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Disturbing statement

Alarming statement and constant harassment offer no respite for journalists

Published on 4 August 2011Read

Deadly summer

Arab Spring and repression continue from Rabat to Manama

Published on 4 August 2011Read

Government develops “National Internet” to combat international Internet’s impact

Communication and information technology minister Reza Taqipour Anvari announced at the start of July that the first phase of a “National (...)

Published on 3 August 2011 Read

NATO attacks on national TV headquarters and installations in Tripoli

Reporters Without Borders condemns NATO airstrikes on the Tripoli headquarters of the state-owned national TV broadcaster Al-Jamahiriya and two (...)

Published on 1 August 2011 Read

Renewed threats against AFP bureau in Amman

Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned about a series of attacks, threats and demonstrations since mid-June targeting the Agence (...)

Published on 28 July 2011 Read

Preventive arrests and "German chair" for detainees in Syria

Syria The repression is not letting up after four months of protests. Reporters Without Borders has registered more than 70 abuses against media (...)

Published on 26 July 2011 Read

Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2011)

27.07.2011-Blogger freed Reporters Without Borders has learned that Pegah Ahangarani, an actress, filmmaker and blogger who was arrested at her (...)

Published on 26 July 2011 Read

Tribute to young journalist gunned down in Kirkuk three years ago today

Reporters Without Borders reiterates its appeal to the judicial authorities to shed light on the murder of the Kurdish journalist Soran Hama (...)

Published on 21 July 2011 Read

Police attack journalists during Tunis demonstrations

While hailing Tunisia’s progress in respect for civil liberties, Reporters Without Borders is disturbed by the violence that the security forces (...)

Published on 19 July 2011 Read

Resumption of physical attacks on reporters

Many journalists have been the target of deliberate physical attacks in the past week as police officers and members of the security forces of (...)

Published on 18 July 2011 Read

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Saudi Arabia Bahrain Middle East & North Africa Morocco Syria Yemen - 4 August 2011

Arab Spring and repression continue from Rabat to Manama

Jordan Syria Yemen - 16 July 2011

Ali Al-Abdallah freed

Yemen - 4 July 2011

Authorities block news coverage to get Yemen off international community’s agenda

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Writer and journalist Michel Kilo, 67, is an emblematic figure in the struggle for democracy in Syria. In his articles for Arab newspapers such as An-Nahar, Al-Hayat, As-Safir and Al Quds Al Arabi, he is well known for his acerbic political analyses.

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