Full Coverage: Freedom of expression

28.04.2005 L'Échange international de la liberté d'expression (IFEX) lance aujourd'hui une nouvelle publication qui vise à fournir aux activistes du monde entier qui oeuvrent en faveur des droits de la personne les outils essentiels qui leur permettront de faire campagne plus efficacement, afin de mieux défendre la liberté d'expression et la liberté de la presse.

28.04.2005 Amila Akagic is President of the Linux User Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Akagic talked to OneWorld SEE about the promotion and use of free and open source software in Bosnia, and about the activities of the Linux User Association.

25.04.2005 Media groups call upon Bangladesh government to identify the killers of a Bangladeshi journalist who was murdered last year after being kidnapped from his house. The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) has asked Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to ensure that the killers are pursued and prosecuted.

21.04.2005 Sandra Gojkovic, reporter of “Nezavisne Novine” from Banja Luka, received threats over the telephone last Monday, for her report on the illegal activities at the Banja Luka University’s School of Engineering.

19.04.2005 Reporters Sans Frontiers conteste le bien-fondé de la décision prise par les autorités taïwanaises, le 10 avril 2005, d'interdire la présence sur l'île de deux importants médias officiels chinois, l'agence de presse Xinhua et le quotidien "People's Daily".

19.04.2005 The Indian ministry of Information and Broadcasting is mulling over incorporating `do's and don'ts' in the Broadcasting Bill to reign in sting operations with hidden cameras that have embarassed the government no end.

13.04.2005 China shows no sign of kowtowing to the widely held view that new communications technologies will defy the repressive habits of authoritarian regimes. Popular student online bulletin boards are the latest target for closure.

12.04.2005 The worrying state of freedom of expression in Tunisia has been highlighted at a panel discussion organized by the International Publishers' Association (IPA) and International PEN in Geneva during the annual session of the UN Commission on Human Rights.

07.04.2005 Uzbek authorities have started criminal proceedings against the international NGO Internews, which supports the development of independent media around the world. Analysts see the move as part of a wider crack-down by the government on pro-democracy forces in light of recent political transitions faced by neighboring Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan.

04.04.2005 Les membres du Groupe de l'IFEX chargé de la surveillance de la Tunisie (TMG) ont jeté le 31 mars 2005 la lumière sur la situation troublante de la liberté d'expression en Tunisie à l'occasion d'une discussion en table ronde à Genève, lors de la session annuelle de la Commission des droits de l'homme des Nations Unies.