15 July 2009 - Before the 15 July close of the consultation process on a controversial proposal by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) to create a Pan African Media Observatory, media freedom organisations mobilised to have their voices heard on the matter.

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6 March 2009 - One year after Tamil journalist J.S. Tissainayagam was detained without charge in Sri Lanka, international media rights organisations remain deeply worried about his continuing detention on charges of terrorism. Marking the anniversary of his detention on 7 March 2008, the International Press Freedom Mission is calling for the unconditional release of Tissainayagam, who has been subjected to arbitrary court adjournments and is suffering ill health.

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March-April 2009 - Cartoonists and writers raised awareness of free expression issues in Central Asia by competing in essay and caricature contests launched by IFEX members and partners in the region to commemorate World Press Freedom Day. The third annual contest is part of an advocacy strategy by free expression organisations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that has actually revived the disappearing art of editorial cartooning.

On 10 March 2009, free expression activists demonstrated in front of the City Court in the capital city Almaty to protest the exorbitant fine of 300 000 000 tenge (approx. $1,989,700 USD) imposed on journalist Almas Kusherbayev for moral defamation. The brave and unorthodox decision to organise the protest was the result of a meeting between newspaper editors and free expression organisations, including Adil Soz.

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