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...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 July 2007 Kidnapped BBC Journalist Alan Johnston, freed from captivity in Gaza early Wednesday, has described his experiences in a meeting with the media in Jerusalem. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 20 April 2007 In 1998, screenwriter Lawrence Wright had no idea that his movie The Siege would touch on the frayed nerves of Americans three years later in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But it is the research...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 March 2007 The National Union of Somali Journalists is calling for Somalia's transitional government to train its armed forces not to violate media freedom. The call followed a national conference on media freedom and the...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 11 December 2006 It is said that information is power. To stay in power, corrupt individuals and groups around the world censor, jail, and even kill journalists who reveal information about criminality and abuse of offic...
By Noel King Khartoum, Sudan 10 September 2006 American journalist Paul Salopek is on his way back to the United States following his release from jail by the Sudanese government Saturday. Salopek was arrested and charged with spying in early August...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 June 2006 There's an angry backlash after Tuesday's arraignment of two Nigerian journalists in a court in Abuja on sedition charges. The trial is raising questions about tolerance for press freedom in Africa's most popul...