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Deported Saudi journalist risks death sentence
12/02/2012 - Saudi Arabia

Deported Saudi journalist risks death sentence

Malaysia on Sunday deported Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari, who was wanted in his home country after his tweet about the Prophet Mohammed sparked calls for his execution and prompted top clerics to brand him an "infidel".
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Arianna Huffington, President and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group
28/01/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Arianna Huffington, President and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group

Stéphanie Antoine speaks to Arianna Huffington, President and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Pakistan: the world's most deadly country for journalists
27/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Pakistan: the world's most deadly country for journalists

Another journalist has been killed in Pakistan, making it the most dangerous place in the world to work as a reporter. We meet the courageous men and women putting their lives at risk. We then join the campaign trail with the man who could be the next prime minister of India, Rahul Gandhi. Finally, families separated under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia are brought back together thanks to the latest reality TV show there.
Gilles Jacquier: 'French ideals have triumphed'
12/01/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Gilles Jacquier: 'French ideals have triumphed'

Papers look at the death of the French journalist Gilles Jacquier in Homs in Syria. There's also coverage of the death of the Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in Tehran. As well reports on Haiti, two years on from the quake. Also, power napping in the office. That's the focus for this Thursday 12th January 2012.
The French - 'Les Slackeurs'?
12/01/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

The French - 'Les Slackeurs'?

Papers report on the death of France 2 television journalist Gilles Jacquier in Homs in Syria. They also look at a new study showing that the French work "six weeks less per year than the Germans". Other stories include a workers' protest at Père Lachaise cemetery, and the viability of France's nuclear industry. That's the focus for this Thursday 12th January 2012.
French media pay tribute to Gilles Jacquier
11/01/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

French media pay tribute to Gilles Jacquier

MEDIAWATCH, Wed. 11/1/2012: French reporter Gilles Jacquier is killed in Homs, Syria - the first foreign journalist to die in the country since the uprising began some 10 months ago. Also, a Moroccan anti-establishment rapper faces jail and we finish with a web ad parodying Adobe Photoshop.
Body found in Ivory Coast may be missing reporter
09/01/2012 - IVORY COAST - FRANCE

Body found in Ivory Coast may be missing reporter

The brother of missing Franco-Canadian reporter Guy-Andre Kieffer, who disappeared in the Ivory Coast in 2004, said Friday that a body unearthed by a team of French and Ivorian investigators may belong to the journalist.
Swedish journalists jailed for 'promoting' rebel group
27/12/2011 - ETHIOPIA

Swedish journalists jailed for 'promoting' rebel group

An Ethiopian court sentenced two Swedish journalists on Tuesday to 11 years in prison for allegedly helping the illegal Ogaden National Liberation Front rebel group and for entering the nation unlawfully in July.
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The press is dead, long live the press
15/12/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

The press is dead, long live the press

The French press reacts in shock to Tuesday's shooting in Belgium - while former president Jacques Chirac gets the verdict in his corruption trial today, and daily newspaper France Soir prints its final edition.
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Prostitution: target the clients?
06/12/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Prostitution: target the clients?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tues. 6/12/2011: On France 24's fifth birthday, we bring you a shortened MediaWatch France. We discover a new website in France which aims to stoke debate about the major stories of the day. Also, the French Parliament looks into targeting the clients of prostitution instead of the prostitutes themselves.
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