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Bolivia

Reduced to silence

Community radio destroyed in clashes between rival peasant groups

Published on 24 May 2013Read

United States

Conspiracy fears

Freedom of information threatened by abuse of Espionage Act

Published on 22 May 2013Read

Haïti

Motive not yet known in radio journalist’s fatal shooting

Reporters Without Borders hopes that the reason will soon be known for radio journalist Pierre-Richard Alexandre’s fatal shooting by an individual (...)

Published on 21 May 2013 Read

United States

Recommendations for a federal law protecting journalists’ sources

The U.S. Department of Justice’s seizure of Associated Press phone records has highlighted the urgency of the need for a shield law guaranteeing (...)

Published on 17 May 2013 Read

United States

Seizure of AP phone records condemned as “grave violation”

Reporters Without Borders regards the US Department of Justice’s seizure of the records of thousands of Associated Press phone calls as an (...)

Published on 14 May 2013 Read

Colombia

Death threats against eight journalists over land restitution

Eight journalists have been threatened with death in a leaflet signed by a self-styled “Anti-Land Restitution Group” circulated in Valledupar, in (...)

Published on 10 May 2013 Read

Mexico

Barbarism at your gates – who will end the torment of Mexico’s journalists?

Open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama Dear President Obama, Your two-day official visit to Mexico this week coincides with World Press (...)

Published on 2 May 2013 Read

Argentina

Buenos Aires police fire on journalists, city official plays down incident

Reporters Without Borders condemns the use of excessive violence by the Buenos Aires metropolitan police against journalists covering a (...)

Published on 30 April 2013 Read

Cuba

Call for release of blogger held for past two months

Reporters Without Borders calls on the Cuban authorities to quickly release Angel Santiesteban-Prats, a writer and blogger who has been held for (...)

Published on 29 April 2013 Read

Paraguay

Journalist’s murder highlights threat from organized crime, political tension

Paraguay’s celebration of its Day of the Journalist today is marked by mourning for press photographer Carlos Artaza, fatally shot two days ago by (...)

Published on 26 April 2013 Read