Reporters Borders
Reporters Borders
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Journalism is based on a code of conduct and professional ethics that clearly exclude telephone espionage but the concept of express permission of the parties could be used unfairly against the media if, for example, a source later retracts.
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The judicial system must guarantee journalists the right to protect their sources so that they can work freely. The government must include journalists in the list of professions that enjoy the right to professional secrecy under the law.
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It is one thing to turn a blind eye to the Chinese government's abuses and it is quite another thing to collaborate.
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We call on the authorities and the security forces to stop all violence against journalists, who are currently finding it impossible to work.
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We condemn the closure of a newspaper, which has only carried out its role of informing the public by dealing with a subject that is high on the news agenda around the world.
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We fear this 'obstruction of justice' procedure is a judicial device for the government to yet again settle some scores with the privately-owned media and at the same time subject them to state censorship.
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With this disproportionate sentence ... the judges are clearly trying to silence the journal.
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We are very concerned at where this crackdown could lead, because it is gaining pace in the run-up to the Spring festivities.
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Now we know Yahoo works regularly and efficiently with the Chinese police.
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These comments come under the heading of freedom of expression and we consider that you cannot condemn someone simply on the basis of their statements.
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The security services should not be obstructing the work of the independent and opposition media in this fashion, as it is contrary to the pledges which the government gave in its recent road map to democracy.
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The supreme court stirred up trouble with its recent decision supporting a government ordinance cracking down hard on the press, and it is now time for the Nepalese judicial system to put itself at the forefront of the struggle to ensure respect for the constitution and civil liberties.
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As a matter of principle, the media should never be subject to constraint by the police or the courts, even when limited to a criminal investigation.
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This degree of violence is completely unacceptable from a parliamentarian, but all the more so when he is the vice-president of a commission that is supposed to promote dialogue with the indigenous communities.