The European Commission expressed on Monday “a very profound concern†over the amount of attacks on journalists in Russia.
Early on Saturday, Oleg Kashin, a journalist at the respected Kommersant daily, was severely beaten by unidentified assailants near his house in Moscow. He suffered severe head and leg injuries and is currently in an induced coma. Reports also say he had a finger cut off.
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EC concerned over attacks on journalists in Russia
November 8th, 2010 |
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EFJ urges Turkey to free journalists
September 28th, 2010 |
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Journalists currently in jail in Turkey must be set free immediately, says the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ).
This should take place if the movement towards key changes in the country’s constitution is to deliver promises of democracy and freedom.
Ministry in “dos and don’ts for journalistsâ€
May 26th, 2010 |
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Journalists left a press conference on Tuesday in Belgrade at which the Health Ministry was presenting its draft for proper manner of reporting on medicine. The document, put together by the ministry, was created by an expert group of two doctors and three journalists, though no one at the ministry said who assigned these people to draft the rules.
“Threats against journalists must be investigatedâ€
May 6th, 2010 |
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The OSCE mission and U.S. embassy in Serbia have called on the prosecution to investigate in detail threats made against journalists. “Attacks and threats against the freedom of the media cannot be tolerated. The current and past incidents and crimes against journalists must be seriously investigated and the appropriate measures must be taken,†U.S. ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick said on Wednesday, according to reports.
Journalists condemn disabling of transmitters
April 25th, 2010 |
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The Association of Serbian Journalists (UNS) and its regional branch in Kosovo have condemned the destruction of television and radio transmitters in Kosovo. “UNS and the Kosovo and Metohija Journalists’ Society (DNKiM) have condemned the new vandalism of the Kosovo Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications, whose workers have been destroying broadcasting equipment of the Serb radio station KOSMA,†the UNS states.
Journalists condemn disabling of transmitters
April 25th, 2010 |
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The Association of Serbian Journalists (UNS) and its regional branch in Kosovo have condemned the destruction of television and radio transmitters in Kosovo. “UNS and the Kosovo and Metohija Journalists’ Society (DNKiM) have condemned the new vandalism of the Kosovo Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications, whose workers have been destroying broadcasting equipment of the Serb radio station KOSMA,†the UNS states.
Yahoo recruits journalists for enhancing its real news coverage
April 1st, 2010 |
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Yahoo has appointed some experienced journalists from certain conventional and online media outlets to wok at recently inaugurated bureau in Washington to popularize its online news site by adding updated content.
Yahoo News is the most-visited news site on the internet and it would b upgraded by the best reporters and editors such as Michael Calderone [...]
Israeli foreign minister rebukes journalists
February 23rd, 2010 |
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The Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister faced questions about Mossad’s involvement in the killing of Palestinian militant in Dubai. Avigdor Lieberman was visiting Brussels on Monday, when he brushed off persistent journalists, saying: “I think you saw too many movies about James Bond and I prefer you to see more serious movies.â€
110 journalists killed last year
February 11th, 2010 |
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In 2009, 110 journalists were killed while reporting, the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) said in its report. This is the highest number of casualties since 2000, the IPI underscored in its annual report.
Foreign Journalists’ Gmail Hijacked in China
January 18th, 2010 |
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The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China said correspondents working in bureaus in Beijing had their Google Gmail accounts hijacked.
– An association of
journalists based in
Beijing
said
reporters have recently had their Google Gmail accounts hijacked.
In a statement, the Foreign
Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) stopped short of accusing the Chinese
government or any other entity of taking part in the hijacking, but w…
“Murders of journalists to be solved”
December 9th, 2009 |
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Serbia’s newly appointed State Public Prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac said that her office will look to complete all unsolved murder cases. Those including the cases of murdered journalists, she explained in Belgrade this Wednesday.
Google Mobile App: A Must-Have for Reporters and Citizen Journalists
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Google’s free Mobile App for the Apple iPhone G3 is a must-have for reporters and citizen journalists.To see why, watch this short video by one of the engineers on the Mobile App development team:And here is the scoop on how it works.Now, let’s say you…
Philippine gunmen kill 21 politicians and journalists
November 23rd, 2009 |
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Twenty-one politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines have been found dead, the army says. The group were seized on the southern island of Mindanao early on Monday.
Court officers keep journalists in courtroom after Jackson doctor hearing
November 17th, 2009 |
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A court officer briefly has detained a group of journalists inside a Las Vegas courtroom following a hearing involving Michael Jackson’s personal physician. The group of reporters, videographers and producers was blocked from leaving for several minutes Monday while Dr. Conrad Murray and his
Journalists in jail: The price of truth
September 3rd, 2009 |
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For reporters, a moment of fear
SRI LANKA was always a hard place for hacks; but by any standards, 20 years’ jail is a harsh penalty for a newsman doing his job. That term was meted out this week to J.S. Tissainayagam on terrorism charges, after he criticised the army’s treatment of Tamil civilians. The government says he stoked ethnic discord with false reports; human-rights groups say the state is cracking down harder in an already dire environment. Some 14 journalists have been killed in Sri Lanka since 2006.
All in all, this is proving a bad year for journalists. More are in jail than at any time since the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based advocacy group, began keeping records. Of the 174 held, some may go free soon; but as a crackdown in Iran demonstrates, there is also a risk that more will join them. …
Podgorica mayor faces criminal charges
August 7th, 2009 |
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A criminal complaint will be filed against Podgorica Mayor Miomir Mugoša, suspected of physically assaulting a pair of journalists. Mugoša denied the allegations when he, along with his son and driver, were questioned by police on Wednesday evening in the Montenegrin capital.
Clinton, freed journalists head home from N. Korea
August 5th, 2009 |
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Two U.S. journalists released from detention in North Korea are on their way back to the United States. They were accompanied by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who negotiated their freedom.
US journalists leave North Korea after pardon
August 5th, 2009 |
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Former US President Bill Clinton left North Korea on Wednesday with two American journalists whose release he secured in a meeting with the hermit state’s leader, possibly opening the way to direct nuclear disarmament talks. President Barack Obama called the families of Laura Ling and Euna Lee
Bill Clinton in North Korea to negotiate US journalists’ release
August 4th, 2009 |
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Former US President Bill Clinton arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to try to negotiate the release of two US journalists convicted by the communist state of “grave crimes”, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said. The visit comes at a time of increasing militancy in the reclusive North which