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Histoires de courage: Des journalistes centrafricains témoignent

International Media Support (IMS); Panos Europe (2015), 51 pp.

"Cette publication présente l’histoire de 18 journalistes centrafricains, tous victimes de diverses menaces, bastonnades et intimidations, pendant qu’ils effectuaient leur travail de reportage sur le conflit qui a déchiré leur pays entre 2012 et 2014 [...] Les témoignages dans cette publicat ... more

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Resultados encuesta Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la Información en Colombia

Cifras & Conceptos; Proyecto Antonio Nariño (2015), 46 pp.

"La encuesta fue aplicada a 612 periodistas en todos los departamentos de Colombia y se hicieron preguntas relacionadas con las implicaciones del proceso de paz para los derechos a informar y ser informados [...] El 12 % respondió que había sufrido personalmente agresiones por parte de la fuerza p ... more

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Journalists die: Who cares?

Stefanie Pukallus, Jackie Harrison

British Journalism Review, volume 26, issue 1 (2015), pp. 63-68

"New research suggests readers are ready to hear more about the dangers faced by those who bring them the news." (Abstract)

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China’s Media War: Censorship, Corruption & Control

Serenade Woo

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2015), 69 pp.

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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, 2015 Edition

Bill Sweeney (ed.)

New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); Wiley (2015), 256 pp.

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When the Camera Exposes the Rifle. Special Report: Violations Against Photojournalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Ramallah: Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) (2015), 13 pp.

"The three photos of the drowned Syrian refugee kid Aylan Kurdi, the Palestinian kid Mohammad Al-Dorra (during the second Intifada) and the Vietnamese Napalm girl Phan Th. Kim Phúc, caused enormous influence, not only among millions of people but also on decision makers. Therefore, photojournalists ... more

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Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe
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Péter Molnár (ed.)

Budapest; New York: Central European University Press (2015), x, 552 pp.

"This is a book about free speech narratives. Stories about how imagination and rational thinking in wildly different cultures capture, imagine, and conceptualize what freedom of speech means. 1989 and 2011 are only two recent (in historic perspective) turning points when freedom of speech and freed ... more

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Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right

Jan Oster

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xlii, 292 pp.

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"Stop Reporting or We'll Kill Your Family": Threats to Media Freedom in Afghanistan

Patricia Gossman

New York: Human Rights Watch (2015), 45 pp.

"Afghan journalists face threats from all sides: government officials exploiting weak legal protections to intimidate reporters and editors to compel them not to cover controversial topics; the Taliban and other insurgent groups using threats and violence to compel reporting they consider favorable; ... and police and justice officials letting threats, assaults, and even murders go uninvestigated and unprosecuted. Most of the threats come from individuals acting on behalf of powerful government officials or influential local actors, including militia leaders and so-called warlords. Violent attacks on journalists that go uninvestigated and unpunished reflect wider impunity and failure to establish the rule of law in Afghanistan. Afghan journalists often respond to the dangers with self-censorship. Many steer clear of reporting on sensitive issues—including corruption, land grabbing, violence against women, and human rights abuses—as a means to minimize safety risks. Kabul-based editors often avoid assigning stories that could put their reporters at significant risk. Editors and journalists told Human Rights Watch that self-censorship has become a survival mechanism for them. Those outside of the country’s main cities are especially vulnerable to reprisals from powerful individuals and groups because they are more exposed: they lack the protection provided by a larger Afghan media and international presence. The cultural and social conservatism of the provinces also contributes to the difficulty of reporting on controversial issues outside of the capital. The Taliban and other insurgent groups remain a potent source of intimidation and violence against journalists and media outlets. When the insurgency first emerged in 2002, journalists were among its early targets because the insurgents treated journalists as extensions of the Afghan government or Western military forces. However, in recent years, the Taliban and other insurgent groups have used the media as a propaganda platform, and actively court the press in their campaign against the government, including by pressuring reporters to cover their statements or not write articles deemed critical, sometimes with threats of violence. Female journalists in Afghanistan face particularly formidable challenges. In addition to the dangers facing all journalists, they must contend with social and cultural restrictions arising from being Afghan women in the workplace, which limit their mobility in urban as well as rural areas, and increase their vulnerability to sexual violence." (Summary, page 1-2) more

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"Journalism is Not a Crime": Violations of Media Freedom in Ethiopia

Felix Horne

Human Rights Watch (2015), 73 pp.

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The Freedom Frontier: Press Freedom in South Asia 2014-15

New Delhi: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific (2015), 113 pp.

"The year under review in this report (May 2014 to April 2015) shows that journalists and media workers remain victims and, too often, targets in the deadly power struggles on which that they report. Within this time period, 14 journalists lost their lives, mostly in targeted attacks. Pakistan was t ... more

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The Campaign for Justice: Press Freedom in South Asia 2013-14

Laxmi Murthy (ed.)

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2014), 81 pp.

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Informe anual de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos 2013, vol. II: Informe de la relatoría especial para la libertad de expresión

Catalina Botero Marino

Washington, DC: Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) (2014), vii, 634 pp.

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Honduras: Periodismo a la sombra de la impunidad

Kaitlin Owens

London: PEN International (2014), 96 pp.

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Entre la censura y la discrimación: Centroamérica amenazada. Diagnóstico sobre violaciones a los derechos humanos de periodistas y medios comunitarios de la región

Claudia Villamayor, Anna Jover Segura, Willian Carballo et al.

San Salvador: Fundación Comunicándonos (2014), xi, 182 pp.

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"A Life-Threatening Career": Attacks on Journalists Under Yemen’s New Government

Belkis Wille

Human Rights Watch (2013), 45 pp.

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The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China

Sarah Hoffmann, Larry Siems

London: PEN International (2013), 61 pp.

"This report arises out of five years of research and targeted advocacy on behalf of writers and journalists who have been censored or persecuted for their work in the People’s Republic of China. It presents PEN International’s findings, compiled by our international researchers and by our colle ... more

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No Home from Home: The Plight of East African Exiled Journalists

Doha: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (2013), 80 pp.

"Findings of this research offer new evidence on the extensive campaign of violence and intimidation against journalists in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan. At the same time, it also recalls exiled journalists’ commitment to freedom of the press and freedom of expression despite ... more

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Syria Media Map

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2013), 32 pp.

This report addresses the state of the media in Syria; the laws that regulate and restrict the media, and the attacks on the media and journalists. The report also provides a Media Map, a list of print and online publications, radio and TV stations in Syria. According to the conclusion, "the interna ... more

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Press Freedom in Ethiopia

Vienna; Paris: International Press Institute (IPI); World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2013), 18 pp.

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