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Reporters without borders publishes a yearly Press Freedom Index and the 2010 shows a somewhat fall in the ranks for Europe. RWB secretary-general Jean- François Julliard stated that "more than ever before, we see that economic development, institutional reform and respect for fundamental rights do not necessarily go hand in hand" (Reporters without Borders )
Dutch politician Geert Wilders, who champions anti-immigration and anti-Muslim rhetoric, has been acquitted Thursday of hate speech charges (New York Times)
Freedom of Speech and Privately owned companies - When freedom of speech does not extend to private companies (eg. Facebook, Twitter, social media) what are the implications (eg. revolutions)? JillianC. York weighs in at Aljazeera and Human Rights Watch´sLetter to Mark Zuckerberg before entering the Chinese market. (Aljazeera and Human Rights Watch)
Freedom House released its Freedom in the World Report for 2011 in January, it has been published every year sense 1972 the report looks at 193 countries and 15 disputed territories and is great resource for information on freedom and a chance to historically compare change and movements (Freedom House)
Learn about China´sVoices of Dissent on the BBC which profiles 10 activists in China and provides insights and interviews on what they have to say (BBC).
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