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World Watch Archive by Country

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Afghanistan

Mar 2010: Government bans live coverage of attacks
Feb 2010: Taliban releases video of two kidnapped French journalists
Sep 2009: Imprisoned reporter pardoned, released
Apr 2008: Student sentenced to death for supposedly distributing a 'blasphemous' anti-Islamic article
Apr 2008: Journalist continues to be held at US Air Force base in Afghanistan
Apr 2007: Journalists sign petition to bring colleague home
Apr 2007: Taliban behead Afghan reporter
Mar 2007: U.S. military deleted photos after bombing
Oct 2006: Two German journalists are murdered in Afghanistan

Albania

Nov 2009: Editor beaten

Algeria

May 2009: Moroccan journalist arrested

Argentina

Nov 2009: Government ends prison terms for defamation
Sep 2009: Lower house passes media bill
Apr 2009: Harassment of journalists increasing
Nov 2007: Media bias tied to advertising dollar

Armenia

Apr 2008: Armenia in state of crisis over recent elections
Sep 2007: Opposition Journalist Beaten

Australia

Feb 2007: Court hears evidence on death of five journalists

Austria

Feb 2009: Asia most dangerous region for journalists

Azerbaijan

Nov 2008: Imprisoned poet denied medical treatment
Apr 2008: Journalist attacked in Baku
Nov 2007: Azeri Editor Sentenced
Nov 2007: Harassment Continues for Journalist and Family
Oct 2007: Persecution of reporter continues
Oct 2007: Azeri Reporter Imprisoned
Oct 2007: Court Verdict Executors Beat Reporter
Jun 2007: Permit will be required for Internet broadcasting
Jun 2007: Imprisoned journalist's health ignored
Jun 2007: Editor sentenced; Reporter attacked, beaten
Oct 2006: Editor of newspaper arrested on four charges

Bahrain

Apr 2009: Web sites critical of government blocked
Nov 2007: "The Kingdom" banned in Bahrain
Nov 2007: Journalists conviced of smear and defamation.

Bangladesh

Mar 2009: IPI calls for change in treatment of journalists
Apr 2008: Draft of FOI Act in parliament
Nov 2007: Journalist beaten while in custody
Oct 2007: Cartoon causes arrest
Jun 2007: Daily Star reporter released on bail
Mar 2007: New regulations to ban political coverage
Oct 2006: English-language paper attacked by radical group

Belarus

Apr 2008: Independent Belarusian journalists face government
Apr 2008: Belarussian journalist jailed and then released ov
Oct 2007: Journalists Arrested in Belarus due to Protest

Bhutan

Jan 2009: Reporter jailed for 7 years

Bolivia

Oct 2009: Dynamite explodes outside newspaper office

Brazil

Feb 2010: Journalist attacked for critiquing government
Sep 2009: Press freedom regresses in Latin America
Nov 2008: Newspaper distribution blocked
Jul 2007: Paraguayan radio journalist discovered alive

Brussels

Oct 2007: E.U debating access law

Burma

Feb 2008: Government hikes satellite fees, suspends newspape
Oct 2007: Burmese government cracks down on information flow
Sep 2007: Burmese military authorities use questionable meth

Cambodia

Feb 2010: Radio journalist acquitted of charges

Canada

Feb 2010: Web causes trouble for 90-year-old magazine
Oct 2007: Canadian FOI requests fall short
Jun 2007: Daily Star reporter released on bail

Central African Republic

Apr 2008: The editor of a Central African Republic weekly ne

Chad

Nov 2007: Photographer and aid workers held

China

Nov 2009: Police arrest two Uighur journalists
Oct 2009: Tibetans arrested for instant messaging
Apr 2008: China frees two journalists but jails another
Nov 2007: Detained journalist beaten in prison
Oct 2007: Report: China Tightening Censorship on the Interne
Sep 2007: China frees jailed New York Times researcher
Jul 2007: China bans influential NGO newsletter
Jul 2007: Yahoo! criticizes repression of Internet users
Jul 2007: Seven charged in murder of journalist
Feb 2007: Editor freed from prison; paper's president r

Colombia

Oct 2007: Politics loses place on community radio
Jun 2007: Suspects confess motive in journalist's death

Costa Rica

Feb 2010: Libel law for journalists repealed

Croatia

Apr 2008: On February 13, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Nov 2007: Journalist arrested because of blog

Cuba

Mar 2010: Journalist on hunger strike to protest prisoner mistreatment
Nov 2009: Award-winning blogger abducted
Oct 2009: Blogger wins oldest international journalism award
Apr 2008: Cuban Foreign Minister signs covenant protecting f
Jul 2007: Reporter sentenced to four years
Feb 2007: Reporter arrested after speaking out

Cyprus

Feb 2010: Media group CEO killed
Nov 2007: Protesters gather outside newspaper office

Czech Republic

Oct 2009: IPI gives press freedom report

Democratic Republic of Congo

Sep 2009: Agency threatens to close radio stations
Dec 2008: Journalist acquitted after 41-day imprisonment
Dec 2008: Kidnapped journalist released
Dec 2008: Journalist, presumed dead, found alive
Nov 2007: Information minister bans news organizations
Nov 2007: Higher-ed minister orders guards to beat journalis

Denmark

Feb 2010: Controversial Danish cartoonist escapes attack
Apr 2008: Danish newspapers reprint Mohammad cartoon; protes

Djibouti

Oct 2007: The East Africa Journalists Association is reborn

Dominican Republic

Mar 2007: Drug traffickers threaten journalist

East Timor

Jun 2007: Political militants break photographer's arm

Egypt

Feb 2010: Controversial blogger released from jail
Oct 2009: Journalist detained in airport
May 2009: Cairo news company appeals complaint
Apr 2009: Graphic novel raises concern
Apr 2009: Blogger released
Dec 2008: Doctored photo brings heavy fine
Dec 2008: Coverage of court cases forbidden
Oct 2008: Editor pardoned
Sep 2008: Authorities cracking down on satellite television
Sep 2007: Editor interrogated for questioning President Hosni Mubarak's health
Sep 2007: Egyptian editors arrested for slander
Feb 2007: Blogger receives four-year prison sentence

El Salvador

Sep 2009: Photojournalist murdered

England

Feb 2010: Correspondent killed
Dec 2008: Newspaper made to pay damages to athlete
Jun 2007: BBC journalist missing from Gaza since March 12
Jun 2007: Alan Johnston still alive according to Palestinian
Jun 2007: BBC to archive millions of hours of content
Mar 2007: Freedom of Information under attack in England
Feb 2007: Death of journalist in Iraq under investigation
Oct 2006: Landmark victory for investigative journalism

Eritrea

Oct 2009: Eight years later, media suppression remains
Oct 2007: Six years of oppression
Jul 2007: Eritrea Television journalist dies in bid to flee

Ethiopia

Dec 2009: Independent newspaper folds
Dec 2008: Outspoken editor beaten unconcious
Nov 2008: Newspaper editor jailed for misprint

Fiji

Apr 2009: Journalists covering crisis are deported
Feb 2007: Soldiers attack photojournalist

France

Nov 2009: RSF releases press freedom index
Dec 2008: Journalist pressured to reveal sources
Jul 2008: Le Monde staff strikes over job cuts
Apr 2008: Le Monde annouces job cuts
Apr 2008: Public TV and radio stations go on strike, Preside
Apr 2008: President Sarkozy sets lawsuit precedent
Oct 2007: Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Inde
Jul 2007: Generic journalism curricula issued
Jun 2007: Media appeal for release of BBC reporter

Gambia

Sep 2009: Six journalists pardoned
Apr 2009: Charge against editor dropped
Apr 2009: Authorities legally harass publisher
Feb 2009: Embassy story leads to arrest
Apr 2008: Reporter is still detained Gambia
Jul 2007: Intelligence agency arrests journalist
Jul 2007: Charges filed against arrested journalist

Georgia

Sep 2009: Reporter finishes prison term for 'blackmail'

Germany

May 2009: Information law threatens press freedom
Oct 2008: Amendments threaten journalists' rights

Greece

Mar 2009: Anarchists target Greek press
Jul 2007: Media law raises concerns

Guatemala

Mar 2007: Correspondent attacked

Guyana

Feb 2007: Government accused of restricting state advertisin

Haiti

Oct 2007: Another gang member arrested in Haitian journalist

Honduras

Mar 2010: Radio journalist killed
Mar 2010: TV host killed in car accident
Oct 2009: Authorities close two media outlets
Oct 2007: Possible reform of defamation laws

Iceland

Feb 2010: Modern Media Initiative could create international haven for free speech

India

Mar 2010: Violence, threats plague Indian journalists
Oct 2009: Editor arrested for reporting on prostitution ring
Apr 2007: Mizzima News Agency re-opened

Indonesia

Jul 2008: New guidelines to protect journalists

Iran

Dec 2009: Government forms Web police unit
Oct 2009: Four pro-reform papers closed
Sep 2009: Reporters charged for election rumors
May 2009: Jailed journalist goes on hunger strike
May 2009: Iranian-American journalist imprisoned
Apr 2009: American journalist charged with spying
Apr 2008: Radio Farda journalist sentenced for “disseminatin
Oct 2007: Activist arrested yet again
Oct 2007: Website shut down by court
Jul 2007: Ban lifted on Web site that criticized Ahmadinejad

Iraq

Feb 2010: Gunmen kidnap radio journalist from home
Feb 2010: U.S. military frees Iraqi journalist
Feb 2010: Journalists face new restrictive rules
Feb 2010: Iraqi Kurdish jounalist wins Gebran Tueni Award
Dec 2009: TV host wounded in attack
Oct 2009: 'Shoe-thrower' freed
Sep 2009: Reporter remains in U.S. custody one year later
Apr 2009: Shoe-thrower sentence reduced to one year
Apr 2009: U.N. calls for greater safety
Apr 2009: Journalists divided on "shoe" verdict
Apr 2008: CBS journalist freed in Basra
Apr 2008: AP photographer released from U.S. custody
Apr 2008: Two CBS journalists abducted in Basra
Apr 2008: Head of Iraq’s journalist union killed
Oct 2007: Two more journalists murdered in Iraq
Oct 2007: Martial Arts for journalists working in Iraq
Jul 2007: Journalists' death toll increases

Ireland

Dec 2008: Presses stopped
Apr 2008: Four BBC journalists were arrested in County Doneg

Israel

Feb 2010: American editor expelled from Israel
Feb 2009: Journalists aboard Gaza aid ship attacked
Dec 2008: Army closes investigation into death of cameraman
Apr 2008: Reuters Cameraman Killed in Gaza
Apr 2008: The Hamas government’s internal security services

Italy

Dec 2008: Television crew harassed
Oct 2008: Mafia plan hit on journalist
Sep 2007: Attempt to kill Italian journalist fails

Japan

Feb 2010: Chinese writer living in Japanese airport to return to Shanghai
Apr 2008: Lawsuit to restore journalists' innoncence

Kenya

Oct 2008: Authorities arrest and hold former journalist
Jul 2007: Proposed media bill a threat to journalism

Kyrgystan

Nov 2009: Correspondent assaulted at checkpoint
Apr 2008: Kyrgyz authorities shut down Saipov murder investi
Apr 2007: Reporter assaulted with brass knuckles
Apr 2007: Two TV journalists attacked in March

Lebanon

Dec 2009: Journalist accused of 'insulting' president
Feb 2007: Broadcast journalists released from Beirut prison

Malaysia

Oct 2008: Two reporters, lawmaker arrested and held
Oct 2008: Blogger arrested for inciting the public
Jul 2008: Malay blogger charged with sedition
Apr 2008: Journalist arrested for asking too many questions
Sep 2007: Malaysian government attempts to silence Internet
Apr 2007: Government warns media against using blogs
Apr 2007: Political party members allegedly assault photogs
Feb 2007: New report on government's freedom of informa
Jan 2007: Newspaper reporters bring defamation suits against

Mauritania

Feb 2010: Editor faces an extended stay in prison
Apr 2009: Junta chief pardons jailed editor

Mexico

Mar 2010: Several journalists kidnapped
Feb 2010: Journalists killed
Feb 2010: Mexico named a dangerous place for journalists
May 2009: Journalist gunned down on World Press Freedom Day
Apr 2008: Photographer Gabriel Huge Córdoba was detained
Oct 2007: Newspaper delivery workers murdered
Jul 2007: No hope of finding missing journalists alive
Apr 2007: President eliminates prison sentences for libel

Moldova

Oct 2007: TVR - Another Act of Moldovan Censorship

Morocco

Feb 2010: Independent magazine closes
Apr 2009: Reuters photographer allowed to stay
Dec 2008: Magazine’s international edition banned
Feb 2007: Magazines brought to court for criticizing king

Myanmar

Dec 2008: Court hands down lengthy sentences for writers
Oct 2008: Newspaper Web sites hacked
Apr 2008: Government hikes satellite fees, suspends newspape
Apr 2008: Two journalists arrested

Nepal

Feb 2010: Journalists face harassment for reporting on death of television news mogul
Feb 2010: Murder of television network executive sparks police investigation
Apr 2008: Media must follow election code of conduct
Apr 2008: Eastern presses stalled
Feb 2008: Journalist loses hand in attack over controversial
Oct 2007: Journalist abducted in Nepal
Oct 2007: Journalist’s death raises suspicions
Oct 2007: Unions attack news organization
Oct 2007: Journalist abducted in Nepal

Netherlands

Jan 2009: Court allows hate speech prosecution

Nicaragua

Dec 2008: Prominent journalist under investigation

Niger

Nov 2009: Journalist freed after 86 days in prison
Oct 2007: Journalist held without reason given
Sep 2007: Live debates on regional rebellion banned
Oct 2006: Director, editor handed 18 month prison sentences

Nigeria

Mar 2010: Journalist escapes fatal beating at funeral
Mar 2010: South African sound engineer released
Feb 2010: Desert Herald editor harassed by police
Dec 2009: Editors guild denounces press bill
Sep 2009: Editor shot to death
Mar 2009: Sultan urges journalists to be fair
Feb 2008: Nigeria sends journalist to prison

North Korea

Apr 2009: American journalists to stand trial

Pakistan

Feb 2009: Attack on Indian journalists condemned
Jul 2008: Arrest made in murder of journalist
Apr 2008: Pakistani journalist killed
Apr 2008: Pakistan on way to lifting media restrictions on i
Apr 2008: Journalists in Pakistan face bodily harm
Oct 2007: Journalist Protest Incites Police Brutality
Jul 2007: Pakistani journalist killed in mosque clashes
Jul 2007: Journalist murdered in Sindh province
Apr 2007: Regulatory body threatens independent TV station
Apr 2007: Pakistani reporter's family killed

Palestinian National Authority

Mar 2010: Hamas frees British freelance journalist
Feb 2010: British documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist detained
Sep 2008: Gaza radio station back on the air
Sep 2007: Palestinian Executive Force interrogates journalis
Jul 2007: Johnston released in Gaza

Panama

Feb 2010: Government considers regulating media
Mar 2007: Journalists protest reforms in Panama City

Peru

Mar 2010: Picture shows judge pointing gun at journalist
Apr 2009: Former president faces 25-year sentence
Oct 2007: Journalists convicted of criminal defamation
Oct 2007: Military leaders sentenced in journalist’s 1988 mu
Oct 2007: Guards fire on journalists

Philippines

Feb 2010: Filipino court convicts hit man for murder of journalist
Apr 2009: Radio broadcaster shot
Dec 2008: Suspects in journalist's death missing
Oct 2008: Journalists injured in crossfire
Oct 2007: Broadcaster injured in attack
Jul 2007: New anti-terror law threatens journalists
Apr 2007: Radio journalist fears retaliation in jail

Poland

Nov 2008: Polish president threatens broadcast journalist

Russia

Mar 2010: Man imprisoned for killing journalist released early
Mar 2010: Olympic host city lacking independent voice
Sep 2009: Investigative editor killed in Dagestan
Apr 2009: Official may have helped murder suspect flee
Apr 2009: New investigation of journalist's death
Feb 2009: Threats against journalists continue
Jan 2009: Fourth Novaya Gazeta reporter killed
Dec 2008: Politkovskaya trial closed to public
Oct 2008: Russian channel still broadcasting despite threats
Oct 2008: Politkovskaya murder still unsolved
Jul 2008: Politkovskaya’s murderer charged
Apr 2008: Two Russian journalists killed
Apr 2008: Slandering the President is now an "extremist
Apr 2008: Police raid two Russian newspapers for counterfeit
Apr 2008: Police in Russia's Ingushetia Region Harm Jou
Apr 2008: Russian Union of Journalists in jeopardy
Oct 2007: Politkovskaya Suspects Charged
Oct 2007: Newspaper under threat for insulting Putin
Sep 2007: New Suspect in Politkovskaya Murder
Jul 2007: Police close down Internews Russia
Jul 2007: Bill may effect freedom of speech
Jul 2007: Russia rules out murder in journalist's death
Jul 2007: Internews leaves Russia
Apr 2007: Russian journalists harassed covering elections
Apr 2007: Klebnikov trial postponed, defendant missing
Apr 2007: Russian editor faces up to 5 years in prison
Mar 2007: Second Klebnikov murder trial begins Friday
Mar 2007: After journalist's death, questions remain
Feb 2007: Chechen police investigated in journalist death
Feb 2007: Putin promises to protect press in Russia
Feb 2007: Reporter charged with insulting official online
Feb 2007: Newspaper editor and founder jailed since Jan. 21
Feb 2007: Police search IWPR offices in the North Caucasus
Oct 2006: Newspaper raided and harassed

Rwanda

Mar 2010: Rwandan trio arrested for reporting on alleged affair
Dec 2008: Journalist acquitted, 14 years later

Saudi Arabia

Oct 2009: King waives journalist's punishment
Jul 2008: Blogger released from jail
Apr 2008: Saudi cleric condemns two of the country's jo

Scotland

Feb 2007: Editor, reporter prosecuted for contempt

Senegal

Apr 2008: Reporter attacked covering protest

Serbia

Apr 2009: TV crew attacked
Mar 2009: Controversy over smuggled student

Sierra Leone

Jul 2007: Court sets high bail for editor's release

Singapore

Oct 2008: Magazine found guilty of defaming prime minister

Slovenia

Oct 2009: Gag order overturned

Somalia

Dec 2009: Kidnapped journalists freed after 15 months
Oct 2009: Tensions put pressure on reporters
May 2009: Freelancer released after pardon
Feb 2009: Radio chief killed
Jan 2009: Ransom demand lowered
Oct 2007: Radio Station bombed
Sep 2007: Editors targeted for coverage
Jul 2007: Somaliland TV reporter held for three days
Mar 2007: Radio journalist, union activist murdered
Mar 2007: Four journalists sentenced despite protective law

South Africa

Oct 2009: Media bill causes concern

South Korea

Feb 2009: Man arrested for undermining economy
Apr 2008: New ‘press-friendly’ policy proposed

Spain

Dec 2008: Two journalists arrested during political rally
Oct 2007: Insulting the crown still a crime
Feb 2007: Warrant issued for U.S. soldiers

Sri Lanka

Feb 2010: Sri Lankan newspaper raided by government
Nov 2009: Editors receive death threats
May 2009: Editor of Tamil newspaper released
Apr 2009: Ambassador denies press freedom crisis
Mar 2009: Groups want justice for jailed Tamil reporter
Mar 2009: Journalists urge release of Tamil editor
Jan 2009: Editor murdered, another assaulted
Dec 2008: Sri Lankan press in peril, IPFM finds
Dec 2008: Landmark journalists' rights trial begins
Oct 2008: Newspaper refuses to change inflammatory caption
Oct 2007: Sri Lankan Reporter interrogated for his sources
Jul 2007: Court sets high bail for editor's releasel
Mar 2007: Journalists abducted in capital
Feb 2007: Press limited by ink shortage

Sudan

Oct 2008: Daily English-language paper allowed to resume
Oct 2008: Government lifts publication ban, jails editor
Apr 2008: Two Sudanese editors were detained Feb. 18 over pu

Sweden

Mar 2007: Unaccredited photographer arrested
Feb 2007: Worlds oldest newspaper now online only

Switzerland

Feb 2007: Swiss journalists tried for violating CIA rules

Syria

Oct 2007: Syrian Journalist held in detention
Sep 2007: Syrian Cyber-dissident released

Taiwan

Apr 2008: Journalists want U.N. press credentials

Tajikistan

Oct 2007: New Laws could Restrict Speech

Tanzania

Feb 2009: Money a problem for covering rural areas

Thailand

Apr 2009: Blogger convicted of defaming monarchy
Feb 2008: Public television comes to Thailand
Jul 2007: Government continues to suppress freedom of speech
Mar 2007: Only independent station shuts down

Tunisia

Feb 2010: Imprisoned journalist receives early release
Feb 2010: Despite protests, critical journalists remain imprisoned
Feb 2009: Police raid radio offices
Jan 2009: Journalist faces continued harassment
Dec 2008: Television reporter in hiding
Dec 2008: Radio broadcaster beaten and arrested
Oct 2008: Online magazine victim of cyber attack
Oct 2007: Journalist manhandled by police
Mar 2007: French media censored by authorities

Turkey

Dec 2009: Media allowed to use Kurdish language
Sep 2009: Newspaper wiretapped without court OK
Sep 2009: Court orders newspaper closed for a month
Apr 2008: Two journalists are facing investigation for caric
Oct 2007: Acquitted of one charge, facing three more
Sep 2007: Turkish Court moves to block YouTube
Feb 2007: New suspects arrested for journalist's death
Jan 2007: Journalist killed after challenging Turkish histor

Turkmenistan

Oct 2007: New Comment Feature Removed

Uganda

Feb 2010: Journalists battle with government over freedom of information
Sep 2009: Media charged with inciting riots

United Arab Emirates

Mar 2009: Economic crisis kept off the front page
Feb 2009: New law would give freedom to journalists
Oct 2007: Journalists released on bail

United Kingdom

Oct 2009: Gag order lifted
Oct 2007: BBC Arabic TV to operate 24 hours a day

United States

Feb 2010: Journalist captured by Taliban among George Polk Award winners
Feb 2010: Reporter from New York Times resigns over plagiarism charges
Oct 2009: Murdoch: Search engines must pay for news
Sep 2009: Study: Press credibility at 20-year low
Feb 2009: Mogul's NYT investment raises concern
Dec 2008: Cuban reporters permitted to return home
Apr 2008: USA Today journalist appeal has been upheld
Oct 2007: Anchor sues for millions
Jul 2007: Foundation offers prize for preventive journalism
Jul 2007: Ex-media mogul Conrad Black convicted
Jul 2007: Zell makes a deal
Jun 2007: Wolf finally released
Feb 2007: Army drops subpoena charges against journalists
Feb 2007: Reporter breaks record for longest time in jail
Oct 2006: Blogger freed after 30 days in jail
Oct 2006: CPJ reports on journalist held in Guantanamo

Uzbekistan

Oct 2008: Journalist receives 10-year prison sentence
Feb 2007: Journalist charged with illegal literature

Venezuela

Feb 2010: Newspaper editor killed
Feb 2010: Chavez on air again
Feb 2010: Journalist in trouble for humorous editorial
Feb 2010: Chavez shuts down popular television station
Mar 2009: Government partially acquitted in TV journalist cases
Apr 2008: Police in Ospino shot at three Venezuelan journali
Feb 2007: Paper fined for piece about Chavez's daughter

Vietnam

Feb 2010: Government suppresses two controversial political blogs
Feb 2010: Writer in Vietnam given jail time for criticizing the state
Sep 2009: Blogger released from prison
Feb 2009: Government keeps check on bloggers
Apr 2008: Journalist and activist released from prison

Yemen

Mar 2010: Newspaper journalist killed
Feb 2010: Special court bans journalists from practicing
Nov 2009: Press court bans journalist
Oct 2009: Editor disappears
May 2009: Authorities seize newspaper offices
Apr 2008: News sites blocked by government
Sep 2007: Former editor of online magazine kidnapped and bea

Zambia

Oct 2009: Editor faces contempt charges

Zimbabwe

Feb 2009: First Lady assaults British photog
Apr 2008: New York Times correspondent was detained
Oct 2007: Journalists marked for surveillance
Oct 2007: Journalist and two actors arrested during play
Oct 2006: Future of the Internet is unclear

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