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Commonwealth Press Union
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Cuban blogger is press freedom hero - The Guardian
MercoPress
Cuban blogger is press freedom hero
The Guardian
Cuban blogger Yoani Maria Sánchez Cordero has been named by the International Press Institute as its 60th World Press Freedom Hero. ...
Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a 'shield'AFP
Yoani Sanchez, Could Help Bring Down the Castro Regime With Her Award-Winning ...Benzinga
Cuban blogger joints the list of World Press Freedom HeroesMercoPress
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Playboy editor stays in hiding to avoid jail - Herald Sun
Jakarta Globe
Playboy editor stays in hiding to avoid jail
Herald Sun
He was ordered to appear today however, his lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis said the conviction contravened press freedom and the spirit of democracy. ...
Playboy Editor Brushes Off His Second Summons as He Prepares Case ReviewJakarta Globe
From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free ExpressionNew York Times
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News of the World's activities endanger press freedom - The Guardian (blog)
News of the World's activities endanger press freedom
The Guardian (blog)
Its press freedom stance, in which it claims that the public has "a right to know" about celebrity hypocrisy, also cannot be taken seriously. ...
Cuban bloger Sanchez named IPI press freedom hero - AFP
AFP
Cuban bloger Sanchez named IPI press freedom hero
AFP
VIENNA — Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was named World Press Freedom Hero by media watchdog IPI on Friday, for her defiance of press restrictions and her ...
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Wayne Rooney story runs into extra time - but to what effect? - The Guardian (blog)
Wayne Rooney story runs into extra time - but to what effect?
The Guardian (blog)
But how could it be otherwise without being overly restrictive on press freedom? In truth, much as I dislike the whole kiss-and-tell malarkey, ...
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Two International Awards Help Widen The Cracks in the Wall of Censorship and ... - Huffington Post (blog)
Two International Awards Help Widen The Cracks in the Wall of Censorship and ...
Huffington Post (blog)
... to congratulate me on the International Press Institute's World Press Freedom Hero Award, and today, the great surprise of the 2010 Prince Claus Award.
While I was away... - The Guardian
While I was away...
The Guardian
Sources: RTE/YouTube Video: Paula Geraghty On press freedom... Africa's leading press freedom advocates met in Nairobi last week to support the Declaration ...
Rooney, Coulson and Hague scandals reveal the need for more, not less, press ...UK Human Rights Blog (blog)
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ETA separatist group: 'ceasefire' in the independence campaign - allvoices
ETA separatist group: 'ceasefire' in the independence campaign
allvoices
... the 40 most worst "predators of the press" or a grave threat to the lives of the press together with the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day. ...
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South African journalists fear limits to press freedom - CBC.ca
Myjoyonline.com
South African journalists fear limits to press freedom
CBC.ca
South African President Jacob Zuma's government has proposed a 'protection of information' bill that reporters fear will limit press freedom. ...
South Africa's politics: Zuma's two bad callsThe Economist
Is the NDR at the root of the rot?Politicsweb
Welcome to the South African Patriotic Alliance.....the right political choice.NewsTime
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Ukraine's president defends record on press freedom - Deutsche Welle
The Moscow Times
Ukraine's president defends record on press freedom
Deutsche Welle
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych faced a tough grilling over press freedom in an interview with the German media before a visit to Berlin on Monday. ...
30/08/2010Merkel tackles Ukrainian president on media rightsExpatica Germany
Germany's Merkel voices concerns over media freedom in Ukraine at president ...The Canadian Press
Maidan: German leader urged to address free speech issues in Berlin on Aug. 30Kyiv Post
Ukrainian Journal (subscription) -Earthtimes
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Danish 'Mohammed' cartoonist to receive German prize - Sify
Danish 'Mohammed' cartoonist to receive German prize
Sify
The Mohammed cartoon scandal came to represent a struggle between values of press-freedom and respect for religion. Westergaard has received numerous ...
Merkel to honour cartoonistStraits Times
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Danish 'Mohammed' cartoonist to receive German press freedom prize - Earthtimes
Danish 'Mohammed' cartoonist to receive German press freedom prize
Earthtimes
The Mohammed cartoon scandal came to represent a struggle between values of press-freedom and respect for religion. Westergaard has received numerous ...
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African journalists to engage their govts on their safety & protection - The Zimbabwean
Myjoyonline.com
African journalists to engage their govts on their safety & protection
The Zimbabwean
Violence, said Boumelha, was a threat to press freedom. “We all know that there is no greater threat to press freedom than violence committed against ...
Workshop on Safety and Protection of African journalists Opens at the African ...PR-USA.net (press release)
FAJ and African Union Commit to Promoting Safety and Protection of African ...Foroyaa online
African Union Commission Hosts Workshop on Safety and Protection of African ...PR-USA.net (press release)
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Dorothy Sucher, Reporter in Press-Freedom Case, Dies at 77 - New York Times
Dorothy Sucher, Reporter in Press-Freedom Case, Dies at 77
New York Times
Dorothy Sucher, whose $5-a-week reporting for a small-town newspaper 45 years ago led to a United States Supreme Court decision that ...
Yoani Sanchez, Could Help Bring Down the Castro Regime With Her Award-Winning ... - Benzinga
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Yoani Sanchez, Could Help Bring Down the Castro Regime With Her Award-Winning ...
Benzinga
“It is perhaps fitting that our 60th and final World Press Freedom Hero represents a future where the power of the internet can be harnessed to promote free ...
Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a 'shield'AFP
Cuban blogger joints the list of World Press Freedom HeroesMercoPress
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Merkel Presses Visiting Ukraine President On Press Freedom - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The Moscow Times
Merkel Presses Visiting Ukraine President On Press Freedom
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she pressed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on the issue of press freedom during a visit to Berlin today. ...
Ukraine's president defends record on press freedomDeutsche Welle
30/08/2010Merkel tackles Ukrainian president on media rightsExpatica Germany
Maidan: German leader urged to address free speech issues in Berlin on Aug. 30Kyiv Post
Ukrainian Journal (subscription) -Boston Globe
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Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a 'shield' - AFP
SAMAA TV
Cuban blogger Sanchez calls media prize a 'shield'
AFP
HAVANA — Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez said winning the media watchdog IPI prize of World Press Freedom Hero is a "protective shield" that will help her ...
Cuban blogger joints the list of World Press Freedom HeroesMercoPress
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CHARLES SALE: England striker Wayne Rooney's assault on Press free speech - Daily Mail
Daily Mail
CHARLES SALE: England striker Wayne Rooney's assault on Press free speech
Daily Mail
Wayne Rooney 's lawyer Rachel Atkins will be making an assault on Press freedom as England play Switzerland in their Euro 2012 qualifier tomorrow. ...
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Major international news agencies warn Zuma over media freedom - The Daily Maverick
Major international news agencies warn Zuma over media freedom
The Daily Maverick
In lodging our concerns more than a decade and a half after apartheid ended, we add our voices to those defending press freedom and freedom of expression in ...
