Three journalists were killed in two separate incidents on Saturday. Nathan S Dabak and Sunday Gyang Bwede from the Light Bearer, owned by the Church of Christ in Nigeria, were stabbed to death by Muslim rioters in the town of Jos. The town has...
Pakistan: Video of kidnapped journalist released
A video released last week demands a Taliban leader be set free in exchange for the safety of Asad Qureshi, a British journalist ,and two retired ISI officers. The missing men left for the North Waziristan region at the end of March. A second video...
Tibetan writer arrested, radio transmissions jammed
Tibetan writer Zhogs Dung was arrested by Chinese police on Friday report Tibetan sources. Although officials have declined to comment on his detainment, it is assumed that his arrest was related to open letter he signed with other Tibetan...
Editor-in-chief abducted from Baghdad home
The editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper al-Shahid, Saad al-Aossi, was abducted on 14 April. Armed men invaded his home, confiscated his computer and took him to an unknown location. There have been local reports that the men were from the...
Yemen: Media company raided for reporting police raid
The building of 14 October, a Yemeni national media company, was overrun by soldiers on 21 April in order to confiscate the latest issue of Al-Tariq, a daily newspaper it publishes. The reason for seizing the outlet was that the newspaper ran a...
Circus reopens in Turkmenistan, but ballet still banned
The circus has finally returned to Ashgabat after a nine-year long absence, following the legacy of previous President Niyazov, who banned the cinema, opera, ballet, lip-synching, gold teeth, long hair and beards for men, as well as renaming all...
Rwandan opposition leader released from jail
Victoire Ingabire, who plans to stand in August's presidential elections, was conditionally released from jail on Thursday. She faces charges of genocide ideology, divisionism and collaborating with a rebel group. Ingabire must now report to...
Australia: Conroy probed over internet filtering plans
Stephen Conroy has come under fire for not revealing information about his recent discussions with the US State Department over Australia's controversial mandatory ISP filtering plan. US Ambassador to Australia, Jeff Bleich recently criticised...
Cameroon: Journalist dies in prison
The former editor of the Cameroon Express Germain Ngota, died in a Yaoundé prison last Thursday. Henriette Ekwee, a local union official, said Ngota suffered from high blood pressure and had not received adequate medical attention while in jail....
Tibetan monks sidelined in earthquake disaster
Tibetan monks were amongst the first to reach remote areas such as Yu Shu after the Qinghai earthquake. Their role in the massive relief effort has gone unrecognised by Chinese media and now they have been told to leave the area by the Chinese...
Chinese lawyers facing disbarment
Two Chinese lawyers who defended a Falun Gong practitioner in court could have their licences revoked permanently in a hearing today. According to their press release, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice are charging Tang Jitian and Liu Wei...
Journalist and son arrested for taking photos in Burma
Journalist and artist, Maung Zeya, and his son were arrested in Burma on 17 April. Its believed they are being held for taking photos of the sites where last weeks deadly bombings occurred near Rangoon. Zeya’s son took photos of three locations...