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Middle East and North Africa

BAHRAIN
Journalist summoned for allegedly defaming Civil Service Bureau (BCHR)

IRAN
Roxana Saberi finally freed (RSF)

-- Roxana Saberi released from prison (CPJ)

-- Iran frees jailed journalist (Human Rights Watch)

-- American-Iranian journalist released (WiPC)

-- CPJ issues background paper describing legal issues in Roxana Saberi case

TUNISIA
IFJ backs report critical of press freedom in Tunisia

YEMEN
Editor held incommunicado, critical newspaper sued (CPJ)