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Russia: Enforced Psychiatric ‘Treatment’ for Activist

Posted March 31st, 2014 at 1:24 pm (UTC+0)
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A troubling report from Index on Censorship this morning:  A 39 year-old activist arrested in 2012 for taking part in a protest in Moscow could be spending the rest of his life in a state-owned hospital. Last week, Mikhail Kosenko lost his appeal case against enforced psychiatric treatment and was sent to a hospital for […]

Egypt: Journalist, Three Others Killed in Friday Protests

Posted March 28th, 2014 at 3:35 pm (UTC+0)
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[View the story “Reporter #Mayada_Ashraf Dies Covering Cairo Protests” on Storify]

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Ukraine – Russia: Media Wars

Posted March 27th, 2014 at 8:14 pm (UTC+0)
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  As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine over Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Russia has slammed Kyiv over the decision to suspend broadcast licenses of several Russian state television networks, a move that led Ukrainian cable companies to dump a number of Russian TV channels from their line-ups. Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s commissioner […]

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Turkey Bans Twitter Ahead of March Elections

Posted March 21st, 2014 at 12:04 pm (UTC+0)
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In an astonishing move aimed at curbing the spread of information ahead of March 30 presidential elections, Turkey’s courts have blocked Twitter.  The move came within hours of comments made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to supporters during a campaign rally: “Twitter, mwitter!,” Erdogan told supporters at a rally late on Thursday.  That’s a […]

Afghanistan: Swedish Journalist Killed in Kabul

Posted March 11th, 2014 at 4:08 pm (UTC+0)
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Swedish Radio today is mourning the loss of its South Asia correspondent.  Nils Horner, 51, was gunned down in the streets of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.  Swedish Radio’s Director-General Cilla Benkö called today one of the worst days in the corporation’s history. According to a statement released by Afghan police, Horner was shot several times in […]

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VOA reporter Cecily Hilleary monitors the state of free expression and free speech around the world.

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