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World Day Against Cyber Censorship: March 12 - Mar 10, 2010 - 2:01:27 AM

Launched by Reporters Without Borders in 2008, World Day Against Cyber Censorship is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet without restrictions and accessible to all. The fight for online freedom of expression is more essential than ever. By creating new spaces for exchanging ideas and information, the Internet is a force for freedom. However, more and more governments have realised this and are reacting by trying to control the Internet.

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Statement of Lodi Gyari, Special Envoy of H.H. the Dalai Lama, concerning the dialogue process with China - Dec 11, 2009 - 2:32:41 AM

My attention has been drawn to an interview published in the Chinese media by Executive Vice Minister Zhu Weiqun of the Central United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party on December 8, 2009 concerning our dialogue process.

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A Joint Statement on President Obama's Visit to China - Nov 13, 2009 - 11:04:03 AM
63 PEN Centers and 11 organizations worldwide
has issued today a joint statement calling on U.S. President Barack Obama
whilevisiting China to demand the Chinese Government to release all
prisoners of conscience, including PEN members Dr. Liu Xiaobo,Shi Tao,Yang
Tongyan and other imprisoned writers and human rights defenders.

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CPJ calls on Obama to press for release of jailed journalists during China visit - Nov 11, 2009 - 9:38:39 PM
Dear President Obama:
 
We are heartened by news reports that you plan to talk to Chinese leaders about human rights and related issues when you visit the country next week. On World Press Freedom Day in May, you specifically raised the cases of two of China's jailed journalists¡ªShi Tao, imprisoned for allegedly "leaking state secrets," and Hu Jia, behind bars for alleged "incitement to subvert state power." Both men remain jailed, and we ask that you now press for their immediate release.

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World Press Ranking released by RSF - Oct 20, 2009 - 9:37:23 AM
Political power grabs dealt press freedom a great disservice again this year. A military coup caused Fiji (152nd) to fall 73 places. Soldiers moved into Fijian news rooms for several weeks and censored articles before they were published, while foreign journalists were deported. In Thailand, the endless clashes between "yellow shirts" and "red shirts" had a very negative impact on the press's ability to work. As a result, the kingdom is now 130th.