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 The Borneo Post | Najib: Press and govt relationship critical Malaysia Star He also denied that Malaysia lacked press freedom and said such accusations were grossly unfair. “As long as the reports do not run foul of our existing ... Government Needs The Media To Transform Malaysia, Says PM Najib wants media to support his agenda |
 The Malaysian Insider | Government Needs The Media To Transform Malaysia, Says PM Bernama He said accusations that Malaysia lacked press freedom were grossly unfair. "As long as the reports do not run afoul of our existing laws, the press is free ... Najib wants media to support his agenda |
The Malaysian Insider | Be my partner, Najib invites the press Free Malaysia Today He said accusations that Malaysia lacked press freedom were grossly unfair. "As long as the reports do not run afoul of our existing laws, the press is free ... Najib wants media to support his agenda |
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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.
