IFEX Communique - Vol. 21 No. 17 | 26 April 2012

Vol. 21 No. 17 | 26 April 2012
Headlines
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International: World Press Freedom Day: The ultimate FAQ

International: Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! submit to external free expression check-up

Kuwait: Parliament considers death penalty for insulting God, Prophet

Guinea-Bissau: Media blackout follows coup

Peru: Lawyer killed while investigating murder of journalist

International / Awards and other opportunities: Freedom House holds inaugural photo and art contest

Free Expression Spotlight
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INTERNATIONAL: WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: THE ULTIMATE FAQ
IFEX's guide to 3 May, World Press Freedom Day, one of the most important days for honouring free expression. Read more>>

Regional news
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INTERNATIONAL: GOOGLE, MICROSOFT AND YAHOO! SUBMIT TO EXTERNAL FREE EXPRESSION CHECK-UP
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) has just released its annual report, which takes a critical look at how three of its founding members, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!, are giving information to repressive governments or working with unscrupulous vendors. Read more>>

KUWAIT: PARLIAMENT CONSIDERS DEATH PENALTY FOR INSULTING GOD, PROPHET
Kuwait's parliament has provisionally voted in favour of a legal amendment that could make insulting God and the Prophet Mohammed punishable by death, reports the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI). Read more>>

GUINEA-BISSAU: MEDIA BLACKOUT FOLLOWS COUP
The coup against the government of Guinea-Bissau has been followed by "grave" media freedom violations, including threats to journalists, a news blackout and media censorship, say the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Freedom House. Read more>>

PERU: LAWYER KILLED WHILE INVESTIGATING MURDER OF JOURNALIST
A district attorney investigating the killing of Peruvian journalist Pedro Flores Silva in 2011 was shot to death last week, reports the Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS). Read more>>

Also in this issue

INTERNATIONAL / AWARDS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: FREEDOM HOUSE HOLDS INAUGURAL PHOTO AND ART CONTEST
Freedom House is holding a photo and art contest on the themes of freedom, political participation, human rights and repression. The deadline for submissions is 10 May 2012. Read more>>

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