26 May 2009 | Index Index, minipost
A Chinese professor has won his case against an Internet company that closed his website in March after he posted what was deemed to be illegal material. This is the first-ever case to be won by a victim of Internet censorship in a Chinese court. Read more here
26 May 2009 | Index Index, Middle East and North Africa, minipost
Iran has blocked access to Facebook, prompting government critics to condemn the move as an attempt to muzzle the opposition before next month’s presidential election. Read more here
22 May 2009 | Index Index, minipost
The prosecution in the case against Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has closed its case days earlier than expected.
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22 May 2009 | Index Index, minipost
A well-known Mozambican television journalist, Ercilio Zacarias, has been forced to move his family, after receiving anonymous death threats. It is suspected the death threats may arise from TIM news items that angered the powerful Brazilian cult, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD). Read more here