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POLITICS: The Pentagon's Propaganda Networks – Part 2
By Pratap Chatterjee*
WASHINGTON - Propaganda networks that conduct "psychological warfare" for the Pentagon have been in vogue for a long time. Mike Furlong, a senior Pentagon official who is now being investigated for running a covert network of contractors to supply information for drone strikes and assassinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, had a long history of working in this field.
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RIGHTS: U.S. Concerned Over Curbs on NGOs, Press, Internet
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - Releasing its annual report on the state of human rights around the world, the U.S. State Department Thursday said it was increasingly concerned about curbs imposed by foreign governments on civil society groups, the press, and Internet use.
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EGYPT: U.N. Slams Abuse of Emergency Law
By William Fisher
NEW YORK - Despite diplomatic maneuvering designed to block any review of its human rights record, a United Nations special rapporteur has told the U.N. Human Rights Council that proposed changes in Egypt's constitution "would create a permanent legal state of emergency".
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POLITICS: U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Web Services
By Eli Clifton
WASHINGTON - After U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's January address on the role of internet freedom in U.S. foreign policy, the Barack Obama administration appears to be taking the first steps to introduce specific legislation and policies to exploit the role of the internet in opening up those countries ruled by oppressive or authoritarian governments.
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U.S.: Obama Urged to Aggressively Pursue Rights Agenda
By Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - Following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and a summit last week, human rights activists from a range of countries released a plan of action Monday according to which the United States can lead the way in safeguarding human rights.
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RIGHTS: Iran Rebuffs U.N. Criticism, Denies Abuses
By Omid Memarian
GENEVA - International human rights groups and Iranian activists say Iran's decision to reject major recommendations made by the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday is disappointing and signals that Tehran has no intention of easing the crackdown on dissent in the country.
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RIGHTS: Mideast and North Africa Cited for Press Abuses
By Mohammed A. Salih and Charles Fromm
WASHINGTON - A report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on press freedom around the world in 2009 depicts an especially gloomy situation in the Middle East and North Africa, where authorities continue to use repressive measures to muzzle journalists.
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MIDEAST: Gaza's Female Scribes Face Worse Than Discrimination
By Mel Frykberg
RAMALLAH - Female journalists worldwide complain about discrimination on the grounds of gender. However, their colleagues in Gaza also face death threats, the dangers of working in a war zone and the struggle for daily necessities as the Israeli siege on Gaza drags on.
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EGYPT: Press Freer, but Still Fettered
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - Not long ago an editorial like the one that appeared in the independent Al- Dustour newspaper this week might never have made it into print.
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RIGHTS-MEXICO: Reporters, Activists Demand State Protection
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - Journalists and human rights activists in Mexico are frantically seeking a mechanism to protect them from attacks related to their work, but the state has been slow to respond. The Colombian model might provide a solution.
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US-IRAN: Journalists Call for Release of Jailed Colleagues

By Charles Fromm
WASHINGTON - On Thursday, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a coalition of international journalists, writers and publishers launched a campaign calling for the release of their colleagues imprisoned following disputed presidential elections last year in Iran.
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COLOMBIA: Magazine Closure Deals Major Blow to Investigative Reporting
Analysis by Javier Darío Restrepo*
BOGOTÁ - What would have happened in Colombia if the financing of former president Ernesto Samper's (1994-1998) election campaign by the Cali cartel had not been uncovered?
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CHILE: Stop Treating Community Broadcasters as Criminals, Say Activists
By Pamela Sepúlveda
SANTIAGO - Criminal law should not be used against freedom of expression, nor to silence community radio stations in Chile, say activists and journalists in response to closures of community radio outlets in this South American country.
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MEDIA: Foreign News Channels Drawing U.S. Viewers
By Haider Rizvi
NEW YORK - Television viewers in the United States seeking international news are starting to switch over to foreign channels to learn what is happening in the outside world, media watchers here say.
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MEDIA: Slovakia Tightens the Gag
By Pavol Stracansky
BRATISLAVA - Fears are growing for media freedom in Slovakia amid warnings that the country's public television station has become a propaganda tool for the government ahead of elections this year.
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Journalism is dangerous work. Dozens of reporters and other media workers are killed in the line of duty each year. Hundreds more face threats, intimidation, and harassment as they risk their lives to let us know what is going on in war zones and as they root out corruption. In the Information Age, the Internet provides us with new ways to disseminate the news even as it poses new threats to press freedoms.