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Freedom of Press

A Journalism Lesson from King Abdullah's University of Science & Technology

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

Read More: Freedom of Speech, University, Islam, Al Watan, Education, Newspapers, Research, Kaust, Saudi Arabia, Science, King Abdullah, Jeddah-Saudi-Arabia, Media News, Media, Freedom of Press, Muslim, Journalism, World News, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

KAUST is the first university in Saudi Arabia to allow a mixed-gender environment. This has triggered a 'showdown' between the press and a senior member of the clergy.

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Kazakhstan's Human Rights Drop Through the Floor

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Gas, Foreign Affairs, Rule of Law, Robert Amsterdam, International Law, Democracy, United States, Barack Obama, Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Human Rights, Central Asia, Oil, Osce, Political Prisoners, Freedom of Press, Europe, Yevgeny Zhovtis, World News
Robert Amsterdam

I fear that we might just see exactly how many barrels of oil a given dictator needs to export in order to flaunt the law.

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Israel Blocks Reporters From Gaza War Zone

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

Read More: Ban on Foreign Media, Gaza Israel, Israel Blocks Reporters, Israel Ground Invasion, Israel Blocks Foreign Press, Israel Freedom of Press, Israel Ban on Foreign Media, Israel, Freedom of Press, Hamas, Israel Gaza, World News

EREZ CROSSING, Israel — Israel scrapped arrangements Monday to allow the first foreign reporters into the Gaza Strip since the military launched...

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Mayor Bloomberg Does It Again

Rory O'Connor | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Media, Mayor Bloomberg, Press, Bloomberg Press, New York Three, New York Times, Freedom of Press, Media News
Rory O'Connor

I must protest -- even at the risk of having my press credential arbitrarily and summarily revoked -- the latest undemocratic decision by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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Congo: "The World Cannot Look Away"

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Drc, War, Monuc, United States Elections, Ifj, Journalism, Congo, Nkunda, Goma, Freedom of Press, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released a statement today warning, "journalists in Democratic Republic of Congo are facing extreme danger."

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AP Hanoi Bureau Chief Arrested, Beaten (VIDEO)

AP/Ed+Pub | Posted 10.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Associated Press, Vietnam, Hanoi, Freedom of Press, Media News

The AP reports: BANGKOK, Thailand -- An Associated Press reporter in Vietnam was punched, choked and hit over the head with a camera by police who de...

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Louisiana's Landrieu Dogs FEMA and Protects Fourth Estate

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Congress, Fema Trailers, Fema, Freedom of Press, Mary Landrieu, Louisiana, Accountability, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

As a journalist who works regularly in Africa, I take press freedoms pretty seriously.

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Caught On Camera: GOP Tosses Journalist

The Uptake | Posted 05.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Journalists, Politics, Blogger, Video, Minnesota, Citizen Journalism, New Media, Freedom of Press, 2008 Election, Offthebus, MN Republican Video, Republican MN Press, Censorship, MN Republicans, Home News
The Uptake

Republicans in Minnesota have grown increasingly belligerent in keeping journalist video and audio equipment out of Republican events. The latest incident was nevertheless caught on tape.

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