Reporters without Borders - updates.

international | arts and media | other press Thursday April 14, 2005 13:36 by iosaf - "reporters without borders!" = "readers without frontiers!"

= Readers without Frontiers.

the Campaign to free Florence Aubenas
and Hussein Hanoun Al-Saadi have been held hostage for 99 days in Iraq.

The French news media will demonstrate their support for Florence and Hussein throughout the day on Friday, 15 April, their 100th day in captivity. Plans for this show of solidarity were approved at a meeting of news media executives and editors at TF1 headquarters on 11 April. From 00:00 hours until midnight, all broadcast TV stations will regularly display a special logo designed by TF1, while radio stations will repeatedly broadcast a spot produced by France Info and spoken by Christian Chesnot, a former hostage in Iraq. All newspapers are invited to display the logo on their front page, and websites are invited to display the banner.
http://www.rsf.org/breve.php3?id_breve=1131

Vote! "they took an oath to tell the truth"

The voting for Blogger of the Year is open, the candidates have been chosen for their tenacity and commitment to freedom of speech and opinion in face of adversity and wickedness.
might be better than conclave!

Reporters Without Borders is calling on Internet-users to vote online for award-winners from among 60 blogs defending freedom of expression. There are six categories: Africa and the Middle East, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Iran and International.

Reporters Without Borders has made a first selection of blogs, according to their interest and some basic criteria. There are blogs in English, French, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish and German.

have your vote its ok you won't be breaking the !st international rules on @ non-voting.
"Towards a libertarian democracy!"
http://www.globenet.org/rsf/voteblog.php?lang=en

Morroco under new criticism for a heavy sentance in a defamation case, which should interest all involved in criticism of the powerful, corrupt and governing.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13186

Middle East archives-
http://www.rsf.org/archives_me05.php3

Open letter to Wanadoo, a leading European internet service provider who wish to sign a deal with Tunisia, a state which abuses journalist and internet user rights, and has also recieved aid from the EU to build internment camps.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=13163
It all comes together- you know which is why i want you (especially if a new comer to this site) to read this article again- & *Print and distribute the map*.
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69199



Some other news from Italy, Burlesconi has just announced his intention to sell off a part of his TV/Media empire, which as you ought know by now seriously prejudices the political system in Italy which last year ranked in press and internet freedom 39 along with Aznar's regime. (remember that regime - the one that lied with impunity every day)
will get its RSF appraisal in the next few days.

previous articles on press & internet freedom-

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=67220
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66442

Another organisation that ought be on your reading list for doing similar things-

EFF (the Electronic Frontier Foundation), brings together tech heads, lawyers, advocacy groups, internet users and thinktankers to protect your digital rights, and in case you didn't know, handle the Indymedia v. FBI law cases, (a.k.a. "project why don't you just fuck off please Agent Smith")
http://www.eff.org/