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Article: World's cartoonists thrash Dutch...
Article: Censorship combated with wordplay
Bulletin: RNW launches Egyptian election compass
Article: Mohammed Abdelquddous: protester extraordinaire
Mohammed Abdelquddous has been taking part in demonstrations in Egypt for 42 years, wielding his trademark microphone in defence of freedom. Regularly arrested, beaten up and dragged along the ground, he kept shouting: ‘Get out...
Article: Myanmar ends media censorship
Myanmar has abolished censorship of its media, the latest in a series of sweeping reforms. The information ministry announced earlier today that journalists no longer had to submit their work to state censors. Pre-publication censorship...
Article: Reporting from under the Cuban radar
RNW works together with journalists around the world. Some of them work in countries where press freedom is restricted. In our summer series “The limits of free speech” our reporters on the spot describe their experiences. Wim...
Video: The limits of free information in the Netherlands
The Dutch government wants to restrict the country's Freedom of Information Law (WOB). The WOB allows citizens, journalists and researchers to request government documents. This has led to politically embarrassing revelations about the...
Article: Pussy Riot women face two years in prison
Russian police have rounded up pro-Pussy Riot protesters, including former world chess champion Garry Kasparov after the feminist punk band was found guilty of hooliganism and sentenced to two years in prison in one of the most closely...
Article: Space to speak in China can expand or shrink
RNW works together with correspondents around the world. Some of these journalists work in countries where press freedom is restricted. In our summer series “The limits of free speech” a number of correspondents describe their...
Article: "My blog, my voice in the DRC
RNW is in the process of shifting its focus to promoting freedom of speech in regions where this is under threat. So this summer we’re publishing a series of portraits of men and women around the world who have stood up for the right...
Article: China tightening censorship in run-up to Party Congress
Preparations are underway in Beijing for the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress. The Chinese authorities are taking steps to ensure stability and calm on the eve of the event. Foreign and domestic reporters are being more closely...
Article: Surveillance a fact of life for journalists in Morocco
Morocco adopted a new Constitution last year in which freedom of expression and press freedom featured prominently. But, as our correspondent Ellen van de Bovenkamp knows from personal experience,nothing much has changed. She describes her...
Article: Freedom to hate?
RNW works together with correspondents around the world. Some of these journalists work in countries where the concept of free speech is viewed very differently from the European ideal. In our summer series “The limits of free speech...
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