SURPRISE, SURPRISE: A press group says Hugo Chavez is ignoring the defeat of his referendum and imposing new restrictions on the media.

DISPLACED UGANDANS: Displaced persons in Uganda want a voter referendum on a land issue because they don't trust the government to decide the question.

PUTIN CRACKS DOWN ON REFERENDUM RIGHT: The Russian Duma has passed legislation that would reduce the number of issues that can be put to a vote of the people in national referenda.

IRELAND SETS JUNE 12 FOR EU REFERENDUM VOTE: Ireland, the only EU country allowing its citizens to vote on the Lisbon Treaty, sets a date for the election.