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Indicators show that attacks on journalists are rising: 262 violations and attempts in one year
Violations against journalists and media organizations have been documented by the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO). The evidence shows that journalists are exposed to systematic harassment and violence, efforts by Iraqi government agencies and political entities to curb their press freedom and censor on-line and print publications, and impose regulations and restrictions on radio and television broadcasting. These measures also attempt to restrict journalists’ movement, by obliging them to obtain permits from military and security leaders in the field.
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Ruling party demands one billion dollars in defamation lawsuit
The Kurdistan Democratic Party has filed a one billion US dollar defamation lawsuit, the largest in Iraqi history, against an opposition newspaper, the Metro Center to Defend Journalists, which represents the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory JFO in Kurdistan region, said today.
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Suicide bomber targets al-Arabiya offices in Baghdad
Baghdad (JFO) July 26, 2010
The Journalistic Freedoms Observatory condemns the terrorist attack that targeted al-Arabiya office in Baghdad today's morning.
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Iraq: the most dangerous place on earth for journalists
Since 2003, persecuted reporters facing new threats to freedom of expression
Hot-headed and buoyed by youthful defiance, Sardasht Osman ignored the death threat texts on his phone and his family's pleas to tone down his articles criticising the Kurdish regional government. In a piece entitled "Farewell", he said he was prepared to meet his killers. "I fear neither death nor torture," he wrote.
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Memorial Statue Planned to Commemorate Fallen Iraqi Journalists
May 18, 2010
The JFO, in cooperation with Baghdad Municipality, is planning a new statue in downtown Baghdad to commemorate Iraqi journalists and freedom of expression, as well as to honor the many journalists and media workers who have been killed in Iraq
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