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Article: World's cartoonists thrash Dutch...
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Article: Going to jail just to get a laugh?
Politics, sex and religion: the key ingredients of satire, jokes and cartoons around the world. But beware; you have to watch what you say. Woe unto anyone who transgresses the unwritten rules.
Article: New threat to internet freedom
Out of public view, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency, is working on a proposal to give governments more control over the internet. The effort is supported by a number of countries including Russia, Brazil and...
Article: RNW’s Dutch-language service falls silent
After 65 years, Radio Netherlands Worldwide has ended its broadcasts aimed at Dutch people abroad. From messages for sailors to special programmes for expats - what has Radio Netherlands meant for the Dutch overseas? In the...
Article: Dictators ruin the economy
Dictatorship is bad for the economy. Researchers say a country’s finances go into freefall after 10 to 15 years of totalitarianism. The tell-tale characteristics are decreasing growth and increasing inflation. “The longer a...
Video: Untold tales for World Press Freedom Day
Around the world, journalists and activists are doing their best to bring important stories to our attention. Stories that others are doing their utmost to keep covered up. To mark World Press Freedom Day, Free Press Unlimited is...
Video: How free should free speech be?
Foreign students at Wageningen's University and Research Centre (UR) don't share the same views about freedom of expression and free speech in the Netherlands. They vary from "an example for my country" to "not applicable to...
Article: Publication ban on virus research: security or censorship?
On Monday, Dutch experts will debate whether or not Dr Ron Fouchier should be allowed to publish the results of his research, which has created a potentially dangerous strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus. The United States biosecurity...
Article: National intranet – the state knows best
The internet as the place where everyone can exchange unlimited information is on the way out. More and more countries are limiting access to the web. China has its ‘Great Firewall’, Iran is working on a national ‘halal...
Video: Press freedom under attack in Eurovision host country
There’s growing criticism of the lack of press freedom in Azerbaijan, the Eastern European nation that will be staging the Eurovision Song Festival next month. Journalists who are critical of the president, Ilham Aliyev, are often...
Article: Giving people of the Caucasus a voice
Gregory Shvedov is receiving the Dutch Geuzenpenning award today for championing democracy and human rights. The journalists working for his Caucasian Knot internet newspaper supply the world with independent information about the Caucasus...
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