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EGYPT:PETITION FOR RELEASE OF BLOGGERS KAREEM AMER AND ABDUL-MONEIM MAHMUD - May 4, 2007 - 10:28:43 PM
Six months after the arrest of Kareem Amer, Reporters Without Borders has started a petition calling for the blogger's release and that of his colleague Abdul-Moneim Mahmud.

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FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER TO BE ASKED WHY CHINA'S NEWLY-REPLACED CHIEF CENSOR WAS AWARDED LEGION OF HONOUR - Apr 25, 2007 - 11:21:59 AM

Reporters Without Borders said it could only welcome Long Xinmin's replacement today as the head of China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP), as his tenure was marked by an increase in censorship of the press, publishing and Internet.

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Villagers want end of Salween dams - Mar 3, 2007 - 2:10:35 AM
Thai and Burmese villagers, backed by activists around the
world, on Wednesday appealed to the Thai government to end its
collaboration with the Burmese military junta on five hydro-electic
dams on the Salween River.

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Report: Iraq Most Dangerous Country for Journalists in 2006 - Feb 7, 2007 - 10:21:03 AM

The most dangerous country for journalists was Iraq, where 65 reporters, most of them local journalists, were killed and 20 were kidnapped, in 2006.  Iraqi reporter Huda Ahmed, who is the United States on a fellowship, said for her colleagues, doing their jobs is always dangerous.

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Chinese workers threatened by soldiers in Pakistan - Jan 7, 2007 - 12:17:56 AM

Chinese workers in Pakistan went on strike as they did not get paid in three months. Just a few hours ago, the Chinese contractor sent Pakistan soldiers to the site