Muntazer al Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who sparked headlines worldwide after throwing his shoe at George Bush, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Read more here
Shoe thrower jailed for three years
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Pakistan: hundreds arrested
Hundreds of political workers in Pakistan have been arrested ahead of a nationwide march due to take place on Thursday. Spearheaded by opposition leader Nazwar Sharif, the march is being coordinated to start at different cities throughout the...
Al Jazeera Gaza bureau bomb scare.
The al Jazeera bureau in Gaza City had a bomb left outside its office doors on 7 March. They station received a warning call at 7.30pm. Personnel were immediately evacuated and informed Palestinian police, who were able to defuse the device. Read...
Groups appeal for web freedom
Human rights groups are urging Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft not to become complicit in Internet censorship, declaring 12 March World Day Against Cyber Censorship. Read more here
Russia’s re-education
My history book is the latest victim of the Kremlin's attempts to rehabilitate the Soviet Union, says Orlando Figes Yesterday, the Moscow publishing house Atticus Group (Inostranka) cancelled a contract to publish my latest book in Russia. The...
US drops out of ‘Durban 2’
The United States has followed Canada and Israel in boycotting a UN conference on 'anti-racism' to be held later this year in Geneva. A State Department spokesman cited US difficulties with attempts at the conference to equate Zionism with racism,...
Plane evasion
It's not just Jack Straw who's playing fast and loose with freedom of information, says Chris Ames. Heathrow campaigners are finding it impossible to get a straight answer from the Department for Transport Following Jack Straw’s veto of the release...
Tamil editor arrested
N Vithyatharan, the editor of Sudar Oli, a Colombo-based Tamil daily, was forcibly arrested while attending a funeral. Read more here
Oscar speech censored in Asia
Television broadcasts of the Academy Awards in Asia censored the words ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ in speeches that called for equal rights for homosexuals. The speeches by actor Sean Penn and writer Dustin Lance Black were shown in full during live...
Iraq minutes release vetoed
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has vetoed the release of minutes of cabinet meetings in the lead-up to the Iraq war. The Information Commissioner had previously ruled that the records should be released. Read more here