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While we're glad that our colleague has been freed, the coercive circumstances of his release are alarming. Saudi officials must allow him to continue his work without further persecution.

Turkey has made important progress in reforming restrictive media laws as it seeks to join the European Union, and the court should not allow hard-liners to take the country backward. We urge the court to dismiss all charges against these journalists.

The government's heavy-handed attempt to intimidate the independent press and suppress news of the protests and deaths in Addis Ababa is unacceptable. We call on the Ethiopian authorities to release our colleagues immediately and allow the media to report freely.

Gambian authorities should release our colleagues immediately and unconditionally and allow The Independent to resume publishing without fear of reprisal.

We welcome this important court decision. The government should withdraw these spurious charges against all of the former Daily News journalists, repeal AIPPA and allow the Daily News to reopen.