stick in Hand, Tunisia Talks Freedom

By IPS Correspondents
The media freedom group Reporters Without Borders has declared it "ridiculous" that the second phase of the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) should be held in Tunisia later this year.

RIGHTS-US: Big Brother Thriving in High School Classrooms

By IPS Correspondents
While authoritarian states in much of the world routinely jail journalists and others for expressing critical opinions, a high percentage of U.S. high school students believe the government should censor the press and that constitutional protection of free speech goes "too far".

MEDIA: Tunisian Journalist Fights for Openness

By Stephen Leahy
The Tunisian recipient of a Canadian award recognising her fight for media freedom in her homeland says she will organise a counter conference to a planned United Nations meeting on the "information society" in Tunis in 2005.

RIGHTS: Asia Still Dangerous for Journalists

By Marwaan Macan-Markar
It may have one of the most vibrant media environments in Asia - with journalists having freedom to write just about anything - yet the Philippines ranks after Iraq as one of the deadliest places for reporters.

MEXICO: Freedom of the Press Is Only Relative in Some States

By IPS Correspondents
While the Mexican government boasts that the country enjoys full freedom of the press, journalists in some states have to risk their lives to exercise this right.

RIGHTS: Indymedia Seizure Signals Clampdown on Dissent

By IPS Correspondents
Free speech advocates say the six-day shutdown of nearly two-dozen websites belonging to Indymedia is a severe blow to democratic principles and, perhaps, an ominous sign of things to come.

RIGHTS: 2008 Games Will Open China to International Scrutiny

By IPS Correspondents
Obsessed with image building and sport triumphs, China has pledged to host the best ever Olympics in 2008; but the realities of increased international scrutiny over the next four years is beginning to dawn upon the communist government.
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