A web editor was jailed for 10 days for reposting an unconfirmed report that two local officials had been caught with prostitutes in China. Shang Laicheng, an editor at Tiantian Xin news forum was arrested on 17 February as he left work, and his...
Woeser, a Tibetan writer who has authored online articles and non-fiction books about her birthplace, has been prevented from attending a ceremony in which the Dutch Ambassador in China was to present her with an award from the Prince Claus Fund....
Ten Indian journalists were attacked by a group of lawyers outside a court in Bangalore last week. On 2 March, following the high-profile case of a former minister accused of illegal mining, the lawyers attacked journalists, most of whom were TV...
A 20 year old student faces 15 years in prison for "having opinions" after she posted a message on Facebook in Thailand. Police began investigating Kanthoop under Thailand's strict lèse majesté laws in 2010 after she posted criticisms of the Thai...
Indian journalist Chandrika Rai, his wife and two teenage children were found beaten to death in their home in Umaria, Madhya Pradesh state. Rai, 42, who worked for two Hindi-language dailies, Navbharat and Hitavada, had been investigating illegal...
A veteran Chinese pro-democracy campaigner based in Wuhan has been warned by state security police not to proceed with plans for a website aimed to promote "peaceful" reform. Qin Yongmin, who was freed from prison in November 2010 after serving a...
Ten prominent human rights defenders are standing trial in Thailand for leading a peaceful protest. Starting today, the activists will be put on trial for a demonstration against the attempt by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to pass...
In deporting Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari for his blasphemous tweets, the Malaysian government prioritised diplomacy, even if it might ultimately cost the columnist his life, argues Malik Imtiaz Sarwar
Myriam Francois-Cerrah: Hamza Kashgari targeted under guise of “religious offence”
A Burmese monk jailed for his involvement in 2007 protests faces further charges for breaking both the law and the Buddhist monks' code of conduct. Shin Gambira, who was released from prison in a January amnesty, has been accused of rejoining the...
Google has urged the Australian federal government to reject an interim independent report recommending the country's internet be regulated in a similar manner to television, arguing it would be unclear how regulation online could be imposed...