Human rights campaigner Surat Ikramov was found guilty on libel charges on 28 September for an article he published about the suspicious death of singer Dilnura Kadyrjanova in 2007. Ikramov, head of the Initiative Group of Independent Human Rights...
Following reports this week that Hossein Derakhshan, the “blogfather”, may face the death penalty, his friend Sandrine Murcia writes about why he decided to return to Iran
Police have arrested six men on suspicion of inciting racial hatred after they posted a video on the Internet in which they appear to burn two copies of the Koran on 11 September. The men have been released on bail, but will face court hearings in...
Following Mexican newspaper El Diario’s front-page appeal this week, Ana Arana explains why journalists in Mexico remain divided over whether to negotiate with drug cartels
Kampala metropolitan police chief Andrew Sorowen announced on 20 September that public gatherings involving more than five people must be cleared by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). He added that the measure also applied to wedding receptions...
The unsolved case of Ukrainian journalist, Georgiy Gongadze, highlights concerns for press freedom in post-Soviet states. Lauren Davis and Priyanka Boghani report
On 14 September Luis Galdámez, a radio journalist working for Radio Globo in Honduras, was targeted by unidentified assassins. He was ambushed as he returned home from work with his children in the car. However he and his son were able to repel the...
Columnist AA Gill has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over his "dyke with a bike" comment in reference to the BBC's Clare Balding. The TV presenter complained to the PCC after the phrase appeared in the Sunday Times earlier...
English PEN director Jonathan Heawood is looking forward to hearing what Pope Benedict XVI has to say on his visit to Britain
Conditions for journalists are worsening in the run up to elections, reports Natasha Schmidt in Baku