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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...
Article: Cuban rock: protest with limits
Rock music has always been a vehicle to express social and political rebellion, and that’s also true in Cuba. Cuban rockers do have to tailor their rebellion to stay inside the limits of what the authorities will accept, but those...
Article: Comrade Fatso sings up for Zimbabwe
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: Taking sides: reporting from a polarised country
RNW has a network of correspondents around the world. Some of these journalists work in countries where press freedom is severely restricted. In our summer series “The limits of free speech”, a number of reporters describe...
Article: South Sudan "just muddling through"
One year after independence, morale is still high in South Sudan. But initial hopes for rapid progress towards development, establishment of human rights and economic prosperity have faded. "It is as if the war never stopped",...
Article: Iran seizes father for son's Facebook posts
An Iranian student in the Netherlands says his satirical posts on Facebook have led to the arrest of his father in Iran. Yashar Khameneh fears his father will be executed. ‘I never thought they would lay a finger on him,’...
Article: Radio Netherlands says goodbye to Indonesia
Radio Netherlands Worldwide has presented a symposium to wish its audience in Indonesia farewell. On 1 July, RNW’s Indonesian radio broadcasts will cease and its Ranesi website will be wound up. Work is being done, however, on the...
Article: Demonstrating in Russia: a costly business
If you want to demonstrate in Russia in future, you’d had better watch out. You're very likely to get landed with a hefty fine. Next Tuesday, the first big demonstration is to due take place since statutory changes were introduced....
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.
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