Venezuelan journalist Clara Fernandez has been killed in a shooting in Valencia. She was allegedly caught in crossfire in a fight between two rival gangs. The details relating to her death are as yet unclear. The Venezuelan National Journalism...
Shahbaz Bhatti, the minister for religious minorities has been assassinated . Bhatti, a Christian, was a vocal opponent of the controversial blasphemy law and had repeatedly asked for it to be reformed. Pamphlets found at the scene of his killing...
Index on Censorship award nomineee Natalia Radzina of Belarus's Charter 97 has revealed that the KGB tried to recruit her as an informant. She alleges that KGB officers psychologically tortured her whilst she was held at the KGB detention centre in...
“Listening to the fear in people’s voices had been heartbreaking but not hearing anything was terrifying.” Filmmaker Huda Abuzeid on bringing Libyan voices to the world
A new decree that places serious restrictions on the media became effective on 25 February. The new decree forces media outlets to reveal their sources, with a fine of $1,000 for not revealing them. It also includes a fine of $2,000 for publishing...
The Islamic Republic’s online saboteurs are rushing to counter coverage of new protests
Emily Badger:All about the TV network that few US households can watch
A judge ruled today that the High Court in London is not the best place to hear a libel dispute between billionaire Ukrainian businessman Dimitry Firtash and the Kyiv Post, a Ukrainian newspaper. Whilst only 21 people downloaded the article about...
Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are to appeal his extradition to Sweden to face a sexual assault investigation. Judge Howard Riddle ruled today that the European Arrest Warrant issued by a Swedish prosecutor was valid, and that Assange should return to Sweden to face questioning
The revolution in Egypt is unprecedented but not unexpected, says Salwa Ismail