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 Straits Times | Incoming US Ambassador U-turns on promoting political freedom in Singapore The Temasek Review (blog) Mr Adelman had earlier pointed out that Singapore is not a multi-party democracy and that “democracy and press freedom were the two areas where Singapore ... Local politics for S'poreans |
Straits Times | Local politics for S'poreans Straits Times He had also noted that democracy and press freedom were the two areas where Singapore needed 'the most improvement if it were to live up to the ambitions ... |
 BBC News | Ethiopia: Media watchdog urges Zenawi to uphold press freedom Afrique en Ligue "As Prime Minister Meles Zenawi stands for re-election in May, we urge him to sh ow leadership on constructive reforms to make press freedom, as guaranteed ... US criticizes Ethiopia for jamming VOA broadcasts Ethiopian PM wants VOA news service jammed |
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To mark the occasion of 8 March 2010, International Women's Day, members of the Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG), of which WPFC is a member, and members of the IFEX Gender Working Group appeal to the UN to raise concerns about the on-going violations of women's rights in Tunisia:
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The US Senate's Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law today held hearings on Global Internet Freedom and the Rule of Law, Part 2, focusing on the role of the American information technology industry dealing with censorship by authoritarian regimes.
Jan. 19, 2010 - WPFC Condemns 7-Year Prison Sentence against Leading Armenian Journalist Nikol PashinyanWashington, USA, Jan. 19, 2010 — The World Press Freedom Committee —an organization representing 45 press freedom groups from throughout the world— condemns the seven-year prison sentence handed down today against Armenian journalist Nikol Pashinyan, editor-in-chief of the country’s leading newspaper, Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Times), who was arrested on July 1 after he voluntarily came out of hiding.
