Censors in Burma this week unblocked the websites of international media outlets such as the Voice of America (VOA) and the BBC, as well the...
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Belarus: released prisoners named
Eleven Belarusian political prisoners who were released this week after a presidential pardon have been named. They are Pavel Vinahradau, Fyodra...
UK: Culture Secretary calls for ISPs to offer parental filtering option
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is to call on internet service providers to offer greater security to parents. In a speech at the Royal Television...
Belarus: 11 more political prisoners pardoned
Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has today pardoned 11 more political prisonerssentenced for taking part in anti-government protests on 19...
Sudan: More newspapers confiscated
According to a source on the ground in Sudan, National Scurity forces prevented the distribution of Al-Maydan, the newspaper belonging to the...
Algeria: Media law reforms
Algeria has announced plans for reforming stringent media laws in order to allow for private radio and television stations to operate for the first...
UK: FA introduces “censorship code”
The FA has brought in a code of conduct to prevent staff, board and council members talking freely to the press. The new "censorship code" insists...
Germany: Facebook agrees to work with government on privacy code
Facebook has agreed to work with the German government on a code of conduct aimed at privacy protection. The code, agreed at a meeting on Wednesday...
USA: LA Councillor motions for ID requests to buy spray paint
Stores may be required to request ID for those buying spray paint under new motions. LA Councilman Dennis Zine has made calls for a motion which...
Indonesia: Radio station manager jailed
A sentence of six months and a suspended sentence of another year in prison were handed down on Tuesday to Gatot Machali, manager of Batam-based...