By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 27 November 2007 Somali journalists and human rights groups have condemned new regulations introduced by the mayor of Mogadishu severely restricting independent reporting in Somalia. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 19 November 2007 A group of journalists and columnists who write on and from the Middle East say covering that part of the world in a positive light is not easy. They say it is much easier to fall into a negative pattern of w...
By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 29 October 2007 The Committee to Protect Journalists says Ethiopia is the worst country in the world for press freedom. The international press watchdog group says that Ethiopian journalists routinely face cens...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 25 October 2007 Alisher Saipov, a freelance journalist who provided in-depth reports for VOA's Uzbek Service, has been buried less than 24 hours after his murder Wednesday evening in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh. VOA Mosco...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 02 October 2007 Multiple human rights and press associations have condemned the detention of journalist Moussa Kaka in Niger. He faces life imprisonment if found guilty of supporting a rebellion against the government. Phuong Tra...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 September 2007 Many journalists in Somalia are leaving the country because of the increasing threat of violence from Islamic militias and the country's weak transitional government. As Nick Wadhams reports from the VOA offi...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 September 2007 A prominent journalist in Guinea-Bissau says he has been harassed by the government and military for his reporting on the drug trade. The International Federation of Journalists is urging Guinea-Bissau's presi...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 August 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Olmert's residence in Jerusalem, 28 Aug 2007 Expectations are low for a Middle East peace agreement...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 July 2007 An international media group says Eritrea is jailing more journalists than any other nation in Africa. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the harsh conditions have forced many journali...
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 09 July 2007 The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says 13 journalists have been murdered because of their reporting since Russian President Vladimir Putin assumed power in the year 2000. The list, issued in Apri...