International Business News - Freedom http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The European Union said Friday it is "very worried" about what it sees as a deterioration of religious freedom in Iran. A statement from the French Foreign Ministry on behalf of the EU says pressure has increased on religious minorities in the Islamic Republic in recent months, with arrests in the Christian and Baha'i communities. France currently holds the EU presidency. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/eu-worried-about-freedom-of-religion-in-iran.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:50:14 EDT The European Union says it is "very worried" about what it sees as a deterioration of religious freedom in Iran. France, which holds the rotating EU presidency, says pressure has increased on religious minorities in the Islamic Republic in recent months, with arrests in the Christian and Baha'i communities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/eu-worried-about-freedom-of-religion-in-iran.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:02:40 EDT Forty-seven years ago, 14 black students from Tennessee State University were beaten and arrested during the Freedom Rides that helped integrate the South. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133743-freedom-riders-degrees.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/tsu-honors-expelled-freedom-riders-with-degrees.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/tsu-honors-expelled-freedom-riders-with-degrees.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:41:30 EDT Former Vice President Al Gore and civil rights activist Diane Nash were named Tuesday as recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum's annual Freedom Awards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/rights-museum-picks-gore-nash-for-freedom-awards.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:56:56 EDT The beating of two Japanese journalists by police in western China drew an official apology Tuesday, but Beijing also set new obstacles for news outlets wanting to report from Tiananmen Square in the latest sign of trouble for reporters covering the Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/103481-china-olympics-security.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/new-fears-about-olympic-press-freedoms.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/new-fears-about-olympic-press-freedoms.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:28:00 EDT Sri Lanka has appointed a ministerial-level committee to investigate allegations that local journalists trying to cover the country's civil war have been threatened and harassed, a senior government official said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/sri-lanka-to-investigate-claims-of-threats-to-media.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:49:56 EDT Propelled by a surge of oil and natural gas wealth, Russia has become the leading antidemocratic force in its region, a private democracy watchdog organization says. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/human-rights-group-criticizes-putins-russia.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:34:23 EDT A skyscraper planned for the site of the World Trade Center will use an alternative energy source to supply some of the power at the massive complex. UTC Power, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., will supply 12 fuel cells totaling 4.8 megawatts for the Freedom Tower and three other buildings at the lower Manhattan site. It's among the largest fuel cell installations in the world, according to UTC Power and the New York Power Authority. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/utc-power-to-supply-fuel-cells-for-freedom-tower.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:16:13 EDT Russia's new president urged parliament Monday to scrap a bill widely seen as restrictive to the media. In a letter to the lower house of Parliament, the text of which was released by the Kremlin, President Dmitry Medvedev criticized the proposed legislation and warned that it could hurt media freedom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/russian-president-criticizes-media-bill.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:14:36 EDT Privately held Freedom Wireless Inc. said Wednesday it has settled a patent infringement suit against VeriSign Inc., the company that runs some of the Internet's core systems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/freedom-wireless-verisign-settle-patent-suit.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 15:18:50 EDT A Cisco Systems Inc. executive told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that comments in an internal document about China's goal to "combat" a religious group did not reflect the company's views on censorship. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/cisco-systems-denies-online-censorship-role-in-china.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 13:02:02 EDT Senior editors and journalists from more than a dozen leading Bangladesh newspapers and television stations have demanded an end to the country's state of emergency and called for greater press freedom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/bangladesh-editors-journalists-call-for-free-press.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 09:21:19 EDT Senior editors and journalists from more than a dozen leading Bangladesh newspapers and television stations have demanded an end to the country's state of emergency and called for greater press freedom. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/bangladesh-editors-call-for-free-press.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 07:11:22 EDT A former USA Today reporter facing fines for failing to reveal her sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks said Saturday that news organizations need to go on the offensive in the fight to protect the First Amendment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/journalist-facing-fines-urges-press-to-protect-1st-amendment.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 17:23:24 EDT A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, got him in trouble with authorities and forced him to leave Moscow last year for neighboring Ukraine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/as-freedoms-wane-in-ex-soviet-bloc-ukraine-fills-the-gap.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 14:03:27 EDT An editor's career at a popular magazine in southern China appeared to be in limbo Wednesday after he wrote an opinion article that challenged the government on the prickly issues of censorship and Tibet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/chinese-editor-in-limbo-over-tibet-commentary.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 09:25:39 EDT An editor's career at a popular magazine in southern China appeared to be in limbo Wednesday after he wrote an opinion article that challenged the government on the prickly issues of censorship and Tibet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/chinese-editor-in-limbo-over-tibet-piece.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 05:43:44 EDT The walls at Cubbie's diner used to be plastered with pictures, stickers and campaign signs for Rep. Walter Jones, who championed the eatery's idea to serve up "freedom fries" in the days before the start the Iraq war. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/congressional-freedom-fries-sponsor-has-primary-challenge.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:04:08 EDT Russia's lower house of parliament voted Friday to widen the definition of slander and libel and give regulators the authority to shut down media outlets found guilty of publishing such material. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/russian-lawmakers-support-tighter-media-rules-on-libel.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:47:20 EDT Russia's lower house of parliament has voted for new restrictions on the news media after a Moscow newspaper reported that President Vladimir Putin had divorced his wife and planned to marry a champion gymnast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/tough-new-media-law-passes-after-putin-gymnast-story.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:40:25 EDT