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Philippine radio journalist slain PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 04 May 2005
A radio broadcaster known for denouncing corruption died today after being shot as many as seven times by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Dipolog City on the southern island of Mindanao. Klein Cantoneros succumbed to his injuries at around 11 p.m., according to the ABS-CBN news Web site.

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Pakistan: Police attack journalists on World Press Freedom Day PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 03 May 2005
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns today's attacks by police on journalists in the cities of Lahore and Islamabad. During peaceful demonstrations in honor of World Press Freedom Day, approximately 50 journalists were injured when police baton-charged demonstrators marching in the center of Lahore, and as many as 60 journalists were forcibly detained for two hours at a police station in Islamabad, local journalists tell CPJ.

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Abducted Sri Lankan journalist's body found PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 29 April 2005
Free Media Movement condemns the killing of journalist Darmaratnam Sivaram and demands an immediate and impartial inquiry into his killing.

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Vietnam: Dissident writers Nguyen Thanh Giang and Tran Khue harassed PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the recent official harassment of dissident writers Nguyen Thanh Giang and Tran Khue. In an apparent attempt to silence dissent before the 30th anniversary of the defeat of U.S. forces, articles in the state media denounced the two writers for their views, and a group of men calling themselves "veterans" harassed Giang at his home on April 4.

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Pakistan: Police use violence against journalists in Karachi and Lahore PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 21 April 2005
Reporters Without Borders today firmly condemned police violence on 15 and 16 April in Karachi and Lahore against journalists covering a visit to Pakistan by opposition leader Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan People's Party, or activities related to the visit.

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