Marcus Hellwig and Jens Koch, the German journalists imprisoned in Tabriz have been released, after the government reduced their 20 month sentences for reporting on the case of a Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery in 2006. The German...
Clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces over the past few days have left at least 200 dead and many more wounded. The government has reacted strongly against demonstrators, with reports of gunfire and restricted hospital...
The revoking of arms licences to Libya and Bahrain won’t last. British firms will be back, argues John Kampfner
Journalist Hilal Al-Ahmadi was killed by unidentified gunmen outside his house in Mosul as he headed to work on 17 February. Ahmadi was a freelance journalist whose articles often drew attention to corruption and lack of social services in the...
Eric Avebury outlines the systematic repression that has brought the people of Bahrain onto the streets
In a bid to stifle anti-government protests, the Iranian government has intensified its censorship, especially of online media, and arrested journalists covering demonstrations. Opposition websites and independent news websites have come under...
Egyptian activists have condemned an assault on Lara Logan, a senior CBS correspondent, during celebrations in Tahrir Square after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down. Logan became separated from her crew and was attacked before being rescued by a...
International media has restricted access to Bahrain, journalists report. Index on Censorship rounds up comments from the ground
Four people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations in Manama. Without warning, police launched the crackdown at around 3.00 am (12am GMT) on Thursday, leaving up to 95 protesters injured. Earlier in the week a man was killed at the...
Two deaths have been reported in anti-government demonstrations in Tehran. The deaths came as anti-government protesters clashed with police and pro-government supporters. It is not clear which camp the dead demonstrators belonged to, with both the...