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Bahrain: Court fines daughter of opposition activist

Alice Purkiss — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:38:09 +0000

A prominent opposition activist has been fined for insulting a government employee in Bahrain. Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of imprisoned activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who has been on hunger strike for over three months, was arrested last month after protesting for the release of her father during the Bahrain Grand Prix. Despite being fined 200 dinars ($530), Zainab al-Khawaja remains imprisoned on the charge of attempting to stage a protest. If convicted, the activist faces another charge or imprisonment. The case will be heard on 24 May.

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Thailand: Facebookers who ‘like’ anti-monarchy groups could face trial

Alice Purkiss — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:31:00 +0000

A Thai Government minister has warned that Facebook users who ‘like’ or ‘share’ pages which denigrate the monarchy could face prosecution. The warning from information technology minister, Anudith Nakornthap, follows the sentencing of a 61 year old man to 20 years in prison for sending text messages deemed insulting to the country’s queen. Ampon Tangnoppakul was accused of sending four text messages deemed insulting to the monarchy in May 2010. The laws against lèse-majesté (insulting a monarch) in Thailand are the most severe in the world – even repeating the details of an alleged offence is illegal.

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Kuwait: Journalists acquitted of libel and charges

Intern — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:50:09 +0000

A court in Kuwait City has acquitted a journalist prosecuted for insulting Kuwait’s Prime Minister. Journalist Mohammed Abdel Qader Al-Jassem and activist Khaled Al-Fadala, had their charges dropped on 12 July . Al-Jassem was accused of libelling the prime minister on a talk show entitled “Who is to blame, the government or the parliament?”. Al-Fadala’s case was initiated following an official complaint from the prime minister following the activist’s claim that the prime minister was an “enemy of freedom of expression” in Kuwait. Al-Jassem was jailed after he was convicted of slander in April 2010 in a separate case.

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Uzbek photographer pledges to appeal guilty verdict

Intern — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:49:39 +0000

An award winning Uzbek photographer sentenced to jail after a court ruled she had insulted the nation, has been released thanks to an amnesty. Umida Akhmedova said that she had done nothing wrong and will therefore appeal on the verdict. Akhmedova could have faced six months in jail or two years in a labour camp.

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Gordon Ramsay sorry over insult

Index on Censorship — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:50:06 +0000

TV chef Gordon Ramsay has said he is “deeply mortified” by the row caused over insulting remarks he made about Australian presenter Tracy Grimshaw. Read more here

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