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RSF: Kurdish journalist gets 11-year prison sentence, Tehran daily closed for criticising Ahmadinejad

From Reporters Without Borders:

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) firmly condemns the 11-year prison sentence imposed on Kurdish journalist Mohammad Sadegh Kabovand on 22 June for “activity against national security.” The organisation has also learned that the daily Tehran Emrooz was closed on 21 June, a few days after running several articles criticising President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s economic [...]

June 24th, 2008NoneRead More
Censorship, Free speech, Iran, Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, Suppression, Trials

HRW: Repression of Activists Continues in Syria

Human Rights Watch released a report yesterday documenting that the Syrian authorities continue to arrest, try, and harass political and human rights activists. Amidst increasing calls in Western countries to increase diplomatic engagement with Syrian authorities, Human Rights Watch urged that “an improvement in the treatment of these activists be at the heart of any [...]

June 13th, 2008NoneRead More
Activism, Free speech, Journalists, Political Prisoners, Reports, Suppression, Syria, Trials

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