A Venezuelan minister in Hugo Chavez’s government has announced plans to regulate cable subscription stations, saying the state would be "strict and severe" demonstrating this by fining opposition network Globovisión $2.3 million US dollars. Read...
China plans to enforce that all personal computers sold in the country as of 1 July have “Green Dam-Youth Escort” software designed to censor and block certain websites. Read more here
The pro-internet file sharing Pirate Party yesterday scored a big win by securing a seat in the European parliament pulling in 7.1 per cent of votes in Sweden, gaining one MEP. Read more here
A court in North Korea has sentenced Euna Lee and Laura Ling, two US journalists to 12 years according to state media. Read more here
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is charging the Mail and Guardian with theft, after the newspaper posted an episode of satirical programme ‘Special Assignment’ on its website. Read more here
Geert Wilders, who was banned from Britain by former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, has made significant progress in the Netherland’s European Parliament elections. His anti-immigration Freedom party, which previously had no MEPs, looks set to come...
Journalist Noorajan Bahir of independent radio station Killid was released from a military base near the eastern town of Khost shortly before noon (local time) on 4 June 2009, two days after he was arrested by coalition forces and members of the...
We need more transparency on jury trial deliberations, says Frances Gibb Does the jury system work? No one knows --- because under the present law, no disclosures can be made about what goes on when a jury retires; nor can research be conducted...
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding press freedom condemned the kidnapping and murder of a newspaper journalist in Mexico, calling on the nation’s authorities to catch those behind the killing. Read more here
The 4 June massacre signalled an end to 1980s press reform in China The Communist Party's crackdown on democracy demonstrators in Beijing 20 years ago brought hopes for political reform in China to an abrupt and violent end. For journalists, it...
Sri Lankan media minister, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana, said the Defense Ministry was preparing to bring charges against journalists, politicians, armed forces personnel and businessmen who have assisted the Tamil Tigers according to Human Rights...
Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft is varying search results of the term "sex" dependent on the country. The UK, US and all European countries produce long lists of results but Arabian countries, China, India and several others produce no...