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Pakistan - Journalists killed and injured in Quetta bombing, reporter kidnapped in Islamabad
Monday, September 6, 2010
Reporters without borders
The level of violence that Pakistani journalists are facing nowadays is entirely unacceptable. The events of the past three days in which two TV employees were killed in Quetta and an investigative journalist was kidnapped in Islamabad need a response from the Pakistani authorities and the international community. A cameraman and a TV station driver were killed and six other journalists were seriously injured in a suicide bombing on 3 September in Quetta and the ensuing acts of revenge (...) (Full Story)

Afghanistan - Journalist stabbed to death in Kabul
Monday, September 6, 2010
Reporters Without Borders urges the Afghan authorities to deploy all the resources that are necessary to identify, arrest and try those responsible for the murder of former TV presenter Sayed Hamid Noori, who was stabbed to death near his home in Kabul yesterday. “While the motives are not yet known, it is important that the investigators should not rule out the possibility that this murder was linked to the victim's work as a journalist,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Although he had (...) (Full Story)

China - More Tibetan journalists arrested in Qinghai province
Monday, September 6, 2010
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders has just learned of the arrests of two Tibetan journalists in Xining, in the province of Qinghai (eastern Tibetan plateau). Buddha and Kalsang Jinpa, who wrote for and edited the Tibetan-language magazine Shar Dhung-Ri (The Eastern Conch Hill), have been held since June and July respectively on separatism charges because of their articles about Tibet and the March 2008 unrest in particular. The press freedom organisation urges the Qinghai authorities to release (...) (Full Story)

Burundi - Judges keep editor in detention
Monday, September 6, 2010
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is disappointed that a Bujumbura court decided today to maintain Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, the editor of the online newspaper Net Press, in pre-trial detention. The judges have not yet set any date for the next hearing in his case. 02.09.2010 - Judges urged to release editor awaiting trial on treason charge Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Jean Claude Kavumbagu, the editor of the online newspaper Net Press, who appeared in court (...) (Full Story)

Afghanistan - Japanese reporter's release raises hopes for France 3 journalists
Monday, September 6, 2010
Reporters without borders
Reporters Without Borders is extremely relieved to learn that Japanese freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka has just been released after being held hostage for the past five months in northern Afghanistan. “This is very good news and, while we remain cautious, it reinforces our hope that France 3 journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier, who have been captives for the past 250 days, may also be freed soon,” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said. (...) (Full Story)

Zambia: Police Brutality, Torture Rife
Monday, September 6, 2010
(New York) - The Zambian police routinely engage in cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, including torture, to extract confessions, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should investigate, discipline those found to be implicated, and train officers to interrogate suspects without coercion, Human Rights Watch said. read more (Full Story)

Bahrain activists must receive a fair trial
Amnesty International - Monday, September 6, 2010
Monday 6 September 2010 Twenty three Shi'a Muslims have been accused of terrorism and plotting to overthrow the government as part of an increased clampdown on opposition and human rights activists. Amnesty International has urged the Bahraini authorities to ensure a fair trial for 23 Shi'a Muslim activists accused of terrorism and plotting to overthrow the government.All but two of the 23 were arrested as part of an increased clampdown by the authorities on Shi'a opposition and human rights activists in the run-up to next month's parliamentary elections.Many of those detained have been held… (Full Story)

UN supports MDG reporting in the Pacific
Monday, September 6, 2010
The United Nations Country Teams (UNCT) in Fiji and Samoa organized a training workshop for Pacific media organizations in Suva, Fiji, from 23 to 27 August 2010. The event was a tangible response to the need for a stronger communication for development focus in media reporting, particularly around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (Full Story)

China: Press Visiting Burmese Leader on Elections and Accountability
Monday, September 6, 2010
(New York) - The Chinese government should use this week's visit by Burmese leader Than Shwe to press Burma to conduct open elections and provide accountability for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Senior General Than Shwe will conduct a four-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai starting Tuesday, September 7, 2010. read more (Full Story)

India: Prohibit Degrading ‘Test’ for Rape
Monday, September 6, 2010
(Mumbai) - Many Indian hospitals routinely subject rape survivors to forensic examinations that include the unscientific and degrading "finger" test, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. It urged the Indian government to ban the practice, used to determine whether the rape survivor is "habituated" to sexual intercourse, as it reforms its laws on sexual violence. read more (Full Story)

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