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

Published on 3 August 2011Read

Repression live

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

Published on 26 July 2011Read

Plight of seven detained netizens still worrying one year after their arrest

Exactly one year after seven young netizens were arrested in a series of raids by intelligence ministry agents, Reporters Without Borders is (...)

Published on 18 July 2011 Read

Regime rejects UN rapporteur visit, continues to crack down on free expression

Arbitrary arrests are continuing in Iran even as the regime has refused to accept a visit by Ahmed Shaheed, the person appointed by the UN Human (...)

Published on 5 July 2011 Read

Leading journalist released but banned from working

Reporters Without Borders hails leading human rights activist and journalist Emadoldin Baghi’s release on 21 June but deplores the fact that he is (...)

Published on 22 June 2011 Read

Iranian authorities “responsible for journalist’s death”

Reporters Without Borders today deplored the death in prison of journalist and writer Hoda Saber and accused the Iranian regime of being (...)

Published on 15 June 2011 Read

Rampant Impunity from Prosecution Continues to Claim Victims

(8 June 2011) On the occasion of the second anniversary of the widespread crackdown on public protests in Iran, Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace (...)

Published on 8 June 2011 Read

Iranian bloggers denied due process

Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that the supreme court has overturned software and website designer Saeed Malekpour’s death (...)

Published on 7 June 2011 Read

Activist dies in fight with intelligence officials during journalist father’s funeral

Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn Haleh Sahabi, an activist and contributor to the magazine Chashm Andaz (Panorama), died in hospital (...)

Published on 1 June 2011 Read

Iran frees Parvaz, Libya frees four other journalists

IRAN Reporters Without Borders is relieved by the release of the Al-Jazeera journalist Homa Dorothy Parvaz, who had disappeared on arriving (...)

Published on 18 May 2011 Read

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Middle East & North Africa - 4 August 2011

Alarming statement and constant harassment offer no respite for journalists

Middle East & North Africa - 4 August 2011

Arab Spring and repression continue from Rabat to Manama

Iran - 1 August 2011

NATO attacks on national TV headquarters and installations in Tripoli

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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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