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4 January 2012
International / Middle East and North Africa
Recent deaths of Syrian journalists cement Arab world's ranking as deadly region for journalists in 2011, say IFEX members
Between 50 and 106 journalists and media workers were killed in 2011 in connection with their work or while on the job, with the volatile Middle East and North Africa region ranking as one of the world's most dangerous areas for journalists last year, say IFEX members in their year-end reviews. Read the round-up - and why the numbers differ - here.
From the Communiqué
4 January 2012
Egypt
Security forces launch unprecedented raids on human rights organisations
Egyptian security forces last week launched unprecedented armed raids on a series of high profile human rights and pro-democracy organisations, including the Cairo branch of IFEX member Freedom House, report the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR), the Arabic Network of Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and Freedom House.
Campaigns and Advocacy
9 January 2012
Syria
RSF launches parody video on censorship
The video shows Siri, whose answers to queries are not always relevant, being completely stumped by questions about current events in Syria because of the government’s news blackout.
22 December 2011
Turkey
CPJ condemns journalist arrests
The organisation is deeply troubled by the arrests especially given allegations that a recent CPJ report may have emboldened the government to take action.
21 December 2011
Libya
New rule halts delivery of journalist visas
In a letter to Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib, CPJ expressed concern about the difficulties that many foreign journalists have been experiencing in obtaining a visa to the country.
21 December 2011
Belarus
International NGOs stand up for human rights
Since the December 2010 presidential elections, an unprecedented wave of repression was unleashed, with the Belarusian KGB detaining and interrogating opposition activists, journalists, protesters and human rights defenders.See all IFEX member campaigns
Urgent alerts
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Newspapers suspended on alleged administrative violations "Kisangani News" and "Journal de la paix" are accused of violating the 1996 media law; editors at both papers maintain the charges are political.10 January 2012 MEXICO: IAPA calls for prompt investigation into reporter's death in Nuevo León Raúl Régulo Garza Quirino, a reporter with "La Última Palabra", was reportedly followed by armed men traveling in another vehicle.
10 January 2012 SOMALIA: Journalists detained, barred from traveling in Somaliland Somaliland police arrested Abdqani Hassan Farah after he aired a news report about a clan meeting in the town of Taleh in the Sool region.
10 January 2012
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VIETNAM: RSF calls for support for blogger imprisoned for more than two years Nguyen Tien Trung's family announced it would campaign for his release and stressed that he never had any intention of overthrowing the government and was simply exercising his rights as a citizen.21 November 2011
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