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Office of Mexican newspaper comes under assault rifle attack

Unidentified gunmen opened fire at around 1am local time on Wednesday at the editorial offices of the Coahuila-based daily Siglo de Torreón, according to the newspaper. There were no reports of any injuries. Witnesses describe two assailants on motorcycles opening fire on the building’s façade, according to local news reports. The assault shattered the building’s […]

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Afghanistan government seeks to censor media during election

Amid violent attacks in Afghanistan that have killed over 20 people in two days in the run-up to presidential elections on Thursday, the government has asked the media not to report on any episodes of violence on election day, “to ensure the wide participation of the Afghan people.” “This request is an affront to free […]

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Azeri journalist serving time for alleged ‘espionage’ dies in prison, amid concern for other jailed journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI) is saddened at the death in prison on Monday of Azeri journalist Novruzali Mammadov. The 68-year-old former editor-in-chief of Tolishi Sado (“Voice of Talysh”) was serving a controversial 10-year jail sentence handed down in 2008 for alleged “espionage.” Mammadov, who died of natural causes, had suffered deteriorating health since his […]

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Kazakhstan confirms three-year prison sentence for editor

The International Press Institute (IPI) is disappointed at the failure on 13 August of Kazakhstan’s highest court to quash a prison sentence for a newspaper editor. The three-year sentence handed down to Kazakh Ramazan Yesergepov, editor-in-chief of Alma-ata Info, a small-circulation independent weekly newspaper, sparked worldwide condemnation and has cast a dark shadow over the […]

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