Stories: Press Freedom
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Ecuador’s Media Express Fear Over Freedom of Speech
Ecuador's government must not start regulating private media and social networks, journalists and press watchdogs warned, after its National Assembly voted to constitutionally define communications as a public service. President Rafael Correa's party, Alianza Pais, enjoys a two-thirds majority in the assembly. It voted on Thursday to lift presidential term limits, prompting violent street protests and...
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Mali’s Voice of Reason
This June, as Mali’s three-year civil war sputtered to an end, representatives of the government, loyalist militias, and the rebels gathered here in the capital to discuss their country’s future. Just days earlier they had signed a provisional peace agreement. Now, they came together for a public discussion of the deal: not in...
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Press Freedom in Ecuador
'Diario Hoy', one of Ecuador's most respectable dailies, used to publish a print edition for 32 years. But recently, the daily circulation of the paper was reduced to a weekend edition and online content. While going online is a trend the paper shares with others around the world, reporters in Ecuador say they are facing economic hardship as well as...
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Tanzania Cracks Down on Journalists While Pursuing Development Reforms
Press freedom isn’t usually ranked too high on the aid and development agenda. In fact, it’s usually ignored. Even as many laud efforts by the Tanzanian government to improve the lives of its citizens through agricultural reform and other development aims, journalists here are finding it increasingly difficult to do their work, informing fellow Tanzanians. ...
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O inferno por testemunha
Erick Kabendera, 35, jornalista investigativo da Tanzânia, tem sido perseguido após testemunhar contra o maior empresário de comunicações de seu país. O governo ameaça cassar a cidadania de Kabendera, que escreve para os jornais britânicos "The Guardian" e "The Times" e para a Economist Intelligence Unit,...
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Jornalista sofre pressão na Tanzânia após depor contra magnata das comunicaç
Eu recebi uma ligação de um amigo em janeiro, dizendo que meus pais tinham sido presos. Meu pai tem 77 anos, e minha mãe, 75. Os policiais os interrogaram por mais de 12 horas. Eles tiveram de ir ao cemitério e provar que nossos antepassados nasceram na Tanzânia. O governo usa isso para nos...
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Zambian Health Journalism Under Attack
Government control of the media in Zambia makes it impossible for journalists to report accurately on health issues in the country, and to reach those populations who carry the greatest burden of prevalent diseases, such as malaria, according to local journalists. Eighty per cent of Zambia's population live in rural areas, yet the government has little interest...
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The State of Journalism in Zambia
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