Bhumika Ghimire

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4 January 2011

Taiwan restricting the press?

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · China, Taiwan

Reports suggest Taiwan is restricting the press and Freedom House has downgraded the island nation in its annual global free press report. According to The Christian Science Monitor, “Freedom of speech and...

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30 December 2010

Hungary introduces press censorship

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · Europe

Press censorship is a common occurrence in many parts of the world, but one does not associate a democratic nation in middle of Europe to go this route. Well, Hungary...

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12 January 2010

First Amendment and cyber bullying

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · USA

In schools across America, cyber bullying is a growing problem. The case of a Missouri teenager who committed suicide after being bullied online has brought the problem into national debate....

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15 December 2009

2009 a bad year for bloggers and freelance journalists

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · China, Vietnam

Freelance journalists and bloggers did not have a good year in 2009. According to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) ” At least 60 freelance journalists are behind bars worldwide, nearly...

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2 December 2009

United States: Justice Department's illegal “fishing expedition”

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · USA

Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us was sent a subpoena by the Justice Department, demanding details of visitors on a certain day. Declan McCullagh at CBS News says that the Department also asked that...

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16 November 2009

Purdue Professor facing criticism for his blog

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · USA

After Butler University, another Indiana university is now embroiled in online free speech debate. This time it is a Purdue University Professor who is facing lot of criticism for his...

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3 November 2009

Butler University drops lawsuit against student

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · USA

Butler University has dropped lawsuit against Jess Zimmerman. The student was accused of defaming the university in his blog “TrueBU”. Indiana Daily Student says “He (Zimmerman) was critical of Butler...

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