2005-2014

12 September 2007

Court holds Mid-Day Editor guilty of contempt of court

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held the Editor, the Resident Editor, the Publisher and the cartoonist of English tabloid Mid-Day guilty in a contempt of court case for carrying a scandalous report and a cartoon of former Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal aimed at lowering the dignity of the Supreme Court in the eyes of the common man. A Division Bench comprising Justice R.S. Sodhi...

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11 September 2007

'USA Today' Announces Top 25 Headlines That Shaped History

NEW YORK USA Today turns 25 years old on September 15th, 2007, and in an effort to mark the occaision the paper will look back at the Top 25 Headlines That Shaped (Recent) History. The number one choice is the fall of communism. These stories are the ones that generated the largest headlines, the greatest interest change, the most vivid memories and the most immediate impact. The full list is...

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11 September 2007

Newspaper suspended for 30 days for publishing articles by Kurdish leader

(BIANET/IFEX) - The Istanbul 12th Penal Court has decreed that "Gündem" newspaper be suspended for 30 days as punishment for publishing two articles by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Murat Karayilan. The newspaper was charged with spreading PKK propaganda, under the Anti-Terrorism Law. Editor-in-chief Yüksel Genc pointed out that the newspaper was being punished under a law that President...

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11 September 2007

Gambia: Two journalists arrested, held incommunicado

(MFWA/IFEX) - On 9 September 2007, Mam Sait Ceesay, a former editor of the pro-government Banjul-based daily "Daily Observer", and Malick Jones, a journalist with the state-owned Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS), were arrested and detained by the Gambian Police Force. MFWA sources reported that, although no official reasons have been assigned for the arrest and subsequent detention of...

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11 September 2007

Escalating violence against Nepalese journalists: kidnapping, assaults, theft

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is outraged at the continued violence against journalists in Nepal, with three brutal incidents reported in the past week. According to IFJ affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ), Prabhu Yadhav, reporter for English-language weekly publication Young Guys, was allegedly kidnapped by a gang of armed assailants on September 6, before...

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11 September 2007

Indonesia court orders Time Asia to pay former dictator $100 million in damages

Indonesia's supreme court has ordered Time Asia to pay former President Suharto 1 billion rupees (106 million dollars) in damages for a 1999 cover story accusing him of corruption. A spokesman for the court said it concluded that the story in Time’s Asia edition had damaged the former dictator’s "reputation and honour." Time Asia’s Indonesian lawyer, Todung Mulya Lubis, Tuesday said he would try...

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11 September 2007

Hamas forces detain, then free a Gaza journalist

GAZA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Hamas forces in Gaza held a local journalist overnight before freeing him on Tuesday, the longest detention of a journalist in the Palestinian enclave since the Islamists took control in factional fighting three months ago. Officials accused him of conspirng with their secular rivals in the Fatah movement and seized him at home on Monday, despite efforts by other...

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11 September 2007

News Corp may bid for Turkish media assets

WARSAW (Reuters) - News Corp is considering a bid for broadcaster ATV and Sabah newspaper to expand its presence in the promising Turkish market, the media conglomerate's No. 2 official Peter Chernin said on Tuesday. "We will certainly take a look at it," said Chernin, News Corp's president and chief operating officer, in an interview during a visit to Poland. "Whether or not we will do this (bid)...

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11 September 2007

Exasperation over serious threats to press freedom group in Kinshasa

Reporters Without Borders today said it was “worried and exasperated” about the continuing threats against the members of Journalist in Danger (JED), its partner organisation in Democratic Republic of Congo, who have to endure a constant climate of fear and danger. “Aside from making life impossible for a small group of courageous journalists, these repeated threats shows how dangerous it is to...

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11 September 2007

New Indian Express plans IPO, stake sale to PE

New Delhi/Chennai: The publisher of southern editions of The Indian Express newspaper, Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd, plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) sometime soon. Before that, it plans to sell stake to a private equity firm. The company is working on an aggressive expansion plan and the funds raised through these will help it bolster its operations and expansion. The...

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