Full Coverage: Freedom of expression

21.02.2005 L'Alliance de la presse de l'Asie du Sud Est (Southeast Asian Press Alliance, SEAPA) et Human Rights Watch expriment leur inquiétude quant à l'avenir de la démocratie en Thaïlande, à la suite de l'écrasante victoire qu'ont remportée Thaksin Shinawatra et le parti Thai Rak Thai lors de l'élection générale du 6 février 2005.

18.02.2005 The new Bill to ban incitement to religious hatred has now passed its third reading in the House of Commons and goes to the Lords. Who could be better qualified than Salman Rushdie to provide some clear thinking on this "bad law" which threatens deep traditions of freedom of speech in the UK?

18.02.2005 Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen who was forced out of Bangladesh after her novel said that Quran - the holy book of the Muslims - was unfair to women has applied to live in the Indian city of Kolkata. She is currently residing in Sweden.

18.02.2005 KATHMANDU, Feb 17 (IPS) - There is a deep sense of fear and insecurity in the Himalayan nation of Nepal as politicians and journalists continue to be arrested, after King Gyanendra's seizure of power and the imposition of a state of emergency.

15.02.2005 The Chinese government has shut 12,575 internet cafes for operating illegally between October and December last year, most of which were near schools.

12.02.2005

09.02.2005 International media organisations RSF, CPJ and IFJ have said that though the Nepalese king has restored Internet and telephone connections, authorities continue to censor media outlets and arrest dissidents. A new series of directives say that those who ignore the ban on negative reporting face imprisonment or house arrest.

09.02.2005 The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), an African initiative aimed at tackling poverty on the continent through better governance, has been criticised by international organisations for ignoring press freedom.

08.02.2005 Mer Morte, Jordanie — Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, M. Pierre Pettigrew, a annoncé aujourd'hui au nom de la ministre de la Coopération internationale, Mme Aileen Carroll, que le Canada versera 500 000 $ à l'Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS).

08.02.2005 The CRIS Campaign released a statement to the Social Assemblies of the World Social Forum putting the spotlight on communication rights violations in Tunisia, the host country for the 2005 World Summit on the Information society. The statement also lays out CRIS' support for proposals at UNESCO for a strong international convention to promote and defend cultural diversity - a step which could provide a legislative defence for nations contesting damaging international free trade agreements.