The fourth session of the mass trial of more than 100 opposition figures, including journalists, took place in Tehran yesterday and has been criticised for procedural irregularities and only allowing state-owned media coverage. The defendants were charged with “lying” and spreading “rumors of fraud in the election.” Read more here
In Kuala Lumpur, copies of the inaugural issue of Gedung Kartun magazine have been confiscated by officials due to a “lack of publication permit” as well as for “content checking.” The magazine’s editor-in-chief and well-known cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque aka Zunar disputes this and claims to have verbally obtained a license serial number. Read more here
Stars and Stripes military newspaper has reported that US army commanders in Afghanistan are rejecting requests from reporters who want to “embed” with troops because their prior coverage was considered to be negative. Read more here
A YouGov poll commissioned by Christian Aid said that half of UK adults think that policing of environmental protests is too heavy handed or involves too many officers. Of those surveyed, 18% said they were put off joining protests and 33% said that filming protesters is an invasion of privacy. Read more here