<p>Reporters Without Borders notes the progress announced by the authorities in the investigation into the murder of Wisut &ldquo;Ae Inside&rdquo; Tangwittayaporn, a freelance journalist and member of the &ldquo;Red Shirts&rdquo; political movement <a href="http://en.rsf.org/thailand-journalist-gunned-down-on-resort-12-01-2012,41667.html">shot dead by two men on a motorcycle</a> in Phuket on 12 January.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn that Wisut &ldquo;Ae Inside&rdquo; Tangwittayaporn, a freelance journalist and member of the &ldquo;Red Shirts&rdquo; political movement, was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle today in the southwestern resort island of Phuket.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders is repeating its awareness campaign in central Paris to draw residents&rsquo; attention to the lack of freedom of information in Thailand, Vietnam and Mexico by creating a simulated beach in the city&rsquo;s main shopping area. On the first day of the January sales, activists from the press freedom organization wearing swimming costumes braved the Paris winter to raise public awareness. </p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders has this year, for the first time, compiled a list of the world&rsquo;s 10 most dangerous places for the media &ndash; the 10 cities, districts, squares, provinces or regions where journalists and netizens were particularly exposed to violence and where freedom of information was flouted.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders is shocked by the two-and-a-half-year sentence imposed on American blogger Joe Gordon by a Bangkok court today for insulting the Thai royal family and deplores the increase in so-called l&egrave;se-majest&eacute; crimes in Thailand.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders takes note of the latest developments in the <a href="http://en.rsf.org/thailande-attempt-to-transfer-burden-of-14-04-2011,39873.html">investigation</a> into the fatal shooting of Japanese cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto in Bangkok in April 2010, including Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung&rsquo;s statement about the involvement of the security forces.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the sentencing today of two citizen radio journalists,</span><span>&nbsp;</span><strong>Vu Duc Trung</strong><span>&nbsp;</span><span>and his brother-in-law</span><span>&nbsp;</span><strong>Le Van Thanh</strong><span>, to prison terms of three years and two years respectively for</span><span>&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.rsf.org/viet-nam-two-radio-station-operators-to-be-05-04-2011,39961.html" target="_blank">illegally broadcasting radio programmes to China</a><span>.</span></p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders condemns yesterday&rsquo;s [1 Nov] refusal by a Bangkok court to free <b>Somyos Prueksakasemsuk</b> on bail although he has been held for six months on a l&egrave;se-majest&eacute; charge in connection with his former position as editor of <i>Voice of Thaksin</i>, a magazine closed in 2010.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders is launching a new awareness campaign, one aimed at drawing the attention of holidaymakers to free speech and freedom of information problems in Thailand, Vietnam and Mexico.</p>

<p>Reporters Without Borders is posting a video interview with the comedian and blogger <strong>Zarganar</strong>, who <a target="_blank" href="http://en.rsf.org/birmanie-zarganar-freed-but-dvb-video-12-10-2011,41178.html">was freed from Myitkyina prison</a> on 12 October under a government amnesty.</p>

<p>On the eve of the 9th World Day Against the Death Penalty, Reporters Without Borders and the Paris-based NGO Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) would like to point out that being a journalist, editing a website or keeping a blog can still expose a person to the possibility of the death penalty in some countries.</p>

<p>In the wake of today&rsquo;s announcement that this year&rsquo;s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni rights activist <strong>Tawakkul Karman</strong>, Reporters Without Borders urges the laureates to press the Chinese government to free <a target="_blank" href="http://en.rsf.org/china-free-speech-activist-liu-xiaobo-08-10-2010,38516.html">last year&rsquo;s winner of the award</a>,<strong> Liu Xiaobo</strong>.</p>