Just days after the Iraqi government published a draft law that appears to pave the way for government interference in the media, a 100 million Iraqi dinar (€60,000) fine levied on Wednesday against Iraqi satellite broadcaster Al-Sharqiya for “misquoting” a top military spokesperson is another ominous signal that press freedom in Iraq is deteriorating, the […]

Venezuela’s National Assembly passed on Thursday a controversial new education law that further damages the country’s already-deteriorating media freedom climate. As deputies voted, pro-government demonstrators outside the National Assembly reportedly assaulted journalists covering the events. The draft “Law on Education” (Ley Orgánico de Educación), which will replace the current law of 1980, makes the teaching […]

The Venezuelan National Assembly will on Thursday vote on a new law that could further damage press freedom in the country, the International Press Institute (IPI) warns. The “Draft Law on Education” (Proyecto de Ley Orgánico de Educación), which would replace the current law of 1980, makes the teaching of a “critical and responsible interpretation […]

Two journalists working for the Associated Press (AP) were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a roadside bombing in Eastern Kandahar, Afghanistan, according to news reports. Photographer Emilio Morenatti and videographer Andi Jatmiko were travelling with U.S. forces when their vehicle was hit by the bomb. Both journalists were taken to a military hospital in Kandahar. […]