Full Coverage: Freedom of expression

13.12.2006 Me 11 Dhjetor, Instituti i Demokracisë iDEMO organizoi një tavolinë të rrumbullakët diskutimi mbi çështjet e Lirisë së Medias dhe të Drejtave të Njeriut në Kroaci – Rasti i “Glas Istre”. Ivo Banac, deputet ipavarur i Parlamentit, drejtori i iDEMOAndrea Feldman, Snijezana Matejcic reportere e “Glas Istre” ishin diskuntatët kryesorë.

13.12.2006 Last Monday, December 11, the iDEMO Democracy Institute organized a roundtable discussion on the topic of Media Freedoms and Human Rights in Croatia in 2006 – The Case of “Glas Istre”. Ivo Banac, independent Member of the Sabor (the Parliament), Andrea Feldman, iDEMO Director and Snijezana Matejcic, reporter with “Glas Istre” and union activist, were the featured speakers.

11.12.2006 Canada's first woman Chief Justice,Beverley McLachlin, speaks softly but robustly on the institution of the judiciary and its place in a democratic set-up. Excerpts from an interview during her recent visit to India.

05.12.2006 SUVA, Dec 5 (IPS) - Fiji's leading daily newspaper and sole television station have suspended operations after attempts to censor their news by the military, which seized control of the country on Tuesday, ousting the elected government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.

04.12.2006 Suomen Sadankomitealiitto on myöntänyt vuoden 2006 rauhanpalkinnon Suomen PENille. Sadankomitean mielestä Suomen PEN on ansiokkaasti pitänyt esillä Venäjän sananvapaus- ja ihmisoikeustilannetta Suomessa ja antanut äänen Tsetsenian sodan ja terrorismin vastaisen sodan kriitikoille ja demokratian puolustajille.

01.12.2006 La Red de Mujeres Periodistas, junto a las asociaciones DOSES y La Cuerda, realizó en octubre dos actividades cuyo fin fue promover temas relacionados a la vida de las mujeres en el campo y herramientas para ejercer un periodismo que haga visible el quehacer y aporte de las guatemaltecas.