Six journalists beaten in Nigeria
Six journalists were harassed and beaten preventing them from reporting on the demolition of several buildings on government land in Nigeria. Read more here
New government in Honduras is censoring media
Following the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya on 28 June in Honduras, the new authorities have imposed a 48-hour curfew and blocked broadcasts, suspended programmes and hounded journalists and citizens for exercising their right to free expression. Read more here
China’s Green Dam will go ahead say officials
China’s controversial plan to install Green Dam internet filtering software on all computers will go ahead despite previous postponements, a government official told state media today saying it was only “a matter of time” until the software was installed. Meanwhile the Telepragh has reported that Green Dam has already been downloaded three million times since the end of March and has been installed on 518,000 computers. Read more here
Thai correspondents face jail after “undermining monarcy”
For the first time in its five-decade history, the whole board of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) has been accused of committing lèse majesté, a crime with a maximum jail sentence of 15 years. The board, includes three British nationals including the BBC’s Bangkok correspondent Jonathan Head, and three American nationals, including two working for Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. Read more here