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Ex-policeman confesses to murder of abducted Mexican journalist
The body of a Mexican journalist who was abducted by armed men three weeks ago has been found. And, according to authorities in Veracruz state, a former police officer has confessed to murdering Moises Sanchez, claiming he did so at the request of a mayor.

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Planned flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi postponed again
According Theguardian.com, Saudi Arabia is under mounting international pressure over the blogger Raif Badawi, whose public flogging has been postponed for a second...
AFP photographer shot at Pakistan anti-Charlie Hebdo protest
Asif Hassan, a 38-year-old photojournalist working for the Agence France Presse (AFP), was shot during an anti-Charlie Hebdo protest by the student wing of religious party Jammat-e-Islami in front of the French Consulate’s office in Karachi (Pakistan) on Friday, January 16.
Raif Badawi, Saudi blogger flogged for “insulting Islam”
Blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced in November 2014 to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes for criticizing Islam on his website “Free Saudi Liberals”.

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The EU intends to launch a Russian-language TV channel
International and national media have intensively covered over the past days a statement of the Latvian Minister of External Affairs Edgars Rinkevics about the creation of a Russian-language television that would be combating Russian propaganda in Europe.
Press freedom among the key factors for sustainable development
On 4 December, the Global Forum for Media Development welcomed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s endorsement of guarantees for freedom of information and media in the UN’s next set of global development goals.
Less and less freedom on the web: The 2014 Freedom House Report
According to the Freedom House report for 2014, freedom on the web is worsening year by year. In fact, 36 out of the 65 countries assessed in the report experienced a negative trajectory...
Alberto Ibargüen, chairman of CPJ: “There is a new war on journalists”
Founded in 1981 by a group of U.S. correspondents, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) aims to safeguard the journalists and reporters from all over the world who work in dangerous environments through many advocacy initiatives. Among...