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Freedom in the World 2009: Freedom Retreats for Third Year Date:13/01/2009 Freedom retreated in much of the world in 2008, the third year of global decline as measured by Freedom Houses annual survey of political rights and civil liberties which released today...
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Tuesday, 13 January 2009Last Modified:
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Global: Artist AlertDate:18/05/2009 Art, in any form, constitutes a key medium through which information and ideas are imparted and received...
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Monday, 18 May 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
International: Freedom of the media declines worldwide, report says Date:05/05/2009 Global declines in press freedom persisted last year, with setbacks highlighted in Israel, Italy, Taiwan, Hong Kong and elsewhere across the world, an annual survey said Friday...
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Tuesday, 5 May 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Global initiative promises to harmonize ICT and human rightsDate:29/10/2008 Wednesday marks the official beginning of a new organization designed to infuse human rights and freedom of expression into the practices of Internet and tech companies working in places where such rights are dubious at best -- namely, China...
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008Last Modified:
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The Asia Media Information and Communication CentreDate:13/10/2008 The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) is a non-profit NGO and a registered charity in Singapore with the mission of spearheading the development of media and communication expertise in Asia within the broad framework of economic, social and cultural development...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
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The Southeast Asian Press AllianceDate:13/10/2008 he Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation campaigning for genuine press freedom in Southeast Asia...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Center for Defending Freedom of JournalistsDate:13/10/2008 CDFJ is a non government organization , committed to defending the freedom and security of journalists through addressing the violations to which they are exposed and building sustainable professional capacities as well as enabling them …
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
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Irrepressable.InfoDate:13/10/2008 Irrepressable...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression in AfricaDate:13/10/2008 This site is hosted by African Commission on Human and People's Rights, and provides resources on resolutions, reports, declarations and press statements...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Amnesty International Freedom of ExpressionDate:13/10/2008 This webpage outlines Amnesty's global work on defending and protecting Freedom of Expression...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Article 19Date:13/10/2008 ARTICLE 19 is a human rights organisation with a specific mandate and focus on the defence and promotion of freedom of expression and freedom of information worldwide...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The Committee to Protect JournalistsDate:13/10/2008 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981...
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Monday, 13 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The Commonwealth Press UnionDate:14/10/2008 The Commonwealth Press Union is an association whose members are newspaper groups (some with several hundred newspapers), newspapers and news agencies in 49 countries of the Commonwealth...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Website of the Media and Information Society DivisionDate:14/10/2008 Council of Europe website on media and information within the context of human rights...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Global Internet Liberty CampaignDate:14/10/2008 The Global Internet Liberty Campaign was formed at the annual meeting of the Internet Society in Montreal...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The Freedom of Expression ProjectDate:14/10/2008 The Freedom of Expression Project was established as a response to the development of technology and its effect on the global world...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
International Media SupportDate:15/10/2008 IMS supports local media in countries affected by armed conflict, human insecurity and political transition...
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
IHEU Freedom of ExpressionDate:15/10/2008 Webpage dedicated to freedom of expression in the context of human rights...
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
International Freedom of Expression Exchange Date:15/10/2008 As violations of the right to free expression continue around the globe, the International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) has emerged as a strong force of opposition...
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The World Press Freedom CommitteeDate:16/10/2008 The World Press Freedom Committee has provided leadership for more than 30 years in the fight against licensing of journalists, mandatory codes of conduct, mandatory tasks for journalists and other news controls...
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Thursday, 16 October 2008Last Modified:
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World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)Date:16/10/2008 Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings together a network of more than 4, 000 community radios, Federations and community media stakeholders in more than 115 countries...
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Thursday, 16 October 2008Last Modified:
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UNESCO Freedom of ExpressionDate:16/10/2008 Webpage outlining UNESCO work in the field of Freedom of Expression...
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Thursday, 16 October 2008Last Modified:
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The Arabic Network for Human Rights InformationDate:16/10/2008 ANHRI depends on the internet to free the activities of human rights organizations from the restrictions they now face...
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Thursday, 16 October 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
In the Balance: Press Freedom in South Asia (2007-2008)Date:20/10/2008 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released the sixth annual South Asia Press Freedom Report, produced for the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN)...
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Monday, 20 October 2008Last Modified:
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freedominfo.orgDate:28/10/2008 This site is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world...
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Reporteurs sans frontieresDate:28/10/2008 Reporters Without Borders is present in all five continents through its national branches (in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland), its offices in Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo and Washington, and the more than 120 correspondents it has in other countries...
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008Last Modified:
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International Media Lawyers AssociationDate:21/11/2008 The International Media Lawyers Association is an international network of lawyers working in the areas of media law, media freedom and media policy, and committed to promoting and defending the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and freedom of information...
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Friday, 21 November 2008Last Modified:
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Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)Date:31/12/2008 JHR(Journalists for Human Rights) goal is to make everyone in the world fully aware of their rights...
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Arab Woman Media Centre (AYAMM)Date:26/01/2009 We are concerned with media work (written, audio, video) that focuses on women, children and family rights and Democracy education to concluding media freedom alongside with journalism ethics, showing also highlighting active and passive responds and responsibilities by adopting such a media philosophy and efforts to introduce an idea of media privatization...
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Monday, 26 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
IBA Human Rights InstituteDate:26/01/2009 The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) works to promote, protect and enforce human rights under a just rule of law...
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Monday, 26 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
IBA International Pro BonoDate:26/01/2009 This site is a tool created by the International Bar Association to bring together the global community of professionals of every level who are involved in pro bono legal work on a local and on an international scale...
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Monday, 26 January 2009Last Modified:
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International Federation of JournalistsDate:28/01/2009 The International Federation of Journalists is the world's largest organisation of journalists...
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
European Newspaper Publishers' Association Date:29/01/2009 The European Newspaper Publishers' Association (ENPA) is an international association, defending and promoting the professional interests of the European newspaper publishing industry at different European and international organisations and institutions...
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Africa Press OrganisationDate:05/02/2009 The African Press Organisation owns a 25...
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Thursday, 5 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
South Asian Media NetDate:10/02/2009 The South Asian Media Net is an independent and comprehensive website providing in-depth news coverage from across the South Asian region...
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Tuesday, 10 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
UCLSHRPDate:23/02/2009 Established in September 2007, the UCL SHRP is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary human rights organisation lead by students and advised by human rights professionals...
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Monday, 23 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The Doha Centre for Media FreedomDate:24/02/2009 The Doha Centre for Media Freedom aims to be a refuge for those who risk their life or their freedom in trying to keep us informed...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Human Right's Watch [Press Freedom]Date:24/02/2009 Human Right's Watch press freedom page includes news items and reports...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Legal Brief AfricaDate:24/02/2009 Legalbrief Africa is a weekly electronic newsletter, that delivers a succinct account of important, useful legal news for jurists across Africa and around the world...
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The Ethical Journalism InitiativeDate:09/03/2009 The IFJ book on the story of ethical journalism with guidelines on how to defend standards in times of trouble...
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Monday, 9 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
The Ethical Journalism InitiativeDate:09/03/2009 Welcome to the Ethical Journalism Initiative website - a new campaign to rekindle old values in media worldwide launched by the International Federation of Journalists...
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Monday, 9 March 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Human rights files, No. 18 (revised): case law concerning Article 10 of the European Convention on Human RightsDate:01/04/2009 Document summarizes and comments on cases decided by the ECHR concerned with freedom of expression(Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights)...
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Wednesday, 1 April 2009Last Modified:
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The Media Law Assistance WebsiteDate:21/04/2009 The Media Law Assistance Website seeks to provide up-to-date legal authorities and other resources in the area of media law while at the same time fostering dialogue amongst media law practitioners wherever they happen to be located...
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009Last Modified:
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Media Journalists Forum (MJF)Date:22/04/2009 Media Journalists Forum (MJF) - a forum of journalists and the press-media - is an international network of journalists, writers, authors of books, radio-TV-video-Web producers and other media-press professionals based in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, which supports the common journalistic causes, promotes the truthful journalism and defends the human rights of all MJF members...
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Making Poverty the Story: Time to Involve the Media in Poverty Reduction Date:27/05/2009 Given the rising importance of accountability and power issues in development work, this report makes a case and highlights opportunities for the media to cover governance and poverty reduction stories as part of core reporting (eg on topics such as parliamentary affairs, budget processes, business and economics and politics), while stressing the need for numerous political, commercial and professional constraints affecting journalists to be addressed...
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Wednesday, 27 May 2009Last Modified:
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Media Legal Defence InitiativeDate:30/06/2009 The Media Legal Defence Initiative helps media and journalists defend their rights...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009Last Modified:
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Council of Europe - Media and Information SocietyDate:30/06/2009 Standard setting, defence and promotion of human rights including freedom of expression...
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Tuesday, 30 June 2009Last Modified:
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LegalMatchDate:03/07/2009 LegalMatch is a free legal matching system that provides access to pre-screened lawyers through a simple, three-step process...
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Friday, 3 July 2009Last Modified:
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Global: Murdoch's ambitions in the Middle EastDate: 25/7/11 "Embroiled in a scandal that has global implications, Rupert Murdoch's media empire is under fire due to the ongoing fallout resulting from the News of the World scandal...
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Monday, 25 July 2011Last Modified:
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Human Rights Committee adopts general comment on the right to freedom of expression - 21 Jul 2011Date 21/ 07/ 2011 "The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a General Comment on States parties' obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Gobal: UN human rights body criticizes restrictions on free expressionDate: 28/07/2011 "The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a commentary on freedom of expression that says anti-blasphemy laws and restrictions on criticism of governments are incompatible with existing norms...
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Thursday, 28 July 2011Last Modified:
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
.XXX web domain registration beginsDate: 07 September 2011 "Companies and celebrities are being given the chance to protect their names from porn hijacking ahead of the launch of the .xxx web domain.
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Wednesday, 7 September 2011Last Modified:
Thursday, 15 September 2011
UN Plan to Increase Safety of JournalistsDate: 20 September 2011 "In an official statement released on 20 September 2011, the United Nations confirmed that a draft action plan to improve safety of journalists and combat crimes against them has been prepared by representatives...
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011Last Modified:
Monday, 26 September 2011
Facebook 'rape' page to stay despite charity criticismDate: 7 October 2011 "Facebook has been criticised for not removing a controversial page which victim support charities say trivialises and jokes about rape...
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Friday, 7 October 2011Last Modified:
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
9th World day against death penaltyDate: 10 October 2011 "Vietnam’s communist leaders refuse to abolish the death penalty, despite strong international pressure.
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Monday, 10 October 2011Last Modified:
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Pakistan and Iraq most dangerous countries for journalistsDate: 12 October 2011 "Pakistan remains the most dangerous country for journalists to work in with eight killed there so far this year. According to figures from the World ...
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011Last Modified:
Thursday, 13 October 2011
Media control and intimidation a reality for 5.5 billion, says WAN-IFRADate: 19 October 2011 "This year, 44 journalists have already been murdered, says the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers...
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011Last Modified:
Thursday, 20 October 2011
Untruth must be repudiated, not punishedDate: 29 October 2011 "Freedom of expression, freedom of speech is vital for democracy, for unimpaired scholarly research and for rational risk management that keeps...
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Monday, 7 November 2011
Julian Assange's options narrow as judges reject extradition appealDate: 02 November 2011 "Short of cash and running out of legal arguments, the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, felt the net tighten around him on Wednesday as the...
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Imprisonments jump worldwide, and Iran is worstDate: 08 December 2011 "The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide shot up more than 20 percent to its highest level since the mid-1990s, an increase driven largely by widespread jailings across the Middle East and North Africa...
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Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Speakers’ Corner Committee Model ConstitutionSpeaker's Corner Trust (SCT) is an international organization promoting freedom of speech in the UK and developing democracies. SCT committees were born out of the tradition of having corners for speaking in public areas during the civil unrest in nineteenth century Britain. SCT now encourages the creation of new committees to spread the tradition and encourage freedom of speech. Set out below is the standard constitution which SCT has developed as a model for local Speakers’ Corner Committees.
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012Last Modified:
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey (2008)UNESCO: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of development practitioners, civil society, academics, the media and governments...
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Freedom of Expression. TG Ash, Jonathan Biss, Fawaz Gerges. 14 Jan 2012BBC Podcast
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012Last Modified:
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Twitter Gives Itself Added Flexibility to CensorDate: 28 Janaury 2012 "Twitter Inc., the microblogging service, gave itself extra flexibility to censor information in parts of the world that impose restrictions on self-expression...
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Five Ways Twitter Is Changing Media Law Date: 28 January 2012 "While technology companies always outgrow the laws that govern them, Twitter’s 140-character message system is proving to be particularly disruptive...
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Saturday, 28 January 2012Last Modified:
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Twitter policy that restricts tweets sparks outrageDate: 01 February 2012 "Twitter announced last week that it would begin restricting tweets in specific countries if they violated local laws, setting off claims of censorship by...
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Friday, 3 February 2012
Freedom of connection, freedom of expression: the changing legal and regulatory ecology shaping the InternetThis report provides a new perspective on the social and political dynamics behind the threats to expression. It develops a conceptual framework on the ‘ecology of freedom of expression’ for discussing the broad context of policy and practice that should be taken into consideration in discussions of this issue.
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Facebook says censorship, restrictions pose revenue risksDate: 02 February 2012 "NEW YORK: Social networking giant Facebook has said it faces risks of content censorship and other kinds of restrictions by the governments of...
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Wednesday, 8 February 2012
IBA launches first global report examining the impact of online social networking on the legal profession.Dte: 09 February 2012 "The International Bar Association (IBA) today published The Impact of Online Social Networking on the Legal Profession and Practice– the first comprehensive IBA report that examines the role of online social networking within the legal profession and legal practice, and also assesses whether there is a need to set principles regarding usage...
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Friday, 10 February 2012
IBA interview with Mark Stephens, lawyer for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, February 2011Leading media lawyer Mark Stephens, who represents WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks to the IBA about the legal challenges surrounding the groundbreaking whistleblowing website and the sexual assault allegations made against his client in Sweden. Assange will appear at an extradition hearing on 7 and 8 February, where it will be decided if he should return to the country to face questioning.
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Filmed interview with Anurag Bana and Mark Stephens on social media and legal profession, February 2012The Impact of Online Social Networking on the Legal Profession and Practice survey - interview with project coordinator, Anurag Bana, and media lawyer Mark Stephens
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Human Rights Education Association Freedom of Expression Study GuidePublished:
Tuesday, 14 February 2012Last Modified:
Friday, 17 February 2012
Bulgaria Retracts Support for Global Anti-Piracy Agreement ACTADate: 14 February 2012 "Bulgaria retracted support for an international anti-piracy agreement it signed last month following protests on concerns that the Internet surveillance...
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012Last Modified:
Friday, 17 February 2012
Media law: what to expect in 20122012 is likely to be a year of significant change in media law, with some real challenges and opportunities for media professionals to tackle and embrace. This piece looks at the key developments that are on the horizon...
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Friday, 24 February 2012
Attacks on the Press in 2011Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Report
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012Last Modified:
Friday, 24 February 2012
Tories repeal part of rights act banning hate speechDate: 8 June 2012 - "The federal Conservatives voted late Wednesday to repeal controversial sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act banning hate speech on the Internet, backing a bill they say promotes freedom of expression...
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Australia's news media faces regulatory crackdown by governmentDate: 10 June 2012 - "The prospect of tighter regulation of the Australian media has drawn closer after it emerged last week that a TV network aired a prostitute's lurid claims against an MP despite knowing the woman wanted to retract the allegations...
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Julian Assange abandoned by AustraliaDate: 22 June 2012 - " Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he has sought refuge in Ecuador's London embassy because his native Australia has abandoned him...
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Friday, 22 June 2012
Victory for the people! ACTA flatly rejected by the INTA Committee of the European ParliamentDate: 22 June 2012 - " In a key vote this morning, the INTA committee rejected ACTA by a clear majority (19/12)...
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Friday, 22 June 2012
Issue of web access raises hackles at conferenceDate: 19 June 2012 "THE PUNISHMENT for breakers of the “three strikes” illegal download rule was “exceptionally disproportionate”, the vice-chairman of the UN Human...
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Tuesday, 26 June 2012
U.N. Affirms Internet Freedom as a Basic RightDate: 6 June 2012 "Will Internet companies help or hinder government authorities that try to restrict their citizens from using the Web freely? And will their customers...
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Friday, 6 July 2012Last Modified:
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Yale to Ensure Students in Singapore Have Freedom of ExpressionDate: 7 July 2012 "Yale University will ensure its liberal arts campus in Singapore won’t impose censorship amid criticism the city-state’s laws will stifle academic freedom...
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Tuesday, 10 July 2012