<p>To mark International Women&rsquo;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.</p>

<p>Siem Reap - Sitting amidst a group of 40 journalists, 56-year-old Hang Chakra shares his views on why it is important for the Cambodian government to recognise and respect the rights of individuals, and especially the media, to freedom of expression.</p>

<p><em>The Korea-EU FTA, which Shall Restrict the Constitutional Rights of Koreans, Must Also Be Dismantled</em></p>

<p>Almost a year after Reuters cameraman <a href="http://en.rsf.org/thailand-japanese-cameraman-fatally-shot-in-10-04-2010,36987.html">Hiroyuki Muramoto</a> was shot dead during violent demonstrations between anti-government Red Shirts and the Thai armed forces in Bangkok, it seems the authorities are little closer to finding those responsible for his death.</p>

<p>Geneva (ICRC) &ndash; The situation in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi was calm on Sunday according to staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who arrived there from Egypt late on Saturday. They reported that some shops were open, food was available and people were out on the streets.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>The parliamentary debate on the government's second-year performance report was dominated by nearly four hours of argument about whether the government had done enough to protect the monarchy, especially in the case of one particular WikiLeaks' cable.</p>

<p>The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that another 24 Ahmadiya Pakistani asylum seekers, who are applying for an asylum status in Thailand to escape from religious persecution, are at risk of being deported after they were illegally arrested from their homes in Bangkok on February 20, 2011. The group, which includes children and pregnant women, are presently detained at a police station.</p>

<p>A review of 2010 indicates increased government effort to control freedom of expression and monopolise the dissemination of information. The Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government adopted a multi-pronged approach, using the myriad of laws at its disposal to curb expression.</p>

<p>At the invitation of the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN and their representatives met in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 22 February 2011. The Secretary-General of ASEAN also participated in the meeting.</p>

<p>Internet experts from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia expressed concern about the ongoing regional trend of targeting online intermediaries in attempts to control the flow of information in cyberspace.</p>

<p>Hundreds of Rohingyas fleeing systematic persecution in Myanmar require immediate assistance from Thailand, India, and Indonesia.</p>