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A Swedish Muslim group is planning to sue a local newspaper for publishing a drawing of the prophet Mohammed with a dog's body. The Nerikes Allehanda newspaper in Orebro printed the cartoon made by artist Lars Vilks in an August editorial that criticised Swedish art galleries for not displaying Vilks' art. Mahmoud Aldebe, chairman of the Swedish Muslim Federation, told the Associated Press (AP)...

The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) has launched a new weblog to report on and discuss the latest in newspaper strategies and other developments in the global newspaper industry. The Shaping the Future of the Newspaper weblog, www.sfnblog.org, is a product of the WAN Shaping the Future of the Newspaper project, which identifies, analyses and publicises all important breakthroughs and...

Hong Kong English-language business newspaper the Standard will be relaunched on Monday with a new design as a free daily to boost circulation, its publisher said. The move is expected by observers to change the landscape of the Hong Kong media market. The Standard's move followed a change in the information disclosure requirements of the Hong Kong stock exchange, as listed companies are no longer...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged President Joao Bernardo Vieira of Guinea Bissau to put an end to the harassment of journalists reporting on drug trafficking in the country. “We are dismayed that one reporter who interpreted for ITN News, a British television investigating drug trafficking has been charged with libel after the head of the navy filed a complaint against...

Reporters Without Borders today protested against a one-year suspended prison sentence and a one year professional ban imposed yesterday on radio and news agency proprietor Sergio Poma for “insulting” Juan Carlos Romero, governor of Salta, in north-western Argentina, whom he had accused of malpractice. Carlos Romero laid a complaint against Poma, of radio FM Noticias, after he accused him of fraud...

Press freedom organisaitons have voiced concern over the repeated harassment of journalist Abdul Karim Al-Khaiwani by the Yemen government. The latest incident happened last week when Khaiwani was attacked by unknown assailants suspected of being security officers. Journalist Abdul-Kareem al-Khaiwani speaks to reporters at the Yemeni Journalists' Syndicate in Sana'a August 29, 2007. Al-Khaiwani...

NEW YORK, September 4, 2007 – The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely concerned about the recent violent attack against journalist Joel Abilay, a radio reporter for Radio GMA (RGMA) in Cadiz City of the province of Negros Occidental. According to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and local media reports, Abilay was stabbed twice in the back and seriously wounded by an unknown...

A probe into alleged violations of judicial secrets in the so-called Clearstream affair, which included an attempt to search the offices of Paris-based satirical magazine Canard Enchaîné in May was concluded by two judges last week without anyone being charged. In this file photo former French President Jacques Chirac (left) shakes hands with former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin at the...

Hamas has decided to stop dealing with the Palestine Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) and has gone to the extent saying that it would be dissolving the journalists union, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has reported. Journalists are increasingly under pressure in the region as the rivalry of Hamas and the Fatah faction in Palestinian politics has led to the growing separation of Gaza...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the attack on an Afghani television reporter who was covering the Taliban-Korean hostage crisis in Ghazni province on August 28. According to IFJ associate the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA), Ariana TV reporter Qasim Rahimi was assaulted by security officials on his way to where the negotiation talks concerning...