Press Freedom Under Threat
Posted by Larry Kilman on May 31, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Press freedom is under serious threat from many sources -- gangs and corrupt officials in Latin America, autocratic regimes in the Middle East, conflicts in Africa, hostile governments in Asia, and from death threats and prosecutions in central Asia and Europe, the World Association of Newspapers said in its half-year review of press freedom.
The report, presented Saturday to the Board of WAN on the eve of the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum in Göteborg, Sweden, painted a grim picture of attacks, imprisonment and murder facing journalists in many countries.
Twenty-eight journalists have been killed since November 2007. Iraq remains the most deadly country, with 9 killed.
The report, with region-by-region details, is available here.
Source: WAN
The report, presented Saturday to the Board of WAN on the eve of the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum in Göteborg, Sweden, painted a grim picture of attacks, imprisonment and murder facing journalists in many countries.
Twenty-eight journalists have been killed since November 2007. Iraq remains the most deadly country, with 9 killed.
The report, with region-by-region details, is available here.
Source: WAN
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