Shi Tao is being unjustly punished by a government that routinely jails journalists.
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There's no due process and it's setting a terrible example in a country where the United States' goal supposedly is to establish democracy.Ann Cooper
Turkey has made important progress in reforming restrictive media laws as it seeks to join the European Union, and the court should not allow hard-liners to take the country backward. We urge the court to dismiss all charges against these journalists.
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CPJ is alarmed by the authorities' latest attempt to intimidate EFJA leaders, ... This is an intolerable assault on a press freedom organization whose right to operate has been upheld twice by the federal court.
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We are gravely alarmed that insurgents are intensifying their murderous campaign against Iraqi journalists and media employees.
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Censorship in China is nothing new, but the growing co-operation of U.S. technology companies in China's repressive policies is.
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