"The journalists, who were wearing press credentials, were protesting against the government's approval of a new education law that would restrict press freedom", noted PEN.

Most journalists in Herat protested the move and went on strike to also demand more press freedom in the province.

"Such steps towards Mr Shaw's canonisation are being made," one journalist protested, "that people are forgetting that he was formerly always described as Mephistophelian".

Mr. Andersen said that when the journalists protested, "the Italians pulled their guns on us."

The European Commission and numerous journalists protested and demanded an explanation from the Turkish government.

The president made his decision after he met with industry leaders, and after journalists and opposition parties strongly protested the decree, officials said.

In fact, German-speaking journalists have already protested about this in the House.

He said the government had to act after journalists had protested Monday and burned copies of the presidential decree.

More than 100 journalists also protested a raid on a private TV station which drew concern of further government interference in reporting.

If school administrators ever try to interfere with these alternative publications, every responsible educator and journalist should protest.