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Syria

Lethal justice

Citizen journalist sentenced to death for Al-Jazeera interview

Published on 18 May 2012Read

Syria

Encouraging move

Eight journalists and bloggers freed, 31 still held

Published on 14 May 2012Read

Turkey

Two Turkish journalists released but more than 37 Syrian journalists still held

Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that two Turkish journalists who were captured while making a documentary in northwestern Syria (...)

Published on 12 May 2012 Read

Bahrain

Authorities arrest leading human rights activist

Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Nabeel Rajab, the head of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and Director of the (...)

Published on 7 May 2012 Read

Syria

Sixth citizen journalist killed by Syrian government this year

Reporters Without Borders is horrified to have learned of the death three days ago of the Syrian citizen journalist Abdul Ghani Kaakeh who was (...)

Published on 7 May 2012 Read

Syria

Young woman freed on bail but still facing possible death sentence

Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that Yara Michel Shammas was freed on bail today although this young woman is still facing charges (...)

Published on 30 April 2012 Read

Syria

19 organizations condemn the ongoing detention of Mazen Darwich

Continued secret detention of Mazen Darwish and other human rights activists and prosecution of part of SCM staff before military court 23 April (...)

Published on 23 April 2012 Read

Bahrain

Media freedom flouted during Grand Prix, government PR operation flops

The Manama Formula One Grand Prix finally went ahead despite the all the tension and protests in Bahrain, but many foreign and local journalists (...)

Published on 20 April 2012 Read

Syria

Four citizen journalists killed despite ceasefire

Reporters Without Borders has learned of the deaths of four citizen journalists in Syria: Ahmed Abdallah Fakhriyeh shot dead in Dmeir and Samir (...)

Published on 18 April 2012 Read

Tunisia

Open letter from Reporters Without Borders to the Tunisian authorities

A day after the harsh crackdown on a demonstration marking Martyrs’ Day 0n 9 April, Reporters Without Borders wrote to the Tunisian authorities to (...)

Published on 11 April 2012 Read