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Strengthening Police and Media Relations for the Safety of Journalists and Peaceful, Free and Fair Elections in West Africa

Michelle Betz

Accra; Copenhagen: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); International Media Support (IMS) (2018), 42 pp.

"The relationship between the media and security agencies, including those in the law enforcement and intelligence services, has always been a delicate one. In the West African context, this relationship is often characterized by frequent clashes, arising from a somewhat startling inability of eithe ... more

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Petit manuel de sécurité pour les journalistes: Face à la montée des risques en période électorale

Tshivis Tshivuadi

Kinshasa: Journaliste en Danger (JED); Internews (2018), 16 pp.

"La publication de ce "Manuel de protection des journalistes" rentre justement dans le cadre des actions que mène JED pour la sécurisation des journalistes et autres professionnels des médias dans leur travail. Cette sécurisation, nous essayons de la promouvoir par la sensibilisation, et par des ... more

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Manual de seguridad holística para periodistas de Cuba

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2018), 112 pp.

"El manual fue creado por IWPR en base a las experiencias y recomendaciones de periodistas trabajando en Cuba, con la participación de expertos y varias organizaciones internacionales comprometidas con la libertad de expresión y la protección de periodistas. El producto final es único en su tipo ... more

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Estudios sobre el cumplimiento e impacto de las recomendaciones generales, informes especiales y pronunciamientos de la CNDH 2001-2017. Tomo IV: Persecucción a periodistas

México, DF: Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (2018), 332 pp.

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Manual para periodistas en situación de riesgo y/o amenaza

Asunción: Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay (2018), 34 pp.

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Tendances mondiales en matière de liberté des d’expression et de développement des médias. Rapport mondial 2017/2018
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Nicole Stremlau, Iginio Gagliardone, Monroe Price et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2018), 200 pp.

"Nous observons ainsi des mutations profondes dans le champ de la liberté de la presse, qui progresse sur plusieurs points, mais recule également dans certains autres. La liberté des médias est notamment limitée par de nombreuses restrictions légales sur le droit de communiquer des information ... more

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Renforcer les relations entre police et médias pour la sécurité des journalistes et des élections pacifiques, libres et justes en Afrique de l’Ouest

Michelle Betz

Accra; Copenhagen: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); International Media Support (IMS) (2018), 45 pp.

"La relation entre les médias et les agences de sécurité, y compris les services de police et de renseignement, a toujours été délicate. Dans le contexte de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, cette relation est souvent caractérisée par des affrontements fréquents, résultant d'une incapacité quelque pe ... more

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Challenges to Media Freedom: A view from Europe

Eugenia Siapera, Chiara Sighele

Infoamérica: Iberoamerican Communication Review, volume 11 (2018), pp. 129-146

"The ability of the media and especially journalism to operate freely is crucial in order on the one hand to hold governments and other institutions accountable for their actions and on the other to allow citizens to make informed decisions. To discuss the current state of affairs for media and jour ... more

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Challenges facing Arab journalism, freedom, safety and economic security

Zahera Harb

Journalism, volume 20, issue 1 (2018), pp. 110-113

"The Arab world was taken by surprise when mass protests erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, followed by mass protests in Egypt in January 2011. Much optimism was expressed towards a new era for journalism freedom in the Arab world, in Egypt specifically with the fall of Hosni Mubarak and the long ... more

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Unpacking the Blasphemy Laws of Pakistan

Razi Rumi

Asian Affairs, volume 49, issue 2 (2018), pp. 319-339

"Over the years, Pakistan's notorious blasphemy laws have been a central instrument for the persecution of religious minorities. While these laws are colonial in origin, they exist today within the context of a general Islamisation of laws, which combined with the state's inability to hold a monopol ... more

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Russia's Liberal Media: Handcuffed But Free

Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova

New York; London: Routledge (2018), 221 pp.

"This book examines the challenges and pressures liberal journalists face in Putin's Russia. It presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative study, which included ethnographic observations of editorial meetings during the conflict in Ukraine. It also provides a theoretical framework for evaluati ... more

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Do East Africans Still Want a Free Media? Afrobarometer Finds Weakening Popular Support

Accra: Afrobarometer (2018), 5 pp.

"Popular support for a free news media has declined significantly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania – three countries currently making headlines for government attempts to limit press freedom. Recent Afrobarometer surveys show that the proportion of respondents who say the government “should have t ... more

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Freedom of Expression in the Maghreb: Tension Between Laws and the Judiciary Practice

Abdelaziz Nouaydi, Adnane Bouchaib, Mustapha Ben Letaief, Thomas Ebbs

International Media Support (IMS); Vigilance (2018), 55 pp.

"The four countries concerned in this publication – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya - each have a complex set of challenges - and opportunities - in relation to the advancement of free and independent media. Yet, they share several trends and certainly the tensions between laws pertaining to f ... more

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Pressefreiheit: Nicht überall erhältlich

iz3w, issue 365 (2018), pp. 13-36

"Die iz3w erscheint in einem Land mit einer »guten Situation« für Presseerzeugnisse (globaler Index der Reporter ohne Grenzen). In vielen Ländern ist die Lage infolge von Repressionen »sehr ernst«, zum Beispiel in China, in Iran oder Sudan. Auch in Ländern zwischen diesen Extremen kann freier ... more

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Justicia profana: El jurado de imprenta en el Perú

Carlos Augusto Ramos Núñez

Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2018), 305 pp.

"La libertad de expresión debe convivir con el respeto al derecho ajeno. Pero, ¿quién determina dónde se ubica exactamente ese límite? En una sociedad democrática como la nuestra que está regida por un Estado de derecho, es la ley la que regula esa dinámica. Aunque bien sabemos que las leyes ... more

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Open Journalism: The Road Travelled and the Road Ahead

Tarlach McGonagle et al.

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media; International Press Institute (IPI) (2018), iii, 69 pp.

"The present publication has a Janus-like function. It looks back on and reflects on a highly successful series of expert meetings and related work carried out by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media between 2014 and 2015. At the same time, it also looks forward, wondering h ... more

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No Place for Criticism: Bangladesh Crackdown on Social Media

David Bergman et al.

Human Rights Watch (2018), 89 pp.

"Since 2013, Bangladesh authorities have used draconian provisions in the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT Act) to arrest scores of people for political and social commentary critical of the current Awami League government or its leaders. Those targeted have also included journalist ... more

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Freedom on the Net 2018: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism

Mai Truong, Jessica White, Allie Funk

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2018), 28 pp.

"Key findings: Declines outnumber gains for the eighth consecutive year. Out of the 65 countries assessed in Freedom on the Net, 26 experienced a deterioration in internet freedom. Almost half of all declines were related to elections; China trains the world in digital authoritarianism: Chinese offi ... more

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Mass Media in the Post-Soviet World: Market Forces, State Actors, and Political Manipulation in the Informational Environment After Communism

Peter Rollberg, Marlene Laruelle (eds.)

Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag (2018), 446 pp.

"This collection covers the major trends of the media environment of the post-Communist world and their recent development, with special focus on Russia and the post-Soviet space. The term ‘media environment’ covers not just traditional print and electronic media, but new media as well, and rang ... more

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Informe alternativo para la evaluación del Estado de Guatemala: La situación de la libertad de prensa y de la violencia contra los periodistas. Comité de Derechos Humanos, Sesión 122

Ciudad de Guatemala: Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala (CERIGUA); Red Internacional de Derechos Humanos (RID) (2018), 21 pp.

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