Tag Archives: Cuba
Top 10 Censored Countries.
CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney counts down the 10 countries where the press is most tightly restricted China didn’t make the list but not from lack of trying. China not most censored, but may be most ambitious
Filed under Censorship, International News Coverage
Issues of women’s rights is international in scope
Real quick. With all the discussion of women’s health issues in the U.S. political scene, it is often forgotten that women in the rest of the world are fighting for even more basic rights. Once again Yoani Sanchez — blogger … Continue reading
Dilma disappoints
There were high hopes that when Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff visited Cuba this past week she would speak out in defense of dissidents and encourage the Cuban government to grant an exit visa to award-winning blogger Yoani Sánchez. But the world … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Cuba, International News Coverage, Press Freedom
Chile breaks from Latin America anti-free media trend
The good news is that the government of Chile woke up to the dangers in a piece of legislation it proposed. The bad news is that the rest of Latin America is not so lucky. Chile retreats on requiring media … Continue reading
Filed under Censorship, Central America, South America
Honduras press under attack — again
There is little doubt that the news business in Honduras is a dangerous one. Depending on whose numbers you use, 16-24 journalists have been killed in Honduras in the past 4-5 years. And at least one group says only 5 … Continue reading
Filed under Central America, Harassment, Honduras
