Archives: Censorship
Dhaka slates cartoon on Prophet in Danish paper
Bangladesh yesterday condemned the re-publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) by some Danish newspapers, saying it could fuel resentment that may turn out to be destabilising. More.— Firman Firdaus • February 22nd, 2008
China blogger beaten to death
A bad news for citizen journalism freedom. Wei Wenhua was beaten to death after he snapped photos of a confrontation on the street between village residents and authorities. His death has sparked controversy in Chinese media, and the blogosphere: Wei Wenhua was a model communist and is now a bloggers’ hero — a “citizen journalist” turned martyr. [...]— Firman Firdaus • January 17th, 2008
Press freedom in Malaysia
I JUST read from Koran Tempo that none of Malaysian newspapers put the photos of the recently biggest demonstration in decade of Malaysian political history. I don’t know whether this is a case of regime pressure, or an expression of nationality of the Malaysian press. Anybody could give me a clue?— Firman Firdaus • November 13th, 2007
Goodbye Kenji…
Our deep condolesence to Kenji Nagai, Japanese photographer and reporter who was shot to death by military regime in Myanmar.— Firman Firdaus • October 4th, 2007
Silencing press in Bangladesh
BAD news for every press freedom enthusiasts: The telecom regularity body of the government yesterday pulled the plugs on the transmission of CSB News, a satellite TV channel of Focus Multimedia Company, for ‘forgery’. A group of officials of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regularity Commission (BTRC) including three deputy directors and an assistant director accompanied by a number [...]— Firman Firdaus • September 12th, 2007
Press freedom threat in Cambodia
Classic but still. Cambodian reporter’s home set on fire as he wrotes about illegal logging in the country. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), Cambodian Association for the Protection of Journalists (CAPJ), International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) have all called for independent investigations and [...]— Firman Firdaus • August 26th, 2007
Bhutantimes.com blocked
T. P. Mishra from The Rising Nepal writes an editorial on the blocking of www.bhutantimes.com (one of the popular sites in Bhutan) by the royal government. They said it brought controversial issues. Previously, www.bhutannews.com was also banned. THE Royal Government of Bhutan has blocked one of the popular sites - www.bhutantimes.com - since June from viewing [...]— ikram • August 9th, 2007
Two Kurdish journalists face a death row
From IPS News: Kurdish human rights and political groups have launched an Internet campaign Internet to save the lives of Adnan Hasanpoor and Abdolvahed (Hiva) Bootimar, two Iranian Kurdish journalists who were sentenced to death on Jul. 16 by a revolutionary tribunal in the Iranian Kurdish city of Marivan. Hasanpoor was found guilty of ‘moharebe’ (taking up [...]— Firman Firdaus • August 2nd, 2007
In YouTube We Trust
I have just read an article written by Arman Ahmad from Penang Watch, that tells about how YouTube became popular in Malaysia (YouTube is the fifth most popular website there, according to alexa.com). Ahmad said, YouTube first began to gain prominence during the nude squat incident in which a woman was forced to do nude squats while [...]— ikram • July 1st, 2007
It leaves to the press
Information and Communications Minister of Indonesia Muhammad Nuh said whether or not Press Law No. 40/1999 should be revised was entirely up to the press community, on a visit to Antara News Agency early this week. “Well, it is up to you, journalists, to decide and the government will go along.” This statement is in response to [...]— ikram • June 22nd, 2007
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