Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Democratic Unionist Party politician Ian Paisley Jr has been ordered to pay a fine for contempt of court after his refusal to reveal the name of a prison officer who informed him of the destruction of files after the murder of loyalist paramilitary Billy Wright at the Maze prison in 1997. Read more hereCategory Index Index, minipost | Tags: Tags: Ian Paisley Junior, northern ireland,
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Chinese state media has said the government is postponing a rule mandating all computers be sold with internet filtering software, known as Green Dam Youth Escort. Read more hereCategory Index Index, minipost | Tags:
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
The Myanmar Music Association (MMA) has introduced a new regulation for singers and musicians, who go abroad to perform. Maung Thit Min, Secretary of the MMA, said singers and musicians Who want to go abroad to perform will have to inform us of their exact schedules, details of their trip and performances and sign a commitment that they will return to the country. Read more hereCategory Index Index, minipost | Tags:
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
An oppressive new set of rules on the free expression of civil society groups will put Azerbaijan on a par with its totalitarian neighbours, says Vugar Gojayev
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Yacheslav Yaroshenko, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Korruptsiya i Prestupnost (Corruption and Crime) died yesterday after sustaining head wounds in an attack in April. Read more hereCategory Index Index, minipost | Tags: Tags: Russia, Yacheslav Yaroshenko,
Monday, June 29th, 2009
A law passed by the Lithuanian parliament that would ban “propaganda for homosexuality and bisexuality” from public places for their ‘detrimental’ effect on children has been vetoed by the president after protests by gay-rights activists Read more hereCategory Index Index, minipost | Tags: Tags: censorship, gay rights, Lithuania,
Monday, June 29th, 2009
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped its case against Darryn Walker, the civil servant who was facing trial under the Obscene Publications Act for writing a violent pornographic fantasy story about pop group Girls Aloud.
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
The family of the slain journalist has called for the retrial of those accused of involvement in her murder to include a comprehensive new investigation. Maria Eismont reports
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