The editor of the privately-owned weekly Rivira, Upali Tennakoon and his wife were attacked by four men on motorcycles near Colombo on 23 Jan as they drove to work. Mr Tennakoon and his wife both sustained injuries, but neither were said to be in a...
The crackdown on lèse majesté is intensifying as politics becomes polarised around the monarchy, says Sinfah Tunsarawuth Action: sign the petition against Thailand's lèse majesté prosecutions here Years ago when this writer was a mass communication...
Sky News has informed the Disasters Emergency Committee that it will not be broadcasting an appeal for humanitarian aid for Gaza. John Ryley, the head of Sky News, said: 'The absolute impartiality of our output is fundamental to Sky News and its...
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Bill Bowring looks at the possible motives behind the murder of Anastasiya Baburova and Stanislav Markelov Prechistenka is one of the most picturesque streets of the old centre of Moscow, lined with historical buildings, mansions and churches. On...
Alexander Lebedev has announced that he has requested journalists on his Novaya Gazeta newspaper be allowed to carry guns. Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasiya Baburova was killed on Monday. Read more here
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is demanding that authorities ban R&B star Rihanna’s concert to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 13 February. PAS alleges that her revealing outfits and suggestive dance moves are an insult to Asian values and...
Gordon Brown has backed down from an attempt to make MPs' expenses exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, after Lib Dem and Conservative MPs refused to support the move. The campaign against the proposal was spearheaded by Unlock Democracy,...
This article by Yelena Milashina was originally published in Novaya Gazeta The killers have no fear because they know they will not be punished. But neither are their victims afraid, because when you defend others you cease to fear On 19 January in...
A Dutch court has ordered the prosecution of Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders for inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims. The charges relate to Fitna, a film he made last year in which he compared the Quran to Mein Kampf and drew a...
Giles Ji Ungpakorn, professor of political science at the University of Chulalonkorn, has been charged with insulting the king in his book A Coup for the Rich, published in 2007. The book deals with the 2006 ousting of Prime Minister Thaksin...
The murder of Anastasiya Baburova (right) and Stanislav Markelov is part of a brutal trend. Russians who stand up for human rights may pay with their lives, says Tanya Lokshina It was an exceptionally fine day on 19 January. Sun, a rare guest in...