44 journalists killed in 2010, media watchdog says

Feb 15, 2011

Nairobi - Some 44 journalists were killed worldwide in 2010 as global institutions failed to protect the media, a report published Tuesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said.

Pakistan was the deadliest country, with eight killed, followed by Iraq with five, according to the report 'Attacks on the Press in 2010'.

Clinton pushes for internet freedom

Lachlan Carmichael | 15th February 2011

US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton is renewing her push for the free and open use of the internet as protesters from Egypt to Iran have used it to demand political freedoms.

In a speech in Washington, the chief US diplomat said the question of what people do online and what principles they follow is one that "becomes more urgent every day".

Facebook Officials Keep Quiet on Its Role in Revolts

By JENNIFER PRESTON

With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company’s top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change.

Clinton: US to back cyber dissent in repressive states, warns Internet curbs can't last

By MATTHEW LEE

Restricting the Internet will not hold back surging popular demand for democratic reforms in the Middle East or elsewhere and the Obama administration is ready to help dissidents evade cyber curbs to promote human rights and democracy in repressive states, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says in a major policy address.

UNESCO condemns murder of Egyptian journalist

PARIS: UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova on Friday, 11 February 2011, condemned the murder of Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, who died of his wounds on 4 February. He was shot in the head on 29 January while covering the protests that began on 25 January in Cairo

South Africa resumes debate on secrecy bill

By Shehnilla Mohamed/CPJ Africa Staff

Parliamentary hearings on South Africa's Protection of Information Bill resumed last week with heated debate over provisions threatening to restrict press freedom and access to information. For journalists, much uncertainty remains over the final product and when it will be completed.

World Press Freedom Day 2011 and the Windhoek Declaration: 20 Years later

2011 will mark 20 years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom. Barely a year after gaining political independence, the Republic of Namibia hosted one of the most important UNESCO conferences on media freedom not only in Africa, but around the world.