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12/01/2012
MENA, QATAR
DCMF strongly condemns the killing of a French reporter in Syria and urges the Syrian government to reveal the circumstances of the incident.
04/01/2012
MENA, QATAR
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) denounces the closure of the Sudanese Rai Al-Sha’ab Newspaper.
28/11/2011
MENA, EGYPT
The DCMF has sent financial assistance to Ahmed Fiqqy, an Egyptian radio journalist who was shot in the eye last week.
21/11/2011
MENA, QATAR
DCMF director applaudes the support of international right organisations that helped in the release of the two journalists.
19/11/2011
MENA, QATAR
The Doha Centre calls on the government of South Sudan to immediately release the journalists Ngor Arol Garang and Dengdit Ayok.
06/11/2011
MENA, LIBYA
Representatives of 12 Arab and international organisations, including the DCMF, have set a mechanism to assist Libyan media.
26/10/2011
MENA,
DCMF press release for the Mohammed Othman Case, dated October 26, 2011.
13/10/2011
MENA, QATAR
The first Arab woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize visited the Centre to discuss areas of cooperation.
05/09/2011
MENA, QATAR
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom will assist Libyan media, civil society and new leaders in endorsing a sustainable system of press freedom.
17/08/2011
MENA, QATAR
Doha Centre for Media Freedom denounces the arrest of Samer Allawi by Israel and calls for his immediate release.
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Headlines
09/06/2011
Asia-Pacific, MYANMAR
Dodging the 'Enemy of the Internet': Reporting on Burma (Part 1)
08/06/2011
MENA, EGYPT
Many Egyptian journalists believe the military has “take a page” from the former president’s media crackdown book.
04/06/2011
MENA, QATAR
The Doha Centre for Media Freedom launches training workshops for journalists.
03/06/2011
S and C Asia, PAKISTAN
Journalists and activists accuse Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence for abducting and murdering Syed Saleem Shahzad.
31/05/2011
MENA, EGYPT
Leading activist and two journalists summoned by the military justice authority for criticising the army.
30/05/2011
S and C Asia, PAKISTAN
As many as 52 journalists have been killed in Pakistan during last 18 years, but not a single murder case has been resolved as of today.
25/05/2011
Africa, GAMBIA
The African Commission on Human and People's Rights has urged the safety of journalists and media practitioners in Africa.
18/05/2011
Europe, TURKEY
The Turkish government wants to filter local websites, making the internet in Turkey even more censored than it already is.
08/05/2011
MENA, TUNISIA
A total of 15 journalists, working for local and foreign media, were subject to beatings, insults and had equipment seized.
08/05/2011
Americas, ECUADOR
President Rafael Correa scored a big political win in Sunday's referendum, but critics say his reforms seek to stifle dissent.
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Features
22/02/2012
S and C Asia, INDIA
The murder of a journalist, his wife and two children has raised fears press freedom in the world's biggest democracy is at risk.
22/02/2012
MENA, SYRIA
Two foreign journalists have been killed in Syria's restive city of Homs.
19/02/2012
, MOROCCO
El Pais' cartoon allegedly tarnishing the Moroccan King's name has landed the newspaper a ban.
18/02/2012
MENA, SYRIA
Syria has released female activists, including the famous blogger Razan Ghazzawi, but others remain in jail.
16/02/2012
MENA, YEMEN
Abdul Ilah Haydar Shae, Yemen's knowledgeable journalist on Al-Qaeda, is starving himself in protest against his continued detention.
15/02/2012
MENA, EGYPT
An Australian journalist accused of bribing activists has been barred from leaving Egypt, a day after being released from prison.
15/02/2012
MENA, AFGHANISTAN
Female TV presenters have been told to tone down their image, wear the veil and lighten their 'dense' make-up.
13/02/2012
MENA, IRAN
Access to the Internet's most-used sites, such as Gmail, and tools is being choked in Iran at a politically charged period.
13/02/2012
Americas, BRAZIL
Paul Rodrigues is the second journalist to be shot dead in Brazil this month, raising fears for reporters in the country.
12/02/2012
MENA, IRAQ
The DCMF has completed a training session for television journalists in Iraq.
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