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Friday, 23 September 2005 |
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The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the conviction of freelance journalist Zheng Yichun, the third Internet journalist this year to be sentenced to jail by Chinese authorities. A court in the northeastern port city of Yingkou on Tuesday handed Zheng a seven-year jail term to be followed by three years' deprivation of political rights, according to CPJ sources. He was tried twice on the same charge this year in highly irregular proceedings, the sources said.
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Friday, 16 September 2005 |
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87 journalists who were demonstrating in Kathmandu for the restoration of press freedom were detained and/or injured in a mass arrest on 16 September 2005.
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Friday, 16 September 2005 |
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Mohammed Tahir, editor of the Islamist weekly "Wajood", was freed on bail on 9 September 2005 by the Supreme Court of Sindh province. He was on arrested on 19 July and placed in custody under Article 153 of the Pakistani Criminal Code for publishing excerpts of a book deemed to be an incitement to religious hatred.
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Friday, 16 September 2005 |
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The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN welcomes the release of pastor, lawyer and dissident Internet writer Nguyen Hong Quang, who was amnestied on 2 September 2005. He was arrested on 8 June 2004 and sentenced to three years in prison for his dissident activities.
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Friday, 16 September 2005 |
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On 15 September 2005, a live political talk show known for its sharp criticism of the government was removed from Channel 9 television for allegedly improper contents, including certain references to the monarchy.
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