Reporters Borders
Reporters Borders
basis cannot comments condemn consider expression freedom heading simply
These comments come under the heading of freedom of expression and we consider that you cannot condemn someone simply on the basis of their statements.
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We are very concerned at where this crackdown could lead, because it is gaining pace in the run-up to the Spring festivities.
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We are very concerned at the accusations against them and the harsh sentence proposed. The circumstances of their arrest are very confused and do not clearly establish their guilt. The legal authorities must make every effort to determine the origin of the firebombs, the only evidence against them. The judge has hastily declared the matter secret and is blocking all openness.
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The security services should not be obstructing the work of the independent and opposition media in this fashion, as it is contrary to the pledges which the government gave in its recent road map to democracy.
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The supreme court stirred up trouble with its recent decision supporting a government ordinance cracking down hard on the press, and it is now time for the Nepalese judicial system to put itself at the forefront of the struggle to ensure respect for the constitution and civil liberties.
amount appeal awarded code court damages five lower maximum mentioned press reduce
The appeal court did, it is true, reduce the amount of damages awarded by the lower court but it is still exorbitant and more than five times the maximum damages mentioned in the press code for defamation cases.
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Now we know Yahoo works regularly and efficiently with the Chinese police.
against call currently finding forces impossible security stop violence
We call on the authorities and the security forces to stop all violence against journalists, who are currently finding it impossible to work.
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We condemn the closure of a newspaper, which has only carried out its role of informing the public by dealing with a subject that is high on the news agenda around the world.
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Does the fact that this corporation operates under Chinese law free it from all ethical considerations? How far will it go to please Beijing?
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We regret that the government turned a deaf ear to the many calls for the release of this respected journalist. At least, after 15 months of detention, Zhao is going to be able to defend himself in court against the baseless charges brought against him by the Chinese authorities. We hope, at the very least, that the trial will be fair and that foreign observers and the press will be able to attend.
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We fear this 'obstruction of justice' procedure is a judicial device for the government to yet again settle some scores with the privately-owned media and at the same time subject them to state censorship.
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With this disproportionate sentence ... the judges are clearly trying to silence the journal.
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At an earlier hearing he had been handed down a sentence, since cancelled, of 30 years imprisonment on exactly the same charge.