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New OSCE Media Representative Faces Challenge Of Upholding Universality - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

New OSCE Media Representative Faces Challenge Of Upholding Universality
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During his tenure, Haraszti also spoke out during the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, where press freedom was among the first casualties and incitement of hatred ...

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Rupert Murdoch calls for press freedom in Gulf states - Media Week

Washington Post

Rupert Murdoch calls for press freedom in Gulf states
Media Week
Murdoch also issued a call for press freedom in Abu Dhabi, a state which, like Dubai, makes up part of the United Arab Emirates – a country heavily ...
Murdoch Urges Mideast Media FreedomWall Street Journal
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductiveThe Associated Press
Rupert Murdoch: Gulf states should open up to foreign mediaThe Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk -UK Marketing News (press release)
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Rupert Murdoch calls for press freedom in Gulf States - Media Week

Boston Globe

Rupert Murdoch calls for press freedom in Gulf States
Media Week
Murdoch also issued a call for press freedom in Abu Dhabi, a state which, like Dubai, makes up part of the United Arab Emirates – a country heavily ...
Murdoch Urges Mideast Media FreedomWall Street Journal
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductiveThe Associated Press
Rupert Murdoch: Gulf should lift media restrictionsTelegraph.co.uk
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Jan. 19, 2010 - WPFC Condemns 7-Year Prison Sentence against Leading Armenian Journalist Nikol Pashinyan

Washington, USA, Jan. 19, 2010 — The World Press Freedom Committee —an organization representing 45 press freedom groups from throughout the world— condemns the seven-year prison sentence handed down today against Armenian journalist Nikol Pashinyan, editor-in-chief of the country’s leading newspaper, Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times), who was arrested on July 1 after he voluntarily came out of hiding.

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Jan. 13, 2010 - Global Network Initiative's Statement on Google's China Announcement

January 13, 2010

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Jan. 13, 2010 - TMG Urges European Parliament to Pressure the Tunisian Government

TMG calls on European Parliament to help end Tunisian government's unrelenting war on free expression

The Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG), a coalition now counting 20 member organisations of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), welcomes the European Parliament's public debate on the situation in Tunisia on 20 January. TMG members hope the debate will send a strong message to the Tunisian government to end its unrelenting war on freedom of expression.

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