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Censorship: EU vs Turkey's 138 internet domain name ban
Rated ‘partially free’ in the reporters without borders freedom index, Turkey is the European country with the highest amount of domain name bans. The Turkish telecommunications directorate list of 'expurgatorial words' - for example, you can't use the word for sister-in-law (Bildaz) - was sent to web hosting companies on 28 April. In the EU there are less amusing comparisons
reporters without borders, tower of babel, idioms, censorship, languages, pornography, youtube
Life as a journalist in Montenegro: punchbags and missionaries itching to do their job
Physical threats or threats of court action, unstable salaries and a lack of recognition. In a country which only ranked 104th on the 2010 world press freedom index compiled by reporters without borders (RWB), the journalist’s profession entails quite a number of downsides. This is one of the many paradoxes in Montenegro, for given the lack of political opposition the journalist is also the sole representative of the public interest. So they tell us
reporters without borders, media, human rights, podgorica, corruption, balkans, montenegro
'Free', 'partly free', 'not free': press freedom in Europe
American NGO Freedom House uses three categories to rank the degree of press freedom in countries across the world. On 3 May 2010, world press freedom day, each region of Europe learnt its category: the press in western Europe is 'free', central Europe is 'partly free' and in eastern Europe the press is 'not free'. But there are signs that the trend could change
reporters without borders, central and eastern europe, italy, european union, europe, corruption, balkans
Europe falls in press freedom rankings
If the old continent believes it still represents the paradigm of press freedom, then it is in for a rude awakening: in the worldwide rankings of freedom of the press published by Reporters Without Borders, many European nations are in a state of free fall. Yet a defence organises for what Kant called 'freedom of the pen'
reporters without borders, italy, european media, wire-tapping , rome, media, european union
Reporters Without Borders: Bulgaria ‘worrying’
Luxembourg, Iceland and Norway rank joint first in the 2008 worldwide press freedom index - but why is Bulgaria lagging behind the rest of Europe? Interviews
reporters without borders, freedom of opinion, croatia, freedom of speech, mustafa kemal atatürk, journalism, bulgaria
