The office of French satirical Magazine Charlie Hebdo was firebombed as a result of its decision to publish a front cover satirising Mohammed. Here, Sara Yasin and Myriam Francois-Cerrah discuss the background and motivations behind the attack, and ask why some Muslims feel entitled to answer offence with violence
MURDERED 2 NOVEMBER 2005 Journalist, "El Tiempo de Durango" - Durango, Mexico Join us in demanding justice for crime reporter José Bladimir Antuna...
Russian music journalist Artemy Troitsky has faced several defamation cases this year for his outspoken criticism of rock stars, politicians and policemen.
Elena Vlasenko reports
Elena Vlasenko reports on Russian state-owned television channel NTV’s move to censor a broadcast detailing a campaign for a fair investigation into the kidnapping and alleged torture of Chechen man Islam Umarpashaev
Islamabad Bureau Chief, Pakistan Press International - Islamabad, Pakistan - 1 November 2006 Join us in demanding justice for Mohammad Ismail, last...
A 30 October report concerning the work of a Russian human rights group working in Chechnya was pulled off of the air on NTV, one of the nation’s...
Myriam Francois-Cerrah looks at the search giant’s latest figures on government take down demands
Rachel Greenspan reports from the Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference, where industry and activists met to discuss free expression online
Tunisians flocked to voting stations yesterday in the country’s first-ever free elections, but only the cultivation of an independent media will safeguard democracy and free expression, writes Rohan Jayasekera
Alice Purkiss: Occupy Wall Street – Journalists face difficulty