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Editorial | Do you know who I am? | Riskiest country in Americas sets an example | Our kinda town! | Can this weighty stone be cracked? | Media freedom caught in political crossfire | Old ways die hard in former Soviet state | Caseload
Violent demonstrations in Bangkok, in the course of which at least 50 people have died. The media have also come under fire, as our article on page 10 explains. | Image: © Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
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It is a truism that in many parts of the world journalists risk violence and even death for simply doing their job. And often those responsible for upholding the law - the police - are themselves to blame. So it is gratifying to record one case in which journalists who had been viciously attacked by policemen got justice... |
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"The law has put at risk Thailand's long-standing tolerance of free expression and is creating a climate of fear." The Nation |
WANTED. Keen journalist to probe activities of Mexican drug gangs,
shady dealings of powerful local officials...
At the rate of $50 a week,
Almas Kusherbaev of Kazakhstan will be paying off the damages awarded
against him until he is old and grey...
When Agil Khalil was stabbed and nearly
killed in the street, the police moved quickly. They picked up a local man...
Over the quarter of a century of its civil war, media freedom in Sri Lanka came under severe strain. Journalists were murdered, others prosecuted, in a climate that stifled independent reporting or comment. And even though the war is now over, journalists continue to work under severe constraints, particularly in ...
It was not the kind of story that would normally have concerned Jean Bosco Gasasira, a newspaper
editor and one of the handful ...
It led to one of the most notorious medical trials in history.
Some believe it even inspired the corporate malpractice ...
In another country stressing the importance of human
rights and promoting democratic structures would be seen as the normal...
"The use of bad laws to silence the media is prevalent in vast swathes of the world. The attack on media freedom is pervasive and global."
Geoffrey Robertson QC