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Shooting the messengers
British Journalism Review, volume 28, issue 1 (2017), pp. 57-62
"More and more countries are deciding the answer to a bad press is to imprison journalists who dare to report anything that is critical." (Abstract)
Defending Journalism: How National Mechanisms Can Protect Journalists and Address the Issue of Impunity. A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Seven Countries
Deep Insights
International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 250 pp.
"The research documents how, despite immense ongoing challenges, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nepal and Pakistan, some important advances have been made to develop joint structures and innovative approaches to defend the practice of journalism. It examines the long road Colombia has followed in the establi
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Online and on All Fronts: Russia’s Assault on Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Watch (2017), 84 pp.
"Since 2012, Russian authorities have intensified a crackdown on free expression, treating criticisms of the government as threats to state security and public stability and curbing privacy online. The government has introduced significant restrictions to online expression and invasive surveillance
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Fearing the Majority: Catholic Media in Muslim Indonesia
Media Asia, volume 44, issue 1 (2017), pp. 33-39
"It was 16 June 2016, during the fasting month of Ramadhan. Inside the Kompas newsroom, tens of uninvited guests, mostly wearing white, were visiting the office of the media group. They were members of Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), a hardline Islamic group well known for its sporadic sweeping of In
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Journalists Under Pressure: Unwarranted Interference, Fear and Self-Censorship in Europe
Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2017), 84 pp.
"A survey published by the Council of Europe, based on a sample of 940 journalists reporting from the 47 Council of Europe member states and Belarus, shows that journalists in Europe are often exposed to serious unwarranted interference in their work, including intimidation and violence. As a conseq
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On the Need to Amend Chapter XV of the Special Section of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Journal of Eastern European Law, volume 24 (2016), pp. 57-61
"The article deals with the issue of establishing criminal liability for crimes against journalists. Areas of research on this subject are identified. The basic research and publications on issues are reviewed. The need for introducing such liability is investigated. It is indicated that several spe
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Media Freedom Report 2015
Ulaanbaatar: Globe International Center (2016), 23 pp.
China’s Great Media Wall: The Fight for Freedom
Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2016), 68 pp.
"Press freedom in China, Hong Kong and Macau deteriorated further in 2015, as the Communist Party of China used every means at its disposal to control the media. Its ultimate target, as always, was to preserve its power in the mainland, extend its influence over Hong Kong and Macau, and tightly mana
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Freedom of the Press 2016: The Battle for the Dominant Message
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2016), 28 pp.
"Global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 12 years in 2015, as political, criminal, and terrorist forces sought to co-opt or silence the media in their broader struggle for power. The share of the world’s population that enjoys a Free press stood at just 13 percent, meaning fewer than
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Donkor: A case study of the safety of journalists in Ghana
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 92-120
"This paper argues that the safety of journalists in Ghana can no longer be taken for granted given the available evidence of physical attacks on journalists (Joint Statement NMC et al., 2016 and MFWA, 2016). The overarching objective of the study is to portray Donkor’s case as typical of similar
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"Keep the People Uninformed": Pre-Election Threats to Free Expression and Association in Uganda
Human Rights Watch (2016), 42 pp.
"[This publication] documents harassment and intimidation by government and ruling party officials against the media and civil society, particularly outside the capital, Kampala. The police, district officials, internal security officials, and the country’s broadcasting regulator visited and calle
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"As Good as Dead": The Impact of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
London: Amnesty International (2016), 66 pp.
"This report details how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws violate human rights, both in their substance and their application – whether this is violations of human rights by the state, or abuses of the laws by non-state actors. The laws do not meet human rights standards and lack essential safeguards t
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"As we stand now, Pakistan’s media continues its stratospheric expansion, but in the midst of curbs and controls and ongoing safety issues. Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka are treading a precarious path to finding credible and independent spaces for the media against economic challenge and political c
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Stifling Dissent: The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in India
Human Rights Watch (2016), 117 pp.
"This report details how the criminal law is used to limit peaceful expression in India. It documents examples of the ways in which vague or overbroad laws are used to stifle political dissent, harass journalists, restrict activities by nongovernmental organizations, arbitrarily block Internet sites
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"They Can Arrest You at Any Time": The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Burma
Human Rights Watch (2016), 87 pp.
"Focusing largely on the period since retired general Thein Sein assumed the presidency in 2011, the report provides an in-depth analysis of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Processions Act, the Telecommunications Act, the News Media Law, the Electronic Transactions Act, and various Penal Code pro
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The safety of Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 68-91
"The imprisonment of Al Jazeera English (AJE) journalists (Australian Peter Greste, Egyptian-Canadian national Mohamed Fahmy, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed) in Egypt between 2013 and 2015 reflected the recent ten agenda items of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNES
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Periodismo muerto: Más de mil periodistas asesinados en América Latina (1970-2015)
Deep Insights
México, DF: Editorial Planeta Mexicana (2016), 389 pp.
"Más de 1050 periodistas asesinados y desaparecidos (unos 22,8 casos al año) hicieron de América Latina el escenario más peligroso del mundo para el ejercicio profesional, entre 1970 y 2015, incluso en países sin guerras oficialmente aceptadas. Desde las dictaduras hasta el narcopoder, desde M
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"Like Fish in Poisonous Waters": Attacks on Media Freedom in Somalia
New York: Human Rights Watch (2016), 85 pp.
"This report focuses on abuses by state and non-state actors against journalists and other media workers since 2014. It is based on over 50 interviews with journalists working throughout south-central Somalia and Puntland, the semi-autonomous state in northeastern Somalia. Beyond killings, attempted
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Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xlii, 292 pp.
