Officials at the state-run Cultural Centre of the Philippines shut an art exhibit on Tuesday after it provoked heated debate, threats and hate mail...
Marta Cooper
South Korea: Plans to scrap real-name system
South Korea's government will go ahead with plans to scrap the current real-name system for internet users in the wake of the country's worst online...
Burma: Video reporter faces additional charge
An additional charge has been brought against Sithu Zeya, a Democratic Voice of Burma video reporter who has been detained since April 2010 and is...
Belarus: President pardons nine convicted for December protests
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned nine of the 41 people convicted for taking part in the December 19 protests that followed his...
Reaction to Cameron's plans for social media crackdown
Marta Cooper: Reaction to Cameron’s plans for social media crackdown
United Kingdom: David Cameron considers banning rioters from social media
Noting how social media, particularly the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service, were used to organise this week's intense riots, David Cameron today...
Argentina: Judge orders all ISPs to block corruption reporting website
Argentina's National Criminal Court has issued an interim order to block a website and blog used to expose corruption and ordered the National...
Belarus: Two independent newspapers fined
Two of the few remaining independent newspapers in Belarus have each been fined 14m roubles (1,704 GBP) for minor infractions. Last month a legal...
United Kingdom: Journalists attacked during London riots
As chaotic rioting and looting spreads across London and other British cities, journalists have been among those assaulted by troublemakers in the...
Vietnam: Dissident jailed for three years for subversion
A Vietnamese court today sentenced French-Vietnamese activist Pham Minh Hoang to three years in prison on subversion charges for “carrying out...
China: Outspoken blogger released after six months in detention
Ran Yunfei, a Chinese blogger and writer detained by police and charged with inciting subversion earlier this year has been released after nearly...
China: Ai Weiwei slams treatment of detained activists
In his most outspoken tweets since his release, and despite bail conditions placing him under tight restrictions for at least a year, Ai Weiwei...