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SPECIAL REPORTS

• CPJ names the ten most censored countries
On Assignment: A guide to reporting in dangerous situations
Journalist deaths spike to record in 2007
Journalists in prison: CPJ's 2007 census
Falling Short
Thailand at a Crossroads
Cambodia's Battling Broadcasters
The Road to Justice

Amid South Asian Conflict, Remarkable Resilience
Analysis from the Asia section of
Attacks on the Press in 2007





AFGHANISTAN


Afghan bomb wounds two Australian journalists
CASE
April 29, 2008


Afghan journalist detained without explanation in Iran
March 14, 2008

Pentagon should disclose evidence, charges against Afghan journalist
February 26, 2008


Concern growing over Afghan journalist's ongoing detention

February 21, 2008

Afghan journalist detained at Bagram Air Base
February 18, 2008

Positive signs from Afghan officials, but Kambakhsh still faces death
February 6, 2008

CPJ asks Karzai to intervene in Afghan death sentence
LETTER
January 30, 2008


CPJ condemns Afghan’s death sentence
January 23, 2008


CPJ urges Karzai to protect Afghan media
LETTER
January 17, 2008


Arrests made in Kabul hotel suicide bombing
January 15, 2008


Journalist faces death in Afghanistan
January 14, 2008


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AUSTRALIA


Step forward in 1975 East Timor murders
November 19, 2007

New legislation a potential threat to press freedom
October 10, 2007


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BANGLADESH


Investigative reporter arrested after exposing police corruption
CASE
March 28, 2008


Cartoonist freed
CASE
March 21, 2008


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BURMA

Call for government to allow foreign journalists to cover disaster
May 7, 2008

CPJ Special Report:
Burma's Firewall Fighters
Burma's military junta imposed tighter Internet restrictions after the Saffron Revolution.
But news continues to flow thanks to the exile-run media and their resilient undercover reporters.

May 7, 2008


Two journalists arrested by military junta

February 19, 2008

Burmese government suspends newspaper
January 23, 2008


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CAMBODIA

Reporter flees Cambodia after death threat
May 1, 2008

Journalist threatened, victim of hit-and-run accident
CASE
February 15, 2008


CPJ Special Report:
Cambodia's Battling Broadcasters
In a country with few critical news sources, Radio Free Asia is taking on tough stories.
October 10, 2007


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CHINA (including Hong Kong)

Foreign journalists report threats before Olympics
April 30, 2008

Tibetan TV producer detained in China
April 16, 2008

IOC must press Beijing to meet media commitments
April 1, 2008

Foreign media clampdown spreads
March 19, 2008

Chinese media stifled as Tibetan unrest continues
March 18, 2008

China should abide by press pledges and allow coverage in Tibet
March 17, 2008

CPJ testifies before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
February 27, 2008

Releases cautiously welcomed

February 11, 2008

One journalist freed, another sentenced

February 5, 2008

CPJ calls for release of imprisoned journalists
January 31, 2008

Journalist tried on ‘subversion’ charges
January 22, 2008


British PM should push for press freedom in China

LETTER
January 17, 2008


Officials attempt to arrest reporter for defamation
CASE
January 4, 2008


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EAST TIMOR


Newspaper office attacked
CASE
August 4, 2007


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FIJI

Australian newspaper executive expelled from Fiji
May 2, 2008

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INDIA

NDTV bureau attacked, employee beaten
CASE
January 19, 2008


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INDONESIA

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JAPAN


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LAOS

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MALAYSIA

Blogger held on sedition charges
May 7, 2008

Malaysia may abolish paper licensing system
LETTER
May 2, 2008


CPJ appeals for Malaysian newspaper renewal

LETTER
April 18, 2008


Journalist detained, beaten, while covering street protests
CASE
January 26, 2008

“Allah” banned in Catholic newspaper
CASE
January 4, 2008


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MALDIVES


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NEPAL

Journalist in knife attack
CASE
January 17, 2008


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NORTH KOREA

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PAKISTAN


Arrest in 2006 killing of Pakistani cameraman
April 16, 2008

Journalist shot dead in Pakistan
April 14, 2008

Media restrictions under reconsideration in Pakistan
April 11, 2008

New York-based South Asian weekly editor threatened
April 7, 2008

Three reporters missing in restive Baluchistan province
March 6, 2008

One journalist killed, two injured in suicide blast

March 4, 2008

CPJ concerned about press freedom during Pakistani elections
February 15, 2008

Journalist killed by gunman

February 12, 2008

Musharraf government suspends TV station
February 7, 2008

CPJ decries government pressure on Pakistani television station
January 22, 2008


In expulsion case, Pakistani assertions ring hollow
January 16, 2008


Pakistan expels reporter for The New York Times

January 11, 2008


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PHILIPPINES

Publisher shot dead

April 8, 2008

CPJ concerned about Philippine murder trial

LETTER
March 28, 2008


Suspect in journalist’s murder reappears to face trial in the Philippines
March 7, 2008

News chopper denied airspace over rally
CASE
February 29, 2008


CPJ asks for action on warrants issued for Garcia-Esperat murder
LETTER
February 8, 2008


Two arraigned in 2001 killiing

January 11, 2008


Journalist in custody for libel

CASE
January 22, 2008


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SINGAPORE


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SOLOMON ISLANDS

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SOUTH KOREA

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SRI LANKA

Sri Lankan media faces increasing harassment
LETTER
March 21, 2008


Sri Lanka arrests six in connection with news Web site

March 11, 2008

Sri Lankan defense minister endorses media repression
January 28, 2008

News producer knifed
CASE
January 25, 2008


CPJ fears for Sri Lankan journalists as cease-fire ends

LETTER
January 9, 2008


Tamil-language daily threatened
CASE
January 6, 2008


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TAIWAN

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THAILAND

Tesco hits Thai journalists with heavy libel suits

LETTER
April 29, 2008


Popular radio broadcaster knocked off the air
February 15, 2008

CPJ asks Thailand to move forward on press freedom

LETTER
February 14, 2008

Launch of Thai public broadcaster draws concern
January 22, 2008


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TONGA

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VIETNAM


Award-winning journalist released
February 4, 2008

Thai journalist jailed without charge
LETTER
January 11, 2008


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