Policemen attacked four Indonesian journalists while they were covering a peaceful rally staged by the Chinese group Falun Gong in Surabaya City, East Java, on 7 May 2011, media reports said.

To mark International Women’s Day today, Reporters Without Borders is releasing a report on the problems of women who work as journalists. It reaffirms several important principles, contains interviews with women journalists throughout the world and describes all the different problems they encounter, ranging from everyday discrimination to the most tragic forms of violence.

The mainstream Thai mass media faces a complex set of challenges ranging from legal barriers and political bias to other internal problems that prevent it from protecting the public interest and advancing freedom and democracy, Thailand's first Asian Media Barometer report has found.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on  the Protection and Promotion on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression calls on the Government of Egypt,  to guarantee full security for journalists, national and international as well  as the free function of all Press agencies in the country.  Encourages the authorities as well to facilitate the normal operations of  internet service providers and all forms of communications including the Freedom of Expression of internet users.