Ann Cooper
Ann Cooper
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We are alarmed that state-run media are publicly attacking this newspaper. We are gravely concerned about the safety of Le Journal's staff, and call on the government to take steps to ensure their security.
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Here was a reporter seeking to cover the crisis in Ethiopia thoroughly and fairly?and the government's response was to thwart his efforts so that the alarming events in Ethiopia can stay hidden from the rest of world. This is all the more worrying in the context of the current crackdown on local journalists, at least 17 of whom are in jail for their work.
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Censorship in China is nothing new, but the growing co-operation of U.S. technology companies in China's repressive policies is.
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We welcome this important court decision. The government should withdraw these spurious charges against all of the former Daily News journalists, repeal AIPPA and allow the Daily News to reopen.
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We're disturbed to see the number of jailed journalists rise, and we're particularly troubled that the list of worst abusers now includes Ethiopia and the United States.
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The government's heavy-handed attempt to intimidate the independent press and suppress news of the protests and deaths in Addis Ababa is unacceptable. We call on the Ethiopian authorities to release our colleagues immediately and allow the media to report freely.
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Expelling (him), especially in light of other recent attacks on independent journalists in Uganda, puts into question Uganda's commitment to press freedom.
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The government's subversion of parliamentary procedure, in order to get this bill passed, is further evidence of its desperate desire to silence all independent reporting in Zimbabwe,
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When my section met (to discuss the air conditioning), we were told that our classrooms would hopefully be redone during the summer.
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Shi Tao is being unjustly punished by a government that routinely jails journalists.
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Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, independent news reporting has been offered to Iraqi citizens. This has led to further harassment.
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There's no due process and it's setting a terrible example in a country where the United States' goal supposedly is to establish democracy.
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These charges are shocking and outrageous. They strike at the heart of Ethiopia's journalist community by criminalizing essential work of the press.
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These extremely repressive amendments to the press law are a major blow to journalists in Nepal, who have worked tirelessly to preserve their livelihood, from a king who appears determined to destroy the independent press.