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Africa's Foot-Dragging on Press Freedom: At Camp David, President Obama is ... - Tadias Magazine

Tadias Magazine

Africa's Foot-Dragging on Press Freedom: At Camp David, President Obama is ...
Tadias Magazine
As President Barack Obama prepares to host four African leaders for G8 session on food security at Camp David this weekend, he is being urged to address the continent's slow pace of progress when it comes to press freedom - one of the most fundamental ...

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Pulling The Brakes On Press Freedom - Daily Guide

Daily Guide

Pulling The Brakes On Press Freedom
Daily Guide
Juxtaposing this against the recent ban on the Multimedia Group by government from covering their activities emits a parlous signal about the health of press freedom in the country. One of the lawyers for the ruling party, in the heat of the ban on the ...

Agencies aim for China press freedom - China Post

Los Angeles Times

Agencies aim for China press freedom
China Post
In 2001, when it made a successful bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing promised there would be complete freedom for the foreign media to report in China. While this did not occur, more liberal rules were introduced, such as not requiring ...
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May 3, 2012 - IFEX-TMG Launches New Initiatives on World Press Freedom Day

(IFEX-TMG) - 3 May 2012 - Members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG) gathered in Tunis for World Press Freedom Day to mark the launch of four new initiatives to support Tunisian rights to freedom of expression, which remains under threat despite the gains of the past year.

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April 10, 2012 - IFEX-TMG Alarmed by Ongoing Attacks Targeting Demonstrators, Media, Performers and Academics in Tunisia

(IFEX-TMG), April 10, 2012 — The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), a coalition of 21 IFEX members, including the World Press Freedom Committee, is alarmed by ongoing attacks targeting journalists, artists, performers and women for the "crime" of freely expressing their opinion as well as by the Tunisian security forces' alleged inaction during most of these instances in the past year.

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March 9, 2012 - WPFC's Statement on the Implementation of UNESCO's Obiag Prize

Statement prepared for delivery by Ronald Koven, European Representative, World Press Freedom Committee, during UNESCO executive board deliberations, 8 March 2012

As the European Representative of the World Press Freedom Committee, I’d like to focus on the implications for the cause of press freedom of implementing the Obiang Prize or the Equatorial Guinea Prize.

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