Thailand to sue YouTube Web site over video clip

BANGKOK,
Thailand – The Thai government plans to sue a popular video-sharing
Internet site where someone posted a short clip earlier this year
deemed insulting to the country’s much-revered monarch, an official
said Friday.

The
government blocked access to YouTube on April 4 after it turned down a
request to remove the contentious 44-second [...]

Safety and freedom of journalists in Asia

A roundup of news from Asia on World Press Freedom Day 2007
By Angilee Shah AsiaMedia Managing Editor
Thursday, May 3, 2007

UNESCO’s annual World Press Freedom Day was an occasion for dialogueabout the media around the world today. The focus of UNESCO’s programtoday is journalists’ safety, a pressing issue for many parts of Asia.

Asia’s deteriorating rights

The Committee [...]