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World Press Freedom Day - name and shame
03/05/2012 - World news explained

World Press Freedom Day - name and shame

Thursday marks World Press Freedom Day. On Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists released a report on censorship across the globe.

Information and misinformation on Syria
12/04/2012 - World news explained

Information and misinformation on Syria

Sharmine Narwani, a senior associate at Saint Anthony's College, Oxford, and contributor to the English edition of Al-Akhbar, ...

Coup rumours prompt new Chinese internet clampdown
01/04/2012 - International media

Coup rumours prompt new Chinese internet clampdown

Jérémie Zimmerman, founder of La Quadrature du Net, discusses the shutdown of several leading websites in China.

What effect did the Arab Spring have on the internet?
18/03/2012 - International media

What effect did the Arab Spring have on the internet?

This week RFI looks at the annual "Enemies of the internet" list, published by Reporters Without Borders.

English-language Wikipedia page on 18 January 2012
18/01/2012 - United States

Wikipedia goes black against anti-piracy laws

Wikipedia’s English site has gone dark for 24-hours, in protest against anti-piracy legislation put forth to the US Congress.

Media freedom under pressure in Hungary
23/12/2011 - International report

Media freedom under pressure in Hungary

In Hungary, it's almost been a year since Prime Minister Viktor Orban's conservative-populist government introduced a new media law.

SA paper sued after linking minister to arms scandal
19/11/2011 - African Media

SA paper sued after linking minister to arms scandal

South Africa's Mail and Guardian newspaper is facing legal action after presidential ...

Broadcasters closed during Liberian presidential battle
12/11/2011 - African Media

Broadcasters closed during Liberian presidential battle

Aaron Kollie, owner of Liberia's Power Radio and Television, talks about the shutdown of his company and several other broadcasters, allegedly for airing incendiary messages during the country's ...

26/10/2011 - France

French Christian fundamentalists attack 'blasphemous' play

French Christian fundamentalists are conducting a violent campaign against a play they accuse of being blasphemous, throwing eggs and engine oil onto spectators and trying to get it banned.

The Dalai Lama's absence in Cape Town for Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday was represented by an empty chair
08/10/2011

Dalai Lama slams China censorship in South Africa video chat

The Dalai Lama criticised the Chinese government during a live video chat with Desmond Tutu for the South African archbishop’s 80th birthday celebrations in Cape Town.

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