Sri Lankan independent journalist and political analyst Prageeth Ekneliyagoda has been missing since the evening of 24 January, just two days before a snap presidential election, amidst growing concerns that he may have been abducted for political reasons. As results for the election came in, on 27 January, state media declared incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

One student was killed in the Venezuelan city of Merida on Monday in violence that erupted during protests against the government’s order to cable networks to stop broadcasting RCTV Internacional – which is opposed to Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez. Nine police officers were injured. The cable providers dropped the broadcaster on Sunday. Chavez forced RCTV […]

The Venezuelan government on Saturday ordered cable networks to stop broadcasting opposition TV station RCTV. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had already faced international criticism in 2007, for forcing the station off free-access television. Chavez has long been accused by opposition leaders and press freedom observers of seeking to suppress private media in Venezuela, to snuff […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Friday launched a call for World Press Freedom Hero Award nominations, to coincide with its 60th year of defending and promoting press freedom worldwide. IPI will honour a total of 60 World Press Freedom Heroes in a ceremony at the IPI World Congress in Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia […]