Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov has won a defamation case againts human rights group Memorial and its head, Oleg Orlov. But the trial gave the organisation a chance to address the injustices in the region. Tanya Lokshina reports
The decree suspending civil liberties in Honduras has been formally repealed. The decree had suspended several civil liberties as well as preventing radio stations loyal to Zelaya from broadcasting. Robert Michetti the current leader of Honduras...
Journalist Saeed Hajjarian was freed from Evin prison in Tehran on 30 September after paying bail. Hajjarian was arrested at his home on the night of 15 June. Hajjarian is the former editor of the now-closed Sobh-e-Emrouz newspaper, which backed...
Mark Stephens witnesses an important victory at the UK’s new top court
Candice Holdsworth opts for offence over mediocrity during Banned Book Week
Ordinary Italians are marching against the prime minister’s stranglehold on their country’s media. Giulio D’Eramo reports
Mark Walungama, a manager in the Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation has been dismissed for allowing "disturbing pictures’"of police beating protestors in the recent city riots. Walungama was informed by top officials to cease reporting for work until...
The Moroccan government is suing daily newspaper Akhbar Al Youm after it published a cartoon of Prince Moulay Ismail. The government said the cartoon showed "blatant disrespect" to the royal family. Read more here
Chris Ames launches his web-based project on the Chilcot Inquiry – and welcomes information.
Kerim Yildiz discusses how Turkey’s easing of restrictions on the use of Kurdish remains far from complete
Were police right to warn Tate Modern about displaying a naked image of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields, asks
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Mouctar Bah, the Conakry correspondent of Agence France-Presse and Radio France Internationale, and Amadou Diallo, BBC correspondent, are reported to have gone into hiding in Guinea. The two had been threatened after reporting on the government...