News from the Open Word House in London - 2009
UN official praises Norwegian PEN for saving an Afghan journalist
In an interview in the Norwegian daily Dagbladet, the UN's special representative in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan discloses some of the secrecy that has characterized the case of Afghan journalist Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh, right, his release and travel to Scandinavia. Credit is also given to Norwegian PEN and its Vice President Elisabeth Eide for contributing positively to solving this case. 19 Dec 2009 »
UKRAINE: call for balanced and ethical reporting during elections
ARTICLE 19, together with International Media Support (IMS), urge private and publicly funded media in Ukraine to behave responsibly and to respect professional and ethical standards of journalism in the period leading up to and during the presidential elections scheduled for 17 January 2010. 14 Dec 2009 »
Article 19 launches first-ever global study of civil defamation
Based on two years of research across 176 countries, this online resource maps civil defamation across the world. In this unique mapping exercise, ARTICLE 19 charts cases and the damages awarded and demonstrates how civil cases can be just as limiting to free expression as criminal defamation cases. 10 Dec 2009 »
Climate change: free speech for the sceptics?
An Index on Censorship event on the politicisation of climate science reflected a growing debate, highlighted by “climategate”. Padraig Reidy, right, news editor of Index on Censorship, reports on an event at the Free Word Centre hosted by Index on Censorship – “Is climate change scepticism the new Holocaust denial?” 08 Dec 2009 »
Brazil: Price for freedom of expression
Blogger and journalism student Emílio Moreno da Silva Neto, 33, from Brazil, was ordered by a Ceará state judge to pay R$16,000 (approx. US$9,200) in damages due to a comment posted on his blog. Another journalist, Pamela Martin, was caught in gunfire when working on a report about illegal fishing. 02 Dec 2009 »
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