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POPSFree Roxana Saberi Iran jails more journalists than almost any other nation. When reporters are not free, the light dims for all of us.
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POPSKenya Limits Press Freedoms President Kibaki came to power in Kenya in part because of a vibrant press. What does he want to hide from freely operating newsrooms?
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POPSOne Saudi Blogger, Four Months In Jail Protesters gathered at the Saudi embassy in Washington to demand Farhan's release. Around the world, others lobbied in support of this Saudi blogger. Finally, he is free. Other writers are in jail around the world. When we pay attention, it helps.
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POPSIs 'Free Tibet' Propaganda? Watch what happens when the first athlete says "Free Tibet:" or "Stop genocide." The free speech promise from the Chinese may start to melt in the August heat.
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POPSGetting A Message To The Free Press When foreign reporters were finally allowed into Tibet, under tightly controlled conditions, a group of monks realized that this was a rare opportunity to get their message to the rest of the world. China is a country that has put a man in jail for collecting signatures on a petition. What will they do to these young monks?
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POPSMore Newspapers, More Democracy In the northeast Indian state of Nagaland, rising literacy has meant a greater interest in newspapers. A growth in the number of newspapers corresponds with a stronger democracy and greater economic development. Here is more evidence that a free press is the best barometer of a free people.
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POPSChina's Free Press Problem Here is the latest report on press interference. As hard as it is for foreign reporters, the domestic press faces even more difficult conditions.
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POPSFree Fouad al-Farhan Can a Saudi blogger post his thoughts for his nation to read? Right now, Fouad al-Farhan is under arrest. Defenders of a free press are pushing for his release.
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POPSFree the Azerbaijan Eight The Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe is paying attention to free press issues. What will member nations do about it?
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POPSCalling For Free Speech In Pakistan The state of emergency is still in place, the press is still muzzled, and the judges are still under arrest. The people of Pakistan will be free when newsrooms are free to print and broadcast without government control.