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La Future News reprend ses programmes

May 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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La Future News a repris hier ses émissions, sans toutefois remettre en route la grille normale de l’autre télévision non cablée du groupe, la Future TV.
Les journalistes vedettes de la chaîne sont réfugiés dans des hôtels de peur d’être la cible – encore [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Photo · Politics · War & Conflict

Turkish reform of article 301 : A step forward?

May 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

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After months of delays, Turkish National Assembly approved a long – awaited revision of the penal’s code article 301, which limited the freedom of expression under the pretext of “insulting the turkishness”. The article has been used to prosecute hundreds of writers, including Nobel Literature Laureate Orhan Pamuk, for “insulting [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Society

Esprits maléfiques…

March 13th, 2008 · 13 Comments

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La polémique sur l’islam, les musulmans, le voile…La reproduction d’une caricature du prophète MOHAMED, la diffusion prochainement d’un film anti-islam aux pays bas…. Pourquoi tout cet acharnement conter l’Islam !!! Au point de parler « d’Islamophobie » !!!!Vous direz le terrorisme ?? En fait, pas [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Religion · War & Conflict

First Online Free Expression Day, RWB & UNESCO

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

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taken from Reporters Without Borders website, 12 March 2008
Reporters Without Borders will launched the first Online Free Expression Day under UNESCO’s patronage.
“From now on, we will organise activities every 12 March to condemn cyber-censorship throughout the world,” Reporters Without Borders said. [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Society