Chinese Internet crackdown on Bo Xilai rumors continues

New York, April 13, 2012–Chinese authorities should halt
their censorship of Web content in the aftermath of senior politician Bo
Xilai’s dismissal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Internet
officials in China have deleted at least
210,000 online posts and shut down as many as 42 websites since mid-March
for allegedly spreading rumors, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported
on Thursday.

from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/2012/04/chinese-internet-crackdown-on-bo-xilai-rumors-cont.php

Two Kenyan journalists threatened for their reporting

New York, April 13, 2012–Kenyan authorities
must investigate threats made against two journalists who covered a police raid
on a supermarket, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. One of the
journalists was also threatened in relation to another story he published.

from Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/2012/04/two-kenyan-journalists-threatened-for-their-report.php