27.01.2012
Adding to Iraq's already dire record of press freedom, the country's Kurdistan region saw over 350 violations of journalists in 2011. A new report by Kurdistan's Metro Center for the Defense of Journalists details the attacks

24.01.2012
A report from a six-member mission of international organisations to Bahrain last November called out Bahraini authorities for failing to deliver on promises of reform, despite a highly-touted commission of inquiry which made numerous recommendations

23.01.2012
The media sector in South Sudan has been developing quickly since the birth of the new nation in July 2011. But journalism continues to be a dangerous trade

19.01.2012
The perils of working as a journalist in conflict areas in Pakistan highlighted again this week with the assassination of radio and TV reporter Mukkaram Khan on 18 January. He is the 77th journalist to be killed in Pakistan since the "War on Terror" began

16.01.2012
A few wary looks were exchanged as Canadian journalist and trainer in conflict sensitive journalism, John Keating, conducted a two-week training course for Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza. After more than 60 years of conflict, some journalists are unsure their words can make much of a difference, says Keating

12.01.2012
As the reconstruction of Haiti continues two years after the country's devastating earthquake, a group of journalist students highlight the need and value of investigative reporting