Security officials arrested an Islamist opposition figure in his home in Khartoum on Monday. Hassan al-Turabi was taken into custody a day after he called for a "popular revolution" if the price increases on basic goods were not reversed. In an...
State authorities have arrested Fouad Rashid, editor of the on-line news website Al- Mukalla. The former assistant editor of Al-Massila has been arrested before, on May 4 2009 he was held by police over his coverage of the protests in south Yemen....
Two more journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Irina Charniauka were detained by the KGB yesterday. The journalists' house was raided and their computers confiscated by the authorities prior to their arrest. Poczobut is a correspondent for the Polish...
At least 14 protesters have been killed in violent demonstrations in the cities of Tala, Kasserine and Rgeb since Saturday amidst continuing anti-government protests. In Tala the Tunisian security force allegedly started firing at protesters who...
Prominent Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and human rights activist Shiva Nazar-Ahari have received prison sentences for their activities in the aftermath of the disputed 2009 presidential election. Nazar- Ahari has received a...
The Hungarian parliament has passed a new law creating a media watchdog with powers to restrict and punish private news agencies. The new body has the power to impose sanctions upon media outlets if it decides that their coverage is unbalanced or...
Four activists from the youth branch of the reformist Islamic Participation Front have been detained after they were summoned to a resident court in Evin prison. According to opposition website Rahesabz, prison officials cited "plan[s] to hold...
Grace Mugabe has filed a lawsuit against Standard newspaper claiming $15m for defamation. The newspaper published leaked US cables from wikileaks alleging the first lady of gaining millions of dollars from illegal diamond trade. Other high ranking...
Three activists from opposition Malady Front were detained in front of the presidential office. Uladzimer Yaromenak, Eduard Lobau and Hanna Sharuba were holding placards demanding President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to step down. Earlier last week...
Two supporters of opposition candidates in the upcoming presidential election in Belarus have been attacked in the Western region of Hrodna. Kiryl Semyanchuk, who supports Uladzimer Nyaklaeu was assaulted by two men while he was distributing...
Al Jazeera's office in Kuwait City has been shut down after the news channel broadcast footage of police brutality against members of the Kuwaiti opposition. The footage showed police beating activists, and the channel aired interviews with members...
Labour activist, Reza Shahabi remains in custody despite the payment of bail USD 100,000 by his family. Shahabi, who was detained on 12 June, was due to be released on 11 October but two months on he has still not been Evin prison. In protest to...