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[[photow01]] Zahra Rahnavard, Iranian opposition figure, urged the head of Iran’s judiciary to take action against the “mob attacks” on opposition figures. Kaleme website published the open letter to Ayatollah Larijani today in which Rahanavard condemns the attacks on Mehdi Karroubi’s home in Tehran and Ayatollah Dastgheib in Shiraz as “the strategy, assumed by the country’s security and judicial bodies, of oppressing the opposition through mob attacks.” In her letter, Zahra Rahnavard described herself as the plaintiff for all those “who have been subjected to savage attacks in the past year.” (Bron: RadioZamaneh)

Politician Jeff Greene alleges that he was defeated in the primaries because of two newspapers' campaign to damage his reputation. (Bron: IFEX)

Violence against journalists continues after the formal withdrawal of United States combat troops from Iraq in August. An Iraqi journalist was shot dead this week on his way to Karbala in southern Iraq when gunmen travelling in another car fired at him, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The next day, a television journalist was gunned down outside his home in Mosul. (Bron: IFEX)

A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on 3 September, triggering chaos, killing two media workers and injuring eight other journalists, report the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). At least 64 people were killed and 185 injured. In a separate episode on 4 September in Islamabad, a journalist critical of the government was abducted and tortured. (Bron: IFEX)

The day after his reappearance, Sylvestre Bwira Kyahi was visibly weak, his face was swollen, and his arms bore the marks of the ropes that he said were used to tie him during his detention. (Bron: IFEX)

Defiant and resilient, Chinese journalists continue reporting on stories the regime would prefer to conceal. In their effort to inform the public, journalists are often assaulted and arrested, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Stories of a deadly aircraft crash that killed 42 people, a young woman gang-raped by individuals with links to the police, and environmental damage and human suffering in the aftermath of the construction of a dam are a few examples of the reportage that evade censorship. (Bron: IFEX)

ANHRI director Gamal Eid, an activist and a blogger are facing accusations by a judge who has been accused of reproducing ANHRI's material without credit. (Bron: IFEX)

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has accused two leading newspapers of colluding with the military regime more than 30 years ago, and is now attempting to control the production and sale of newsprint, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). There is a long history of press freedom feuds in Argentina. But the murder of journalists is rare. (Bron: IFEX)

The Declaration of Table Mountain is part of a freedom of expression campaign organised by WAN-IFRA to repeal criminal defamation and insult laws across the continent. (Bron: IFEX)

Political crises and violent conflicts in West Africa created the conditions for abuse of media rights in 2009, says a new report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). "West Africa 2009: Annual State of the Media Report" says that in most countries, the perpetrators of press freedom violations were state security personnel or sympathisers of political parties. But there are also some positive stories of resilient journalists and countries that have protected press freedom. (Bron: IFEX)

Freedom Forum calls on the law-enforcement bodies of each district to investigate the incidents and prosecute the culprits. (Bron: IFEX)

The Norway-based Fritt Ord Foundation (Freedom of Expression Foundation) and the German-based ZEIT Foundation have put out a call for nominations for awards to support press freedom and independent media in Eastern Europe. Newspapers, Internet media and journalists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus who strive to promote a free press, free speech and liberal civil societies are eligible to apply. (Bron: IFEX)

EL FASHER The Sudanese army yesterday prevented United Nations peacekeepers from reaching a highland town in Darfur where a massacre took place last Thursday, 2 September. The commanding officer of the army unit that blocked the peacekeepers said that there were ongoing operations in the area. read more (Bron: Radio Dabanga)

MISA is appealing to the current administration to champion media freedom in Malawi and to regard the media as partners in development. (Bron: IFEX)

[[photow01]] Iranian reformist organization, Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, issued a statement in support of the seven plaintiffs who have filed a lawsuit against Commander Moshfeq of the Revolutionary Guards Corps. Reformist websites report that Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution issued their statement today, a month after seven prominent reformist figures filed their lawsuit against Commander Moshfeq. The reformist organization states: “The confessions of Commander Moshfeq are a testimony to the planned and widespread violations that have led to a transformation in the nature of the e (Bron: RadioZamaneh)

NYALA A group of six armed men using a Land Cruiser vehicle without plates looted more than fifty milk cows from within the city of Nyala yesterday evening. The cows were in the Terminal neighborhood. read more (Bron: Radio Dabanga)

"The physical and verbal attacks on media organisations . . . could create an environment that would be adverse to press freedom in the country," says IFJ. (Bron: IFEX)

Julio Ayala Sierra explained that his presence at Radio Atalaya has resulted in the station being blacklisted and being deprived of some government advertising revenues. (Bron: IFEX)

ZALINGEI A man admitted to Radio Darfur/Dabanga that he took part in the attack on Hamadiya Camp in Zalingei last Friday night. He carried out the attack along with 13 other individuals, he said, with the intention of eliminating seven targets in the camp. read more (Bron: Radio Dabanga)

[[photow01]] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his attempts at reducing Tehran’s traffic and population by suggesting 40 percent of civil servants do their work from home. Mehr news agency reports that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the provincial cabinet meeting in Tehran that “distance employment” is a worthy plan that needs to be considered seriously in the efforts to reduce Tehran population and traffic. He maintained that Tehran’s 14-million population is a serious problem and the government is trying to stabilize the population of other regions of Iran while encouraging government employees to mov (Bron: RadioZamaneh)