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Maldives: Journalists targeted in crackdown on pro-democracy opposition PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
RSF has voiced concern over a wave of press freedom violations in recent weeks in the Maldives, which culminated in the arrests of several journalists and the closure of the only opposition publication. This follows the arrest and detention of Mohamed Nasheed, leader of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), on 12 August 2005.
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SEAPA denounces criminal libel suit filed against Bangkok Post PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 August 2005
SEAPA has denounced a government decision to pursue criminal libel lawsuits against Thailand's leading English-language newspaper, the "Bangkok Post", despite the paper's having earlier recanted a news article that was the basis for the government's complaint.
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Journalist and her husband killed by unknown gunmen PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 15 August 2005
Free Media Movement strongly condemns the murder of journalist Relangi Selvarajah and her husband, by unknown gunmen on 12 August 2005. They were both shot dead at approximately 1:00 p.m., in Bambalapitiya, Colombo.
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