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Committee Report to the OPC Board January 26, 2010
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010

In January my co-chair Jeremy Main produced a review of press-freedom abuses around the world in 2009—the first review of the year from any press-freedom organization that I’m aware of. As Jeremy points out, even without the massacre of 30...

Freedom of the Press Committee Report to OPC Board of Governors
Wednesday, 09 Dec 2009
Sheriff Mike Scott

OPC's press-freedom committee doesn't often have cause to address itself to issues in the United States, though it’s far from unprecedented. The most recent example, involving a Florida public official, is significant because it illustrates the...

Freedom of the Press Committee Report September 29, 2009
Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009
OPC

Afghanistan, Mexico, Slovenia, Zambia, Venezuela all lead the pack of this month's activity on the Freedom of the Press Committee for the OPC, plus a committee change announcement.

Report to the Board of Governors May 26, 2009
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

The highlight of the Committee's work since our last meeting was the panel discussion on Mexico's drug violence and its consequences for the journalists who cover it. Mexico is now among the most dangerous places in the world to work in the news...

Freedom of the Press Committee Report April 2, 2009
Tuesday, 07 Apr 2009

Since the February 24 board meeting, your committee has written letters of protest to the governments of Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Iran, Afghanistan, Swaziland, Cuba, Congo, North Korea, China, and Russia.

Press Freedom Committee Report February 24, 2009
Tuesday, 24 Feb 2009

Good news to lead the Committee's report: Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, a reporter for El Diario del Noroeste in Mexico, was released from federal prison on January 29, pending an immigration hearing in March.

Freedom of the Press Committee Report, January 28, 2009
Wednesday, 28 Jan 2009

Since we last met in November, your committee has written some 14 letters protesting abuses of press freedom. We appealed to the rulers of Burundi, Mexico, Jordan, China, Kenya, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan; and we protested the murders of five more...

Freedom of the Press Committee Report, January 27, 2009
Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009

Since we last met in November, your committee has written some 14 letters protesting abuses of press freedom. We appealed to the rulers of Burundi, Mexico, Jordan, China, Kenya, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan; and we protested the murders of five more...

Report of Press Freedom Committee October 14, 2008
Wednesday, 15 Oct 2008

The OPC Press Freedom Committee has written letters of protest to Russia, China, Egypt, Mexico and Thailand this quarter. We also recommended the immediate release of Harry Nicolaides, and Australian novelist whose misfortune was...

Three Regions Are the Focal Point for Press Freedom in 2007-08
Thursday, 21 Aug 2008

In the run up to the Olympics this year the committee naturally made a commitment to keeping a special eye on China, which is the world's largest jailer of journalists.