Jailed Ethiopian dissident blogger Eskinder Nega will stand trial in March for terrorism charges, a federal high court judge ruled this week. He...
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Uganda: Photojournalist shot at by security forces
A Ugandan photojournalist was shot at by security forces on Tuesday as he covered their attack on the motorcade of opposition leader Kizza Besigye....
Yemen: One year on
After a year of political unrest following the Arab Spring, Iona Craig reports on the current situation in Yemen
Germany’s Mein Kampf ban has not stopped anti-Semitism
The prohibition of Hitler’s infamous work is a symbolic measure that has lost all impact, says Daniella Peled
Egyptians fill Tahrir Square to mark anniversary of 25 January Revolution
One year on, protesters are still demanding freedoms in the square that became a byword for the Arab Spring. Shahira Amin reports
Belarus political prisoner Andrei Sannikov close to death, Council of Europe told
States urged to heighten sanctions against Europe’s last dictator as opposition leader tells of fears. Michael Harris reports
Index and rights groups report condemns ongoing human rights violations in Bahrain
An international mission today releases a report asking Bahraini officials to deliver on reform promises, and to stop continuing violations of free expression
Writers take a stand against Rushdie ban
As the noise surrounding Salman Rushdie’s withdrawal from the Jaipur Literary Festival rumbles on, India’s writers take a stand against the ban on The Satanic Verses. Salil Tripathi reports
Salman Rushdie pulls out of Indian literary festival amid assassination fears
Author Salman Rushdie has been forced out of the Jaipur Literary Festival, after receiving information suggesting hit-men had been ordered to...
India must choose to defend free speech
As religious figureheads call to ban Salman Rushdie from a prestigious literature festival in India, Salil Tripathi reports on the country’s “sepulchral silence”
UPDATE: Salman Rushdie pulls out of Indian festival amid assassination fears