Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Vietnam bloggers lose appeal
By  • 15 December 2014
An appeals court in Vietnam has upheld the jail sentences for three bloggers convicted of creating public disorder after they attempted to visit a former political prisoner. Bui Thi Minh Hang, Nguyen Van Minh and…
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Project Exile: From Iranian prison to a German refuge
By  • 25 October 2014
"I spent the entire period of my detention, which was mostly psychological torture, in solitary confinement." Soheil Asefi, the 31-year-old son of Iranian political activists, knew early on he wanted to be involved in journalism.…
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Iranian judge denies bail for reformist journalist
By  • 3 July 2014
An Iranian journalist held since May has exceeded the legal limit for his “temporary detention” according to his lawyer. Serajeddin Mirdamadi’s lawyer, Giti Pourfazel, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the…
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