In China, state control over the media hasn’t
become more lax in recent years. Each year brings a new excuse for Communist
Party censors to tighten the screws. The year of the rabbit brought the Arab
Spring, and fears
of a Jasmine Revolution. The year of the dragon brings a major
political transition.
from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/blog/2012/01/chinese-press-has-impact-against-the-odds.php
Tags: Human Rights, Press Freedom
The case of a cartoonist charged with treason and offending
India’s national sentiments reflects a growing debate over what constitutes
freedom of expression in India. His accusers argue that while it is permissible
to make fun of politicians, you cannot make fun of the state. Not everyone
agrees.
from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/blog/2012/01/can-an-indian-cartoonist-be-barred-from-mocking-th.php
Tags: Human Rights, Press Freedom
The leading American author Russell Banks
set the tone on Sunday
as he stood among international writers and their local colleagues in Mexico
City: “A nation’s journalists and writers, like its poets and story-tellers,
are the eyes, ears and mouths of the people. When journalists cannot freely
speak of what they see and hear of the reality that surrounds them, the people
cannot see, hear, or speak it either.” Banks is among the leaders of a
high-level PEN International
delegation that is meeting with top Mexican officials to pressure them to
improve law enforcement in the murders of journalists, and to change the law to
bring more cases under the federal government’s jurisdiction.
from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/blog/2012/01/in-mexico-mission-pen-speaks-for-a-silenced-press.php
Tags: Human Rights, Press Freedom
New York, January 30, 2012–The Committee to Protect
Journalists condemns the attack on an Indian media group’s offices by rightwing
Hindu nationalists protesting a local newspaper’s coverage of their internal
politics.
from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/2012/01/indian-media-group-targeted-by-violence.php
Tags: Human Rights, Press Freedom
New York, January
30, 2012–The Committee to Protect Journalists is saddened by Saturday’s
murder of a Somali journalist and calls on authorities to investigate the
killing immediately and bring those responsible to justice.
from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/2012/01/somali-journalist-shot-killed-by-unknown-gunmen.php
Tags: Human Rights, Press Freedom
